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VisitEngland have partnered with Leeds Metropolitan University to launch a new marketing toolkit for destinations. Keep it Real for Destinations aims to champion the benefits of sustainable tourism for visitors and residents alike, and to support destinations to promote the local businesses and initiatives that are leading examples of sustainable tourism. The toolkit showcases examples of […]

Thousands of businesses and employees across Lancashire are set to benefit from free workforce training after Lancashire County Council launched a new £5.6 million programme which will be delivered by some of the county’s leading training providers. Lancashire Skills Support for the Workforce (LSS) aims to support 3,817 employees aged 19 and over who are […]

The Dukes has received a Heritage Lottery Fund(HLF) Sharing Heritage grant to help bring a secret garden in Lancaster to life. How Does Your Garden Grow is an exciting community engagement project led by The Dukes alongside Melling-based Green Close. It will focus on Lancaster’s Storey Gardens, currently being improved by the Friends of the […]

Preston North End season ticket holders can now get 25% off the price of Advance fares with Virgin Trains*. The offer is being launched at today’s home league fixture against Chesterfield after Virgin Trains became main sponsor and travel partner of the Club in July. To celebrate the launch of the deal, 500 people who […]

Blackpool-based Supernatural Events will be presenting a spook-fest this Halloween with a ghost tour of Blackpool Zoo, an overnight ghost hunt at North Pier Theatre and spooky strolls with its popular Blackpool Ghost Walks. Blackpool Ghost Walks are back for the Halloween half-term holidays when you are invited to join your Victorian host Stephen Mercer, […]

Book before 31 October & SAVE up to £100 off Your Next Holiday Lancashire’s award-winning and five-star holiday village has just launched its 2015 short breaks and holidays brochure entitled ‘Holidays Made to Remember’. Open 365 days a year this privately owned and family run business is celebrating 20 years of successful short breaks and […]

An RSPB initiative aimed at protecting hen harriers in Lancashire has won this year’s National Lottery Award for Best Education Project. Skydancer – a four-year project – works with schools, communities and the shooting industry to raise awareness and promote the conservation of England’s most threatened bird of prey. The project is funded by the […]

In recognition of their amazing achievements, a Civic Reception will take place on Friday 19 September for Preston athletes, boxer Scott Fitzgerald and swimmer Stephanie Slater – medal winners at Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Mayor and Mayoress of Preston, Councillor Nick Pomfret and Mrs Barbara Pomfret have invited Scott and Steph, along with their […]

British Cycling’s Breeze network and Preston City Council are counting the days as this year’s inaugural Breeze Challenge Events quickly draw upon us. With just four weeks before hundreds of women take to the streets of Preston for the challenge ride, there’s a still lot to get excited about as well as get involved in […]

The Three Fishes celebrates its landmark 10th anniversary as a Ribble Valley Inn during September. To mark the approach of this special occasion this legendary property was treated to yet another transformation with a stylish refurbishment which took place during the autumn of 2013. In addition, The Three Fishes is celebrating the arrival of a […]

As part of the national Heritage Open Weekend, the Preston Remembers project team, along with the Harris Museum & Art Gallery and Library, invite the public to mark the Centenary of Preston’s involvement with WWI and attend the Flag Market on Saturday 13 September to find out more about this incredible story. From the echo […]

FOODIE shoppers in Lytham will be among the first to taste a new snack which has got born and bred Lancashire credentials. Roots Hand Cooked Vegetable Crisps are making their crunchy debut at Booths in Lytham this Saturday as part of a local produce tasting day (13th September). The crisps are made from carrots, parsnips […]