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Are you called George? Is your dad, brother, uncle, or even your cousin twice removed called George? If so, The Lytham St Annes St Georges Day Charity Festival needs every single one of you! April 2015 could be your chance to be part of a Guinness World Record attempt – for the most people with […]

Council chiefs came together today to celebrate the completion of works on the £3.4 million Fishergate Central Gateway Project. The project, funded by £1.38m from the European Regional Development Fund and £2m from Lancashire County Council, aimed to improve key gateways into the city. By creating a more pedestrian-friendly and attractive city centre, less dominated […]

Lancaster has hosted a continually growing big fat free festival of music for six years celebrating a large, diverse, excellent local music scene joined by national and international acts. This year, despite ongoing city centre construction and a decidedly dodgy weather forecast the festival organisers reported an unprecedented success beating even last year’s record. Says […]

Preston Guild Hall is set for a new lease of life, thanks to new owner and local businessman Simon Rigby. Preston council bosses have agreed to the sale of the Guild Hall which will guarantee the future of this popular entertainment venue, with an immediate one million pound cash injection. In addition, Simon is setting […]

Lancashire cheesemakers, Dewlay have secured a listing for their new product – “Garstang White” with Northern retailer  -Booths, with the cheese going into their Lancashire based stores from this week. Made with Lancashire sourced Jersey cow’s milk and made to a brie-style recipe, the result is a cheese which Dewlay expect to be very well […]

Calling all Moshi fans and Moshling collectors! SEA LIFE Blackpool is giving you the chance to meet ALL 3 of your favourite Moshi Monsters on Saturday 1st November 2014 ONLY. Join Katsuma, Poppet and Monstro City's number one Moshling conservationist, Buster Bumblechops, for priority entrance, continental breakfast and a morning of Moshi family fun. Join […]

A Cultural Partnership between The Dukes and Lancaster University has been officially launched. The three year partnership aims to develop arts, education and learning in Lancaster and to enrich the city’s cultural life. It was officially launched at The Dukes Centre for Creative Learning where several of the partnership schemes have already taken place with […]

A powerful new writing project will be launched at Lancaster Library at 4.30pm on Monday 20 October. The project, called Time and Tide, is mainly aimed at people aged from 16 to 25. It will use records of coroners’ inquests from 1914 to 1918, held by Lancashire Archives, to explore the connections between our lives […]

Marketing Lancashire today (Monday 13 October) announced the shortlist for the Lancashire Tourism Awards Tourism Superstar 2014. The award recognises and applauds individuals nominated by their tourism industry colleagues for their special contribution to tourism in Lancashire.  Marketing Lancashire has teamed up with the Lancashire Evening Post who will host the online public vote.  The general  […]

Brothers Simon and Nick Mellin are celebrating being announced as finalists in eight awards for their sustainable food business Roaming Roosters; and one of them needs your vote! The 28 and 26 year old siblings have made the shortlist in six national and two regional awards, each one celebrating their Higham-based business built on ‘food […]

New era for The Highwayman with the arrival of new Head Chef –  Jason “Bruno” Birkbeck. Partnership with St John’s Hospice remains firm with latest donation and launch of charity dinner.  An Evening with Jason “Bruno” Birkbeck and the Region’s Finest Producers in Aid of St John’s Hospice will take place on Thursday 13th November. […]

There will be plenty of room to park your broomsticks at Blackpool Zoo during a week of eerie events to celebrate Halloween half term. Starting on Saturday 25th October there will devilish daily activities including pumpkin carving at the Pumpkin Grotto, Mysterious Mammals and Blood-thirsty Birds Quiz trail, colouring and writing competitions in creepy corners, […]