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Helping music businesses to get on track A practical workshop for people who are planning a new music business will be held in Lancashire next week. It's part of the SoundBytes Un-Convention 2014 music industry conference and workshops, taking place on Friday 18 July and Saturday 19 July in Preston. SoundBytes Un-convention comes to the […]

Two fascinating exhibitions marking 100 years since the beginning of World War One are now on show at the Museum of Lancashire (MoL), Stanley Street, Preston. 'Outbreak 1914: The road to the Trenches' charts the build-up to the hostilities, from the recruitment and training of troops, to the first clash of arms in France and […]

Crafty Vintage Fair is at the award winning Brockholes Nature Reserve near Preston this weekend. This increasingly popular quarterly fair, full of fabulous things to do for the whole family is taking place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July. Over sixty of the finest and friendliest, creative folk from all over the UK, will […]

4 August marks one hundred years since Britain declared war on Germany and to mark the centenary, Wyre Council wants people to declare their reflections on war and hopes for the future in a special project. 100 Years: 100 Hopes is part of the restoration of Fleetwood's Memorial Park and aims to honour the contribution and sacrifices of all those […]

A campaign to profile Preston’s eateries in a bid to encourage more custom will return this August, organised by Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID). Love Food Love Preston, which was launched in 2012 by TV favourite Gino D’Acampo, will see the city centre’s restaurants, grills and eating houses profiled via a huge campaign across the […]

Prestfest, a campaign introduced by Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID) in association with the city’s night time economy businesses, has been highly commended as one of the best projects in the country at the ATCM national awards. Prestfest was officially recognised by industry leaders for “outstanding achievement in town and city management”, in particular for […]

This year’s Hot Ice Show is set to be a passionate one! The world famous, award-winning ice show returns to The Arena from July 3rd until September 6th with top class international skaters dazzling the senses and leaving you gasping at their jaw-dropping moves. From the US to the UK, Canada to Estonia, the world’s […]

Preston City Council’s services and buildings are to be affected by a national strike organised by the Local Government Unions:  Unison, Unite and GMB, which is taking place on Thursday 10 July 2014. Arrangements for Council offices, the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Leisure Centres, Guild Hall, Cemetery & Crematorium and refuse/recycling collections are as […]

A Major Milestone And Feat Of Engineering At The Heart Of ‘On The Banks’ Development. Barnfield Construction lowered a new canal footbridge into position yesterday at the heart of the On The Banks development in the Weavers’ Triangle. After several hours of preparation for the delicate manoeuvre, a 500 tonne crane lowered the new footbridge […]

Jonny Parkinson was a catering student when he got his first bar experience at the Derby Arms in Thornley close to where he grew up in Longridge. So he and his family – who still live minutes from the pub – joined the saddened villagers when the pub closed last year. But now he’s going […]

A new Executive Director has been appointed by The Dukes, Lancashire’s largest arts organisation. Ivan Wadeson, currently joint Executive Director with The Audience Agency, will take up his new role in September and work alongside Artistic Director, Joe Sumsion. Among Ivan’s key tasks will be to manage the extension plans and associated funding strategy for […]

A powerful network of 193 local businesses which is committed to improving Blackburn and Darwen was singled out for national praise. The Hive, the borough’s Business Leaders Network, has been commended for the role it plays in improving the town’s prosperity as part of the 2014 Enterprising Britain Awards. The awards are run by the […]