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The first acts for Blackpool’s 2014 Switch-On night can be revealed today. Chart stars Pixie Lott, Union J, Neon Jungle, George Ezra and Matt Cardle will join what is going to be a star-studded line up on Friday 29 August on the Tower Festival Headland. The Friday night Switch-On, which is being staged in association […]

A birthday party for an 18th century Lune Valley pub raised more than £300 for a North Lancashire charity for the blind. The ‘Fenwick’ village inn and gastro-pub at Claughton, between Lancaster and Kirkby Lonsdale, was celebrating its first birthday since being relaunched by Lancashire’s Seafood Pub Company. And the invitation-only birthday party became a fundraiser […]

As schools across the UK push towards the long summer break, one unique youngster at Blackpool Zoo is gearing up for some very important lessons in life – first on the list…..learning to be a penguin!   Bolstered by a super brain food diet of fishy milkshakes, Britain’s only Magellanic penguin chick is being hand-reared […]

Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce is offering an excellent opportunity for businesses to attend a free workshop covering Online Certification and is aimed at helping new and existing exporters complete and manage Certificates of Origin using the online Certification site E-Z cert in partnership with I2I Ltd and sponsored by Lancashire County Developments Ltd. The […]

THE Museum of Lancashire (MoL) has received a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor after consistently receiving positive reviews on the travel rating website. Comments on TripAdvisor from recent visitors to the county council-run museum include: “Best small museum I have been to”, “Fantastic museum!” and "Great family day out". County Councillor Marcus Johnstone, cabinet member […]

Some of the UK's top nature photographers, Andy Rouse, Bertie Gregory and Peter Cairns will gather in Morecambe on Wednesday 25 June to present an evening of spell-binding imagery and personal anecdotes from 2020VISION, the most ambitious nature photography project ever staged in the UK.  The event supports the current 2020VISION Street Gallery which is […]

Lancashire County Council and other local councils across the county will raise a special Armed Forces Day flag on Monday 23 June. The flag shows their support and appreciation for the contribution made by our servicemen and women past and present, and for the wider Armed Forces community of families, veterans and cadets. The raising […]

Lord Heseltine, adviser to the Prime Minister on economic growth, will be among leading figures from the worlds of politics and business who will gather on Tuesday (10 June) to officially launch the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal. The event marks the beginning of work on the ground as part of the project […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation (DMO), is leading on a new Visitor Economy Strategy (VES) and Destination Management Plan (DMP) for Lancashire and has appointed specialist consultants Blue Sail, to develop the strategy and plan. Blue Sail is a company renowned nationally for the successful delivery of visitor economy strategies and was selected […]

On Tuesday 1st July, one hundred and twenty soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment will march through Accrington, with drums beating, bands playing, colours flying and bayonets fixed. Leading the regiment will be the Band of The King’s Division, a full thirty two piece marching band. The 1st July is […]

The Grand Theatre’s New Season, the first programme under the direction of new Chief Executive Ruth Eastwood, features incredible  highlights including Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun starring Jason Donovan, the international smash-hit BLAM! , Olivier Award-nominated 1894, and Tony Award-winning Avenue Q. Not to mention icons of the stage Lee Evans, Dawn French, Ken […]

There will be a re-dedication ceremony of Preston’s War Memorial on Friday 13 June. The rededication ceremony is being held on the 88th anniversary of the original unveiling of the Memorial. The civic event is hosted by the Mayor of Preston, and will be attended by representatives of all the Armed Forces and Preston & District Veterans […]