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Hollywood director Tim Burton is back at Blackpool Pleasure Beach! The Alice in Wonderland director has given his thumbs up to the UK’s favourite amusement park after it was awarded the accolade by social review website TripAdvisor. He spent time at the 42-acre attraction and rode the Big One as part of his whistle-stop tour […]

Blackpool’s world famous Illuminations will be powered up by BES Commercial Electricity for the next two years thanks to a deal that has been signed today. Over the last ten years new technology has meant that energy consumption for the Illuminations has reduced by two-thirds. Fylde coast company, BES Utilities, has now signed a deal […]

Introducing the refurbished Highwayman and new Head Chef, Jason “Bruno” Birkbeck. Ribble Valley Inn’s Highwayman Pub in Nether Burrow near Kirkby Lonsdale opened to critical acclaim in 2007 – scooping, amongst other things, the UK Pub Chef of the Year Award in 2009, and representing Nigel Haworth’s signature approach to real, local, seasonal food and […]

Council chiefs in Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen have welcomed the announcement of £1.8 million revenue funding from the Government's Local Sustainable Transport Fund to promote sustainable transport across East Lancashire including the local cycle network. The funding is in addition to £2.6 million capital funding for the East Lancashire Cycle Network, announced last week […]

The race for up and coming riders on Grand Prix night Wednesday 16 July 7pm has a new name and a headline sponsor. Fort Vale Engineering is headline sponsor for the Sprint for Success race which takes place just before the Colne Grand Prix. Councillor Paul White who leads on enterprise and promotion explained: “We’re […]

Blackpool’s tourism season has kicked off with a boom this year with over 3 million adults visiting the resort between January and April. This is over 600,000 more visitors than the same period in 2013, which is fantastic news for local residents and businesses. Better still, visitor satisfaction levels have also seen significant improvement, rising […]

Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID) have created a brand new app for people dining out in the city centre The Love Food Love Preston app features details of where to eat and has the facility for users to contact their favourite eatery via the app.  The app is being produced by local company Fuudey and […]

A new social event for professionals from the creative sector launches this week in Preston. POWWOW is a food, drink and networking event from 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday 16 July at Glover's Bar, Glover's Court, Preston. It has been created by Lancashire County Council's Creative Lancashire team, in association with their event sponsors Magma […]

An actress who has appeared in 15 Dukes productions has become the Lancaster’s theatre’s latest Honorary Patron.  Christine Mackie’s appointment was announced at a special reception in the Ashton Memorial before a performance of this year’s outdoor walkabout show – Hansel & Gretel And More Tales From The Forest. The location was particularly appropriate for […]

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 […]