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Get Your Business Superfast 3 (#GYBSF3) is a free event for Lancashire’s small and medium sized businesses that will take place on 22 May 2014 at De Vere Village Urban Resort, East Park Drive, Blackpool FY3 8LL from 09:00 to 16:30. This FREE event will improve your business knowledge and help you grasp a competitive […]

This year, for the first time in its very long history, Hoghton Tower will be opening its doors to the public for an extended season from May to October. In previous years house opening has been restricted to just three months of the year: July, August and September. However, due to feedback from visitors and […]

Sarah Lancashire took up a new role at Lancaster’s Dukes Theatre last week, just a few days before her latest drama hit national television screens. The popular actress visited The Dukes on Friday (April 25) to attend a Charity Gala Performance of The Life and Times Of Mitchell & Kenyon. During the evening, it was […]

A vision for the future of Winckley, the area that connects with both Fishergate and Avenham and Miller Parks and which includes Winckley Square and neighbouring streets, has been unveiled and the public are being asked to give their views. New visual images for the gardens, improvements to buildings and to the public realm have […]

This weekend sees the spirit of Preston Guild 2012 return to the city centre with the ‘Winckley Weekend’ Festival. There will be a range of events and activities taking place across both days and into the evening with an on-street vintage fair and fashion shows, foods from around the world, street cafes and bars, classic […]

DJ’s Hywel and Jamie from Rock FM’s breakfast show donned the Batman and Ironman outfits and took on a number of challenges in a bid to promote the Cash for Kids Superhero day on Friday 2nd May.  It is fun and easy to get involved, with the Rock FM website offering lots of fundraising ideas and […]

Tourism bosses in Blackpool are gearing up for a busy month as they welcome large business events to the resort. May is one of the most active months in Blackpool with USDAW, the National Federation of Young Farmers and the Royal Air Force Association all holding conferences in the town. In addition the Coach Tourism […]

PRESS FAMILIARISATION OPPORTUNITY: THU 22 MAY, 3pm, Morecambe. 100 panels of stunning images of the UK’s wildlife and nature will be unveiled by Morecambe Bay Partnership in three locations around Morecambe Bay this summer. Part of the 2020VISION roadshow, this spectacular Street Gallery exhibition tells the story of why nature and wild places matter to […]

A Lancashire Museum offers visitors the chance to stand in the same spot as Pope John Paul II, when he visited the UK in 1982. John Paul II will be declared a saint on Sunday 27 April 2014. The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, in Leyland, holds in it’s safe keeping the actual “Popemobile” vehicle that […]

The Winckley Weekend has been boosted by the announcement that Paul Heathcote is to be involved in the food festival. Paul Heathcote will host the ‘Square Shack’ selling themed world burgers and hot dogs, covering Italian, Chinese, French and Mexican to name a few. The canteen will also have afternoon teas on offer with a […]

On Tuesday 29th April, The Villa Country House Hotel, Wrea Geen is proudly showcasing the newly built conference and banqueting suites to the business community of Lancashire. Ruth Connor, Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire will be officially opening the new facilities at 3.00 pm to local dignitaries. Guests are welcome from 11.00 am – 8.00 pm […]

Popular actress Sarah Lancashire will visit Lancaster’s Dukes theatre this Friday when she’s appointed its first Honorary Patron. Sarah, who rose to national television fame as Coronation Street barmaid Raquel in the 1990s, has been seen most recently in Last Tango In Halifax for which she has been nominated for a BAFTA Television Award this […]