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Chorley Council has supported its tenant, global supply chain and logistics company – TVS Supply Chain Solutions, a global supply chain and logistics company by granting permission for them to install 1,890 solar panels at their headquarters in Chorley covering over 3,000 square metres.  Councillor Alistair Bradley, Leader of Chorley Council said, “Its great to see […]

Its annual review event ‘Driving change and building value,’ held during English Tourism Week and just over a year since the lifting of COVID-related travel restrictions, is also shining the spotlight on tourism’s importance to the economy. It comes as VisitBritain’s latest inbound tourism forecast shows continued strong recovery in overseas visitor spending. It estimates £29.5 billion will be spent by […]

Nelson Town Council have announced an exciting line-up of events to celebrate the King’s Coronation on Saturday 6th May 2023 including a spectacular procession, live music, a big screen showing the Coronation live, competitions, entertainment for all the family and much more. The town will be completely transformed, with local residents and those further afield […]

English Tourism Week is in full swing in one of Lancashire’s tourism hot spots, and to mark the occasion, the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Stuart Hirst has been visiting some of the wonderful places on offer in the district. On his whistle-stop tour of this beautiful area, the owners of Ribble Valley Retreat were […]

It’s less than 7 weeks until race day with places filling up for the Chorley 10K and 2K Family Run on Sunday 7 May. This popular event, organised by Chorley Council and supported by Fylde Coast Runners, welcomes regular runners, fun runners, or those who just fancy giving it a go. Everyone from 4 years […]

Stonyhurst’s senior tennis teams were named the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) North of England champions yesterday at a fiercely contested tournament following their victories in the knockout stages at the Northwest events in February. Just four schools qualified from the North of England, including the whole of Scotland, for the championship, which took place on […]

  Partnership with Protium aims to support ambition to decarbonise Samlesbury Brewery, saving up to 11,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually Samlesbury Net Zero, a green hydrogen production facility is planned to be operational by 2025 When operational, the ‘Samlesbury Net Zero’ project would lead to cleaner air and less vehicle noise for residents as […]

A programme of open community conversations about Eden Project Morecambe has been announced for dates throughout 2023, with the first of the series taking place on Friday March 31 at 1pm. The online meetings continue the series that took place before the project was awarded £50m from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund. Following the […]

Following a ground-breaking funding bid which saw £25million allocated to the exciting project and a large consultation process where we sought views from residents, stakeholders and businesses, the first phases of work are now well underway. The first phase of site clearance on Quin Street and John Street has been completed by ADS Environmental. In […]

Rossendale Council has received £17.9m funding in today’s budget. Council Leader Alyson Barnes said: “We’re very pleased to have finally received almost £18m in funding which we first identified in our Levelling Up bid.  The council, along with our partners and stakeholders, have worked incredibly hard to maintain the pressure on the Government. Ultimately, we have ensured Rossendale has not missed […]

The legend returns: Blackpool Pleasure Beach confirms Valhalla is back for 2023 season Following a £4 million investment, Blackpool Pleasure Beach has officially announced the return of the world’s best dark ride, Valhalla in time for the park’s 2023 season After much anticipation, Blackpool Pleasure Beach has officially announced that Valhalla will return in 2023. […]

Holmes Mill in Clitheroe are celebrating after being named Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Business of the Year at the Lancashire Business View’s Red Rose Awards 2023 recently. The converted cotton mill opened in 2015 and has become a well-known leisure destination in the Ribble Valley. Home to Bowland Brewery and Bowland Beer Hall, the site […]