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Ribble Valley e-Bikes is hosting an official opening event for its Clitheroe store. December 4th will see the team welcoming visitors with mince pies, mulled wine and festive treats as well as a prize draw to win a £300 voucher. Owner Roger Wolstenholme explains: “The shop’s now fully stocked and we’re looking forward to showing […]

Blackpool Grand Theatre announces new Chief Executive Adam Knight. Adam Knight will take over the leadership of the beautiful Blackpool Grand Theatre early next spring, when the current incumbent, Ruth Eastwood, steps down to resume her freelance career. Adam joins the Grand from HQ Theatres and the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe, where he is currently […]

Following its busiest ever season on record, the family-owned, Lancashire holiday business, Ribby Hall Village, has recently been awarded a Five Star rating from Visit England for the fourteenth consecutive year. Ribby Hall Village is one of just six accredited five-star holiday Villages in England. The rating was confirmed following a two-day visit by a Visit England assessor who rated The […]

East Lancashire Chamber are thrilled to announce that our suite of environmental and climate business support products, delivered under the banner of Chamber Low Carbon (https://www.chamberelancs.co.uk/services/chamber-low-carbon/) has won the 12th World Chambers Congress Best Climate Action Project award! Thank you to our amazing team of Chamber staff, our supporting consultants and delivery partners across the […]

Following last week’s announcement of finalists in 16 categories for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021, the finalists in the new Unsung Hero category were announced today (Thursday 25 November 2021). The finalists are Peter Baillie, Owner of Cedar Farm, Glen Duckett, Owner, Eagle & Child/Eat Grow Thrive, Justin Jerome, Head Chef, Stanley House Hotel & […]

Colne is one of only 12 places in North West England to win a share of the Government’s Levelling Up Fund and will receive £6.5m. The exciting news was announced in Parliament this week as part of the autumn budget. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Neil O’Brien MP, sent a letter […]

The UK’s first and only double launch rollercoaster ICON is getting twisted next Spring with ENSŌ. In a first for Europe, riders on ICON’s rear two seats will spin and twist freely during the ride’s existing thrilling duration. ICON’s exhilarating high speed accelerations, electrifying twists and turns and heart stopping interactions will all be turned […]

A life-changing engineering project to turn a Burnley youngster’s exoskeleton vision into reality has been recognised at COP26 through a major award. Krystyna Marshall was aged 15 and attending Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley, when she teamed up with engineering experts from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to turn her idea for a Spinal Muscular […]

Based in the Rossendale Valley, Matrix247 was founded on the 25th November 1991 by Stephen Pritchard and Geoff Wright. The firm had originally set the business up to assist Lancashire organisations with more cost-effective communication systems through the supply of digital phone systems. However, in the years since, the firm has expanded to provide cloud […]

The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) will unveil two key initiatives during National Tree Week this month – a community led project to plant 10,000 trees in Bradford, and the launch of a QGC “Champion Cities” initiative, of which Preston is one. On Saturday, 27th November at Newhall Park in Bradford, the QGC will come together […]

Blackburn’s Exchange Building, which many will remember as a cinema, but has a rich history going as far back as the 1860s, is getting ready to launch a new future. Flags from across the globe, representing the diversity of races and religions, cultures and communities in Blackburn with Darwen will decorate The Exchange on King […]

The hospitality industry has been hit incredibly hard over the last 18 months. But with fighting spirit, La Locanda has taken the opportunity to reinvigorate the restaurant’s brand identity as part of a greater vision – an elegant hand grafted new logo, signage and interior styling hints at its authentic simplicity and attention to detail.   […]