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Lancashire businesswoman, Breda Murphy, struck gold after scooping the Hospitality award at the highly prestigious 10th Anniversary Enterprise Vision Awards. The girls were back in town as the awards ceremony which recognises outstanding female entrepreneurship in the North West, sparkled with glitz and glamour. More than 650 guests turned out to celebrate the EVAs ceremony which […]

VIPs and members of the Houndshill development team met [Friday 24 September] to break ground at Tower Street Car Park at Houndshill Shopping Centre to mark the start of the main contract for Phase Two works on site. Three key deals were signed in February that have enabled the scheme to commence, the Council’s acquisition […]

After some of the most challenging times for the county’s tourism and hospitality businesses and an absence of a Lancashire Tourism Awards in 2020, Marketing Lancashire is pleased to launch the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021 competition. As always, Marketing Lancashire’s tourism awards are aligned with Visit England’s national awards, with the vast majority of the […]

A week-long programme of networking, debates, inspirational talks and celebrations will take place in December as Lancashire Business Week returns for a second year. From Monday December 6 to Friday December 10, businesses of all sizes and sectors are invited to take part in the series of activities, organised to enable organisations to debate the […]

A key climate crisis conference, which will welcome a group walking from London to the COP 26 conference in Glasgow, wants local people to join the debate at Morecambe Winter Gardens on October 22. The event will encourage those attending to look hard at what climate change means to them and what can be done […]

The housing and regeneration team at Forbes Solicitors is expanding its team across the North West as performance exceeds pre-pandemic levels. Having recruited six new team members since March 2020 to take its total headcount to 48 professionals, the team is now in the process of adding another 15 hires following a raft of 11 […]

An artist, an ecologist, and a chef have joined forces to create a local culinary delicacy with a bite-sized environmental message. Pendle Peat Pie is a novel interpretation of a Lancashire Friday night post pub staple – chips and curry sauce – highlighting local conservation efforts. One-hundred orders of Peat Pie have been placed for […]

A family-owned group of Lancashire inns has been recognised for its resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic at a prestigious award ceremony at Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Barry Robinson Leisure, which operates The Longlands Inn & Restaurant at Tewitfield, Plato’s Bar, Restaurant & Rooms in Kirkby Lonsdale, and The New Inn Yealand, took home the ‘Most Resilient […]

Join Preston City Council for the grand finale of Lancashire Encounter on October 2nd. From 7pm visitors to the city centre will be mesmerised by the Mayor of Preston’s Covid Thank You torchlight parade, followed by a spectacular fireworks display.   The breath-taking fireworks display can be viewed from anywhere in the city centre, giving […]

A choral Gala Concert at Chorley Town Hall next week will mark the end of a year of events celebrating the Mayflower 400 anniversary. On Saturday 25 September, the Lancastrian Suite will host a free evening of music by a variety of composers including Elgar, Copland, and Rodgers and Hammerstein – performed by the Chorley […]

A vision of a top-class sports and community hub in Penwortham has taken a step closer to reality – with Cabinet Members approving a proposal for the transfer of more than 18 acres of land to South Ribble Borough Council. The Council will also receive up to £650,000 for the upkeep of the land, which […]

Through funds raised from sales of Goosnargh Gin‘s ‘Hay Time’, a re-wild the child project was able to secure educational resources to support visits for youngsters to learn about the special hay meadows in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Hay Time is just one of Goosnargh Gin’s creations which are distilled in small […]