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A Lancashire solicitors firm has moved into a new town centre office after outgrowing its old base following strategic support from Boost; Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub. Burys Solicitors has taken on four new staff, growing the team to six, and moved from its previous rural location into Clitheroe town centre in June. The firm, which specialises […]

A revolutionary new initiative that will support businesses across Lancashire in improving the health and wellbeing of their employees has launched today, Monday 13th September. Supported by 18 delivery partners and a number of regional and national organisations, the Active Lancashire led programme has brought together the expertise of specialists at the University of Central […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is celebrating as Valhalla has been named The Best Water Ride in the World for an amazing sixth year running at the recent Golden Tickets Awards. The Golden Ticket Awards were announced via Amusement Today’s social media channels on Thursday 9th September.  The National Roller Coaster Museum & Archives in Plainview, Texas, served as the backdrop […]

An alternative National Park — covering 460 square miles of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester — including East Lancashire, was launched today. South Pennines Park aims to champion the landscape, its people and businesses in order to bolster recognition and unlock resources for the only upland in England that is not a designated National Park […]

Peatlands the size of 250 football pitches will be restored across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria, thanks to over a million pounds of funding from the Government’s Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme, bringing benefits to people, wildlife and helping to fight climate change. Peatlands are England’s largest natural terrestrial carbon store, storing the equivalent […]

2022 marks the momentous occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – marking 70 years of service to her people and the Commonwealth. The Queen also holds the title of the Duke of Lancaster, and therefore has a special relationship with Lancashire and the people who live here. This is the first time in […]

The Eden Project has submitted a planning application for Eden Project North in Morecambe. The application is the latest milestone for the project and follows years of development work by Eden and its partners and hundreds of hours of formal and informal community consultation. The planning application, which has been submitted to Lancaster City Council, […]

In July 1913, the foundation stone of King George’s Hall was laid by King George V. After part of the still-under-construction building was used as a field hospital during the First World War, the concert hall finally opened its doors to audiences in October 1921. Fast forward 100 years, we are celebrating the centenary of […]

Burnley’s new artisan market proved a hit on Saturday 4th September as visitors headed into town to browse the wide range of stalls and support local businesses.   In total 45 traders attended on the day selling everything from craft gins and home bakes to clothing, jewellery and plants. The event, which will also take […]

Lancashire Innovation Festival returns this autumn for a second year, building on the success of 2020. The week-long event celebrates innovative thinking across the county and how to drive future growth. The programme aims to showcase how the regions SMEs can engage with innovation support services across the county. Alongside this the event also hopes […]

Lancashire’s Lytham Festival will deliver a 10-day live music extravaganza in 2022. Councillors at a meeting of Fylde Borough Council’s Licensing Hearing voted to give the green light to the extension for the festival to take place over two weekends between June 28 and July 10. Welcoming the news, Lytham Festival and Cuffe and Taylor director […]

Dancing queen Shirley Ballas graced the legendary Tower Ballroom to launch Blackpool’s biggest ever Illuminations season. Shirley, head judge on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing and one of the world’s most accomplished dancers, pulled the switch at the end of a spectacular live concert to trigger four months of seafront illuminations as well as a […]