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Creative work of more than 100 talented postgraduate students has gone on display in a free public exhibition at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). In the first student exhibition since before the start of the pandemic, the MA Degree Show will showcase the very best of student design from a variety of master’s courses […]

This week, as Blackpool lights up for the autumn with the switch on of the illuminations, one of the town’s most popular destinations – the Sandcastle Waterpark – is celebrating as it collects a Green Key award from environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy. The Green Key demands high environmental standards and the Sandcastle has demonstrated […]

A successful business support programme which allows Lancashire business owners and managers to learn from each other, improve their business performance and gain insight from private sector experts is set to return to the county.  Peer Networks, which is being funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is led locally by Boost; […]

Lancaster’s thriving hub for tech-based businesses has been officially opened by the government minister for small business and the leader of Lancashire County Council. Since April this year Fraser House at White Cross Business Park has already become home to over twenty companies which value the opportunity to collaborate and grow offered by the building’s […]

Originally planned for autumn last year but delayed due to the pandemic, Maps, Mines and Minerals: 25,000 Years of Bowland History, will be delivered by award-winning geologist Dr Nick Riley MBE and will take place online on Tuesday 5 October 2021, beginning at 7pm. From the melting of the last ice sheet to the present day, […]

Blackpool’s year-round beach patrol service has taken delivery of a brand new vehicle as visitors flock to the coast. The new Land Rover is fitted out with state-of-the-art lifesaving equipment to ensure that the service can provide vital services with the best possible response times. The vehicle is equipped with the latest VHF radio communication system […]

Not-for-profit organisation Active Lancashire, has been given the green light to launch an exciting new employment-focused project from January 2022. Inspired by the hugely successful More Positive Together (MPT) project, More Positive Together Steps (MPT Steps) is a partnership project which aims to engage with over 4,000 job seekers who may have recently been made […]

Lancashire Encounter is a festival to discover, experience and be immersed in a bold and imaginative spectacle of performance, music, street theatre and art. Join us at sites across Preston city centre from Friday 17 September up to the Mayor’s Covid Thank You torchlight parade finale on Saturday 2 October. Lancashire Encounter will be back this […]

They thought women’s football was all over in 1921 but a century on, the story of a pioneering team will be told through dance. The iconic Preston-based Dick, Kerr Ladies were a catalyst for a 50-year ban on women’s football. Now, the fancy footwork they displayed on the field in front of thousands will be […]

Chorley’s streets will come alive to the sound of music and entertainment in October as a new one-off event will be held to encourage people to support local businesses. Chorley’s Big Weekend – on Friday 1 October and Saturday 2 October – will replace the popular Chorley Live event as a one-off to allow modifications […]

Mayor of Preston, Councillor Javed Iqbal, has announced a Covid Thank You parade to take place in Preston this autumn. He is now looking for essential businesses, organisations and groups who have worked throughout the pandemic to support the people and communities in Preston to participate. The torchlight parade, designed as a tribute to keyworkers, will […]

A record 20 places from across the UK have put in a bid to become the UK City of Culture 2025 Bids received from every nation in the UK as regions and groups of towns were encouraged to apply The new winner will be announced next year and will be at the centre of the […]