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Week one of the the Lancashire Innovation Festival #LANIF2020 saw a number of lively debates and discussions around innovation in Lancashire. Graham Baldwin, Chair of the Innovation Board, kicked off the series of events which has seen more than 200 people attend virtually so far. With this in mind, we also want to take the […]

 Samlesbury Hall is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.    445 organisations will share £103 million, including Samlesbury Hall, help restart vital reconstruction work and maintenance on cherished heritage sites, keeping venues […]

Winter Gardens Blackpool is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. 445 organisations will share £103 million, including Winter Gardens Blackpool to help restart vital reconstruction work and maintenance […]

Lancashire chocolatier, Choc Amor has exported over a thousand bags of chocolate for the third year running to Japan. Following yearly wins at the Great Taste Awards, ‘Taste by Borough Box’, a specialist wholesaler and exporter of independent food & drink products, asked Choc Amor to sample some of their unique, award-winning flavours to a […]

Simon Quin of the High Streets Task Force and Emily Handslip of Urban Splash will join Wayne Hemingway as keynote speakers at the Lancashire Property Conference later this month. The conference will take place online on Tuesday, October 20, 10am-12pm staged via Zoom. This event will address the red rose county’s property sector and its […]

 Jelly Drops, officially launches into the UK today  to help boost the water intake of the elderly and  850,000 Britons living with dementia that have been amongst the hardest hit by the pandemic. Dehydration is especially common amongst the elderly, especially those  with dementia, as they often forget to drink. In fact,  37% of older […]

The team behind Lancashire 2025, the county-wide bid for UK City of Culture, has been working tirelessly behind the scenes over the last six months to build momentum and secure engagement. Having launched the vision for the bid on Lancashire Day in 2019, the team has secured the ongoing support of Lancashire’s local authorities, the […]

Blackpool’s annual Lightpool Festival has been postponed due to ongoing COVID restrictions. The two-week event, which was due to run over the half-term holiday from October 16-31, is an annual celebration of live performance, 3D projection shows, parades and light-based installations. Organisers VisitBlackpool said today that the current restrictions on events, coupled with growing uncertainty […]

An international tyre wholesaler has responded to the impact Covid-19 has had on the business by expanding its UK operation, following a six-figure Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme (CBILS) loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Morecambe-based Wess Tyre Traders Limited source and trade in the major […]

A University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) professor has been recognised for her contribution to public protection in Lancashire. Helen Codd, a Professor of Law and Social Justice, has received a Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements’ (MAPPA) Award after spending seven years as a Lay Advisor to the Lancashire MAPPA Strategic Management Board. The group manages sexual, violent and dangerous […]

This Thursday, 1 October,  marks Pendle Leisure Trust’s 20th Anniversary – and what a couple of decades it has been!   Pendle Leisure Trust came into being on October 1st 2000. Before then, sport and leisure in the borough had come under the umbrella of Pendle Borough Council’s Leisure Services Department formed in 1974. In […]

Rural businesses in the Forest of Bowland are working together to rebuild the visitor economy as demand for domestic holidays in countryside settings looks set to increase. Led by Champion Bowland – a charity that provides accessible small grants for local projects which benefit the environment, local communities and visitors – the Forest of Bowland Sustainable Tourism Network has launched […]