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A unique support programme has been launched to help Lancashire’s scaleup businesses bounce back stronger from the coronavirus pandemic. Two Zero Scaleup Resurgence, fully funded by Lancashire County Council, is designed to help high-growth small and medium-sized businesses return to full strength quickly after Covid-19. 25 places have been made available for the 90-day support […]

 Non-essential businesses are set to reopen in Burnley from Monday 15th June, so long as they meet government social distancing guidelines. Essential businesses have remained open in the town centre and market throughout the crisis Strict hygiene and social distancing practices will be in place From Monday 15th June, non-essential businesses will start to reopen […]

Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours, part of Blackpool Transport Services, have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The volunteers who operate Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours enable the protection, conservation and operation of a unique fleet of vintage tramcars on the tramway for […]

Conservation charity WWT has announced it is to re-open its Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Lancashire on Wednesday, June 10. Members of the public and WWT members will have to pre-book online for the day they want to visit as part of measures to keep everyone safe. WWT’s priority is to ensure the public can […]

With only a week to go before the introduction of 14-day quarantine measures, tourism leaders from the north of England have written to the UK Government to ask for a more targeted, risk-based approach to the screening of passengers arriving in the country and for restrictions to be lifted at the earliest opportunity. Tourism boards […]

Workers fighting a huge moorland blaze near Darwen in Lancashire have expressed their gratitude for the upswell of support they have received from local people. Fire crews, mountain rescue teams and workers and contractors from water company United Utilities have been ‘overwhelmed’ with gifts of food and other essential items since the fire started on […]

Moorland fires are devastating wildlife during the nesting season according the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. The Trust has received hundreds of messages from angry and upset nature lovers as two fires are causing severe damage to large hectares of moors above Lancashire and Greater Manchester. And campaigns officer Alan Wright has […]

Get ready to Pendle Wizz – the new name for fast and friendly travel between Skipton, Barnoldswick, Colne and Burnley! The Burnley Bus Company launches its exciting new Pendle Wizz route between the four towns from today (1 June 2020) with an hourly all-day service using the M65 motorway and sparkling buses in a bold […]

This current pandemic is the first time in the entire history of Blackpool where the whole resort has paused. It’s the first time that every attraction has been closed at the same time, the beaches and prom, cafes and shops are empty. To capture this unique (hopefully soon to be over) moment in history, Blackpool’s […]

An award-winning Lancashire hotel has bucked the trend of the hospitality sector during the COVID-19 crisis and has found itself in demand during the pandemic – so much so, that up to 70 potential bookings were turned away in one day alone. The boutique hotel in the town of Padiham, which lies in the borough […]

A council leader has praised rail enthusiasts and community groups for their ‘ceaseless efforts over many years’ after the Government this week signalled the possible reopening of the historic Clitheroe to Hellifield rail line to passengers. The reopening of the line, which was axed by Beeching in 1962, could bring an economic boost to the […]

The Harris may be closed temporarily but the team behind the museum shop is looking to the future. They are inviting artists, designers or creative enterprises that live and work in the northwest region to submit their work to become a supplier to the Harris museum shop. Prior to closure, around a thousand visitors a […]