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ORGANISERS of the award-winning, two-day live music and entertainment event, Chorley Live, are encouraging local performers and talented individuals who would like to take part to come forward. Chorley Council is once again teaming up with the Creative Network to stage Chorley Live, the hit festival that attracted over 11,000 people to the town over […]

Blackpool Council has today been allocated £4 Million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the development of the Blackpool Museum Project. This is this final piece in a £13 Million funding jigsaw that will see the project become a reality. The Blackpool Museum Project will celebrate Blackpool as the UK’s most popular seaside destination […]

The administrator appointed for Preston Guild Hall, Beverley Budsworth, has formally agreed to forfeiture of the 999 year lease for the venue to Preston Guild Hall Limited, due to significant breaches of the lease agreement. This decision returns Preston Guild Hall to Preston City Council ownership, effective immediately. The Special Urgency Decision to re-claim Preston […]

A new £3m fund is being launched in Greater Manchester and Lancashire to support more training in specialist digital skills for local people. Businesses, training providers, colleges and universities are being encouraged to work together to apply for grants of up to £180,000 from the Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund to run innovative digital training […]

The Dukes has today announced that Karen O’Neill, formerly of the Lawrence Batley Theatre, will take the reign as the venue’s director from August. Karen will be taking on the new role at a pivotal moment for the Lancaster venue, overseeing the implementation and development of the new business model to ensure that The Dukes […]

Lancashire declared its intention to bid for UK City of Culture 2025 at a county-wide scale earlier this year. Marketing Lancashire today announced that the person chosen to develop that bid is Debbi Lander, an internationally renowned cultural producer and experienced director, with a successful track record in facilitating the access, distribution, promotion and economic […]

The first planning report for the proposed Eden Project North attraction in Morecambe has been submitted to Lancaster City Council today. The Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report is the first stage in the preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment and planning application for Eden Project North. The report, submitted by Eden Project International Limited (EPIL), […]

A consultation exercise which engaged approximately 900 residents across South Ribble was recently undertaken to understand what local residents and stakeholders thought about the council’s ‘Green Links’ proposals. The Green Links programme is a unique and innovative new approach designed to help improve the overall health and wellbeing of residents in South Ribble. It will […]

Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID) has had three web-based cameras installed on the top of Treasure Island at the bottom of Euston Road in Morecambe. The cameras, overlooking the promenade and the bay, are intended to give the world a window on Morecambe, its beautiful views and sunsets, especially now that we are the focus […]

An annual showcase of imaginative and eye-catching student designs has opened at a free public exhibition at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). The UCLan Degree Shows display the work of more than 450 final year undergraduate students across a variety of disciplines within the Faculty of Culture and the Creative Industries. The shows, which […]

Wild herb-infused limited edition Hay Time Gin will help re-gin-erate wildflower meadows across the county A limited edition seasonal gin distilled with wild herbs, grasses and blooms from some of the richest wildflower meadows in England will be launched at a celebration of traditional hay meadows in Slaidburn next month. Goosnargh Gin will unveil this specially […]

Surely the best way to kick the summer holidays into glorious gear is roaring along to a very special 20th anniversary show, showcasing the best in historic and classic motoring! Home to the legendary Gillow furniture making family, Carnforth’s Leighton Hall, usually famed for woodturning rather than wheel spinning, is celebrating hosting one of the […]