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A new Careers Hub to help transform careers education for young people in Burnley, Pendle and Blackpool has been announced. Developed by The Careers & Enterprise Company, and to be overseen by the Lancashire LEP’s Skills & Employment Hub, the Careers Hub will cover three Lancashire regions – Burnley, Pendle and Blackpool. It will be […]

95.5% of full-time, first-degree UK based graduates went into employment or further study within six months of graduation University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) graduates have received a timely boost to their job prospects after the institution received its best graduate employability score. According to new figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), 95.5% […]

University to take leading role in tackling serious issues affecting the health and wellbeing of residents The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has marked the 70th anniversary of the formation of the NHS by launching its ‘One Health’ strategy to transform the landscape of health and social care across the North West. UCLan is the […]

  As the Winter Gardens Blackpool today celebrates its 140th anniversary, plans have been unveiled revealing a partnership between global producers Selladoor Worldwide and operators Blackpool Entertainment Company to bring a fresh lease of creative life to the historic Pavilion Theatre, based within the grade 2* listed venue. During this joint venture, Selladoor Worldwide will lead […]

Bacup celebrated the official opening of the Britannia Greenway on Saturday 7 July, part of a major new cycling and walking route being developed to link areas throughout East Lancashire. Local people gathered to process along the 1km route from New Line Picnic Site on their bikes, horses, scooters, and on foot, following a ribbon […]

People wanting to snap up advance tickets for the award-winning Chorley Flower Show are being urged to buy now to avoid missing out on the cheaper tickets. Thousands of people have already bought theirs with pre-sales at record levels and if tickets continue to fly off the shelves at the current rate the advance allocation […]

Fundraising for The Dukes pioneering work for people with dementia has received a boost from The Archers! Local actor, Helen Longworth has recently returned to the popular radio drama series to play Hannah Riley after a ten year break. At Christmas, she played Aladdin’s mum in the Lancaster theatre’s Christmas production and she regularly returns […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s new hotel is to be named Boulevard Hotel. The new hotel will boast 120 rooms, including 8 coastal  suites and 8 junior suites with a mixture of coastal and park facing rooms. In addition to the rooms the hotel will include stylish dining and conferencing facilities.  These include the Beachside Restaurant, Ocean Bar, Surfside […]

VisitEngland has today announced the latest successful applicants to receive funding from the three year £40 million Discover England Fund for tourism product development. The 11 successful bids receive funding of up to £250,000 in the third year of the Fund. From promoting food, music and heritage to literature, horse-racing and the coast, the projects […]

An enterprise that helps businesses to harness the power of social media is poised for a successful future after taking part in Boost’s Growth Support programme. Blackburn-based Smith Media Limited helps businesses to develop an effective social media presence without having to pay for a full digital marketing team. They help other companies to create […]

They were the men who gave their lives to secure our future. Now Lancashire is leading the way with a campaign to commemorate the county’s soldiers who served in the First World War. Lancashire was the first county partner to sign up to There But Not There, a campaign marking the centenary of the end […]

A farming family from Lancashire, who diversified into the Spirits industry last year, have been awarded best in class for one of their products. Brindle Distillery in Chorley produces three Gins under the title Cuckoo Gin. Their Signature and Spiced Gin were both shortlisted for ‘Best Traditional Gin’ and ‘Best London Dry Gin’ respectively, however is was […]