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Local food isn’t all Chorley cakes and black pudding.  And this Chinese New Year you can experience some of the best cuisine from the Orient as well as food from around the globe. Lancashire’s diverse culinary mapis inspired by chefs and cooks inventing a fusion of the global tastes of home with ingredients from Lancashire. We’re a […]

Take a first ride on ICON – with this film simulation The final piece of track was installed in Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s new £16.25 million rollercoaster – ICON yesterday (14 February). The track completion in the build of the world’s most interactive rollercoaster was conducted by a 50-strong team, using a crane to hoist the final […]

An exclusive premiere screening of the documentary ‘Design Disruptors’ takes place this week as part of the University of Central Lancashire’s School of Art, Design & Fashion’s 7th Conference Week. This is part of Creative Lancashire’s popular long-running series of Conversations in Creativity.This event is supported by the UCLAN Innovation Zone. Held in association with […]

A leading Lancashire hotel is to undergo extensive refurbishments after achieving its highest ever revenue results and an increase in social banqueting. Hallmark Hotel Preston Leyland, part of independent hotel group Hallmark Hotels, has invested over half a million pounds into refreshing the design and infrastructure of its bedrooms and bathrooms. Situated in the heart […]

Alice Broadway, a writer from Buckshaw Village, has been nominated for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious accolades in the world of children’s books. Announced today, Wednesday 7th February, Broadway is shortlisted in the Older Fiction category for her book Ink . Alice Broadway says, “The news […]

Pendle Hill is getting ready to shake off its air of mystery and share some of its secrets and stories with the launch of a new landscape partnership which aims to re-connect people with their heritage and this special landscape. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded […]

Following the recent success of this year’s Caravan & Motorhome Show at EventCity, brand new lodge manufacturer Beverley Park Homes has partnered with award-winning holiday park group Pure Leisure. With 11 reputable parks spanning picturesque locations across the UK, Pure Leisure Group is proud to add two new exclusive lodges to its idyllic portfolio of […]

Blackpool Zoo’s tiniest troop member has taken his first tentative steps at almost five months old. Makari, who is a baby Western Lowland gorilla, can now be seen sitting up and moving around under the watchful eye of his mum Miliki and his big brother Moanda is keen to get to know his sibling! The […]

As a teenager Laura Johnson loved nothing more than rummaging around jumble sales, charity shops and second-hand stores. So when, a few years later, she looked for places to sell her own vintage goods, she was surprised the options had dwindled. But this gap led to something great – the launch of Crafty Vintage. It was […]

**Issued on behalf of the Lord Lieutenant’s office** County Hall in Preston will host a prestigious Honours Ceremony on Friday 13 April. Three Recipients from Lancashire will receive a BEM (Medallist of the Order of the British Empire). The BEM rewards an achievement or contribution of a very ‘hands-on’ service to the community in a […]

BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson and antiques expert Eric Knowles are working with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to help the institution share the story of its inception in 1828. The duo, who are both Honorary Fellows of UCLan, appear in a short film written, directed and produced by staff and students to mark the […]

The Barton Grange Hotel near Preston is investing in the future of today’s young people with two new education and training initiatives that have taken place at the Hotel this month. Students studying the BA Honours course for both International Hospitality Management and International Tourism Management at UCLan were given a ‘behind the scenes’ look […]