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The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) today announced plans to significantly increase its provision in Burnley. The ambitious plans will see the number of University students in the town rise from under 400 to 2,000 by 2021 and 4,000 by 2025. Working in collaboration with its strategic partners Burnley Borough Council and East Lancashire Hospitals […]

Il Divo, the world’s first and most successful classical-crossover group, are the first headline act announced for Lytham Festival 2018. The international quartet will headline the event’s traditional Last Night of the Proms night on Sunday July 22 to close the week-long event. They will be joined on stage by special guest Olivier Award-winning West […]

Ruth Connor, Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire is to leave the organisation in February to take on the new role of Executive Director of Strategic Marketing for the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Ruth was appointed the very first Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire in 2012 and over the last five years has led the […]

A multi-million pound investment, that will see a West Lancashire town become a leader in specialist tissue manufacturing, is nearing completion – with production planned for early in the New Year. Leading global hygiene and health company, Essity, has invested £12 million in reopening the Tawd paper mill in Skelmersdale to meet growing demand for […]

Bilsborrow based Levity CropScience has been shortlisted for two awards in this year’s Northern Powerhouse Export Awards – in the categories of ‘Micro Exporter of the Year’ and ‘Most Entrepreneurial Exporter of the Year’. Taking place on 22 February 2018 at Leeds Town Hall, the Northern Powerhouse Export Awards brings together businesses from across the […]

The AA has been awarding Rosettes to restaurants since 1956, with the top award of five rosettes being introduced in 1991. The multi rosettes are awarded bi-annually in January and September, with success being determined by one or more visits by an AA inspector to an hotel or restaurant. Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms in […]

Spa Hotel attends prestigious Spa Awards and WINS The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village which is now in its sixth year of business has been awarded ‘Best for Customer Service’ at the national Good Spa Guide awards and finished as a finalist at the highly regarded AA Awards in London, finishing runner up to The […]

Almost £2m worth of improvements for Broughton village have been agreed by Lancashire County Council’s Cabinet The planning consent for James Towers Way, previously known as the Broughton Bypass, included a condition for proposals to be developed for cycling, walking and environmental enhancements along Garstang Road. Measures will be introduced to discourage vehicles from travelling […]

Chef Nigel Haworth is celebrating 18 years of his gastronomic event Obsession by inviting 21 world class chefs with 16 Michelin stars to cook at luxury boutique hotel, Northcote. The culinary occasion takes place over 18 nights from 18th January to 4th February 2018 and sees chefs travelling from diverse countries including India, Russia, Japan, […]

Official statistics released today show that in the first nine months of 2017 there were a record 12.7 million visits to English regions outside London, up 4% compared to the same period in 2016. International visitors spent £6.1 billion across England’s regions during this period. There were 909,000 overseas visits to Wales from January to […]

A Lancashire-based gin distillery has fulfilled its biggest order to date and forecasts turnover growth of more than 300 per cent after receiving support from Boost. Batch Brew Limited, established in 2011 by Phil Whitwell, supplies the local, regional and international wholesale market, boasting customers like Booths and most recently the exclusive Craft Gin Club. […]

Hundredth school twinned with local business volunteers to help bring careers advice and workplace insights into Lancashire’s classrooms LEP’s skills and employment strategy set to boost employment prospects of young people across county  An innovative county-wide careers advice programme, which matches Lancashire schools with volunteer Enterprise Advisers drawn from local businesses to help boost employment […]