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The Oyster & Otter in Feniscowles played host to Community & Business Partners’ (CBP) fundraising lunch and celebratory event during National Volunteers’ Week. CBP, winners of the CSR award at this year’s Hive Awards, wanted to mark National Volunteers’ Week by celebrating the impact volunteers have on their organisation and thank them for their valuable […]

Last night saw Northcote’s Managing Director, Craig Bancroft presented with the Wine and Spirit Ambassador Award at the 34th Catey Awards at London’s Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel. The awards are the biggest of their kind for the hospitality sector and recognise the best talent and brands, chosen by more than 140 judges from the industry itself. […]

Keen stargazers and local astronomy enthusiasts have joined University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) staff to celebrate the grand reopening of the Moor Park Observatory on its 90thanniversary.  The Observatory, which closed its doors in 2000, has undergone a £100,000 renovation and it will now be used to allow community groups to discover the sky above […]

The Dukes is the life and soul of the North for cinema and plays after scooping two new awards. The Lancaster venue won Best Cinema and Best Theatre Production at the inaugural awards launched by Northern Soul, an online guide celebrating the region’s exceptional culture and enterprise. Despite relatively limited resources in terms of time, […]

A range of talented celebrity chefs will be teaching us how to make some of their signature dishes, as they perform live cooking demonstrations at this year’s Royal Lancashire Show. The Royal Lancashire Show 2017 will be returning to Salesbury Hall, Ribchester on the 11th, 12th and 13th August. A fabulous celebration of our great […]

The world’s largest magic convention has signed a deal to remain at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool for the next five years, it was announced today. The event, which is staged by the Blackpool Magicians’ Club each February, attracts more than 3,500 delegates from as far afield as America and China. The deal means that […]

Northern Grip – 7th, 8th and 9th July, Lee Quarry. Northern Grip, the mountain bike festival, celebrates the social side of mountain biking combining great trails with bands, DJs, arts and superb food and drink. This July sees the festival, which sold out in its first year in  2016, move to Stubbylee Park and Lee […]

Blackpool and the Fylde Coast will be showcased to a huge audience at the Great Yorkshire Show in July. VisitBlackpool has joined forces with the tourism teams in Fylde and Wyre to promote the combined leisure offer to visitors from Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. Over the last few years Blackpool has been the beneficiary […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has once again been named as the second best amusement park in the UK by social review website TripAdvisor. Blackpool Pleasure Beach is also in the top 20 amusement parks in Europe, as voted for by TripAdvisor users, alongside some of the most popular amusement parks on the continent. TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice […]

Lancashire Business View has unveiled its new showcase for the county’s most influential and inspiring young men and women – Sub36. The new brand replaces the successful ‘Young ‘Uns’ – adding a more sophisticated and professional identity to the programme highlighting Lancashire’s great young talent. Sub36 was officially launched at BAE Systems’ new £15.6m Academy […]

VISITORS to Chorley Markets will get a new market experience from Tuesday 4 July as stalls from the Flat Iron are moved to the streets of the town centre. Chorley Council is relocating stalls from the Tuesday market to the streets to enable the next phase of work to begin on the Flat Iron in […]

This weekend, Saturday July 1st and Sunday July 2nd,  Crafty Vintage are all set to  revive the history at Lancaster Castle when a Family Festival and artisan market will be held in the Castle Courtyards which was still used as a prison up until 2011. In the 1800’s, imprisoned debtors could still have access to […]