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ONE of Chorley’s top tourist attractions will be teaming up with Chorley Council to deliver the award-winning Chorley Flower Show for the third time in a row. Thousands of people enjoyed dazzling displays and a host of horticultural entertainment at the second ever show last year, which won the ‘Tourism Event Award’ in the prestigious […]

Blackpool’s new Viva Vegas Diner is celebrating the 4th of July with a giant foodie challenge, American themed music set and a host of drinks promotions. The ‘Independence Burger’ has been cooked up by Viva’s head chef, with a mammoth burger and a selection of sumptuous sides all on the plate, plus the chance to […]

The Dukes has secured another four years of funding from Arts Council England(ACE). The Lancaster theatre is one of a wide-ranging group of organisations to be included in ACE’s National Portfolio, announced today, and will receive a total of £256,190 each year from 2018-2022. The Dukes has a turnover of more than £2 million and […]

ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE MILK FROM COWS GRAZED OUTSIDE ON TRADITIONAL GRASSLAND FARMS Chris and Steph Stephenson from Stephensons Dairy, are pleased to announce that from the 1st July, UK supermarket Booths will be stocking their Pasture Promise Free Range Milk. Free Range Milk is from farms where it’s guaranteed the dairy cows are grazed outside […]

New station entrance, free high-speed wifi, additional retail spaces and bike hub form part of station refurbishment as passenger numbers hit new high A new entrance at Preston station is now open, marking the completion of Virgin Trains’ £2m investment designed to enhance the experience for ever-growing customer numbers at Preston. Passengers travelling to or […]

THOUSANDS of people checked out Chorley’s Astley Park on Sunday and enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon at Chorley Council’s annual summer event, Picnic in the Park. Astley Park came alive with laughter, music and games as nearly 8,000 people enjoyed picnics throughout the day with live entertainment on the Rock FM stage from the very popular […]

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has cemented its position at the heart of the region’s health and social care training by forming a strategic alliance with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT). The 10-year agreement between the two organisations means they will work together to meet the region’s healthcare needs and enable the NHS […]

The Lancashire Wildlife Trust is holding a Connecting to Nature project at Heysham Nature Reserve for a race to find as many bumblebees, insects and plants as possible in a day. For anyone who enjoys nature and wants to learn more, we need your help to find as much wildlife as we can. The drop-in […]

Four students from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have beaten off stiff national competition to win a prestigious film award. Yousef Thami, Liberty Shaw, Jake River Parker and Heather Davenport received the Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Television Award 2017 Undergraduate Comedy and Entertainment prize for Headless: The Ed Shales Story. The seven minute […]

Edge Hill University has achieved Gold, the highest rating in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), for delivering ‘consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students’.   The Gold award – which has been given to less than one third of Universities nationally and only three Universities in the North West – indicates that […]

Flashdance – The Musical returns to the UK for the first time since 2011 starring Strictly favourite Joanne Clifton and singer-songwriter Ben Adams, and will arrive at Blackpool’s Opera House on 23 October – 04 November 2017 as part of an extensive UK tour. Strictly Come Dancing Champion Joanne Clifton is no stranger to being […]

Keepers at Blackpool Zoo are preparing to share the hatching of their latest penguin chick with the world via Facebook Live. The egg, which is currently in the bird nursery, is showing early signs of its arrival by rolling and tapping. It is now a case of watching and waiting……. The first live broadcast will […]