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Partington’s Holiday Parks are offering an exciting TRY BEFORE YOU BUY incentive that lets you test-drive the wonderfully laidback lifestyle of owning your very own holiday home! It’s an easy, no-pressure way to experience the true magic of holiday home ownership, while giving you the opportunity to have a good look round at all the […]

Pleasure Beach Resort has launched a recruitment drive to fill more than 100 job vacancies, as the theme park gears up for its 2025 season. There are hundreds of both full and part time roles available to suit all skillsets and lifestyles, with recruitment taking place across a range of departments. Successful applicants could find […]

 On Tuesday 11 February the leading lights of Lancashire tourism and hospitality will be gathered at The Blackpool Tower for the county’s tourism event of the year;  the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2024, supported by Destination Sponsor VisitBlackpool; this year also incorporating the Taste Lancashire Producers Awards, in association with Booths. Finalists in 22 tourism and hospitality categories and […]

Enjoy a week of exciting events celebrating the beauty of the winter night skies above Bowland Organisers will be hoping for fine weather this coming half-term as the Forest of Bowland’s seventh Dark Skies Festival approaches. Starting on Monday 17th February and running through until Saturday 22nd, this year’s festival highlights the fantastic starscapes above Bowland, […]

Fylde Council is delighted to announce the opening of Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall. This exciting new venture celebrates the centenary of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection. The sixteenth-century Long Gallery at Lytham Hall has undergone a significant £65,000 refurbishment to create a stunning new exhibition space. This investment will ensure the collection is […]

LCM Environmental services, a fuel, energy and infrastructure business headquartered in Padiham, has expanded its team and services and embarked on a major rebrand after receiving scaleup support from Boost; Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub. Founded in 1987, LCM has transformed by organic growth and multiple acquisitions to provide a range of high-quality, safe and efficient […]

A Poulton-le-Fylde based food ingredients business is diversifying and expanding into new markets with the creation of two new divisions. Innovative Food Ingredients, which specialises in the development of quality dry blended spice mixes and rubs, liquid marinades and sauces, has launched the new business units to work more closely with food manufacturers, regional retailers, butchers and farm shop owners. The […]

Blackpool is preparing to bring the curtain down on 2024 with a spectacular New Year’s Eve party on the Prom. The free family celebration will take place in the Christmas By The Sea village on the Tower Festival Headland between 3pm and 6pm on Tuesday 31 December. It will include a Bavarian-style oompah band and […]

An exciting new mural celebrating Accrington Stanley’s rich history and Accrington’s heritage is one step closer after the project hit its funding target. The project received the support of 69 backers, but surpassed its initial target of £18,021 after an 11th hour pledge of more than £4,000 from nine #AmazingAccrington business leaders. Without that pledge the […]

iMEP have announced that the 2025 iMEP Music Festival will take place over two days at Accrington Cricket Club’s iMEP Arena on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th September. The announcement comes following the highly successful iMEP Music Festival in September, which was headlined by global superstar Jess Glynne and saw thousands attend the event. Now plans are […]

Burnley, Lancashire – This week, Burnley FC First Team players have been spreading festive cheer by visiting various Burnley FC in the Community programmes. The first visit took place at Burnley FC in the Community’s Foodbank and Burnley Together’s Down Town. Connor Roberts and Aaron Ramsey surprised children from Christ the King Primary School, who […]

The Office for Students (OfS) has given its approval for the University of Central Lancashire to officially change its name to the University of Lancashire. Although the University of Lancashire is officially the institution’s new name, visible changes will be incremental over the coming year and the transition is considerate and in line with the student […]