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Located in the heart of Lancaster, The Royal Hotel & Latinos Tapas bar was a long established local landmark. The restaurant, for so long a popular haunt, had reduced its hours to mainly weekend opening and the interior and building was showing signs of needing some refurbishment and renovation. Spotting an opportunity, The Robinson family […]

Chorley's Christmas got even better at the weekend when this year’s main attraction glided into town to the delight of families. On Friday 9 December Chorley’s Flat Iron car park was transformed into a magical winter wonderland for the festive period with the town’s first real ice rink as the centre piece. The 60ft by 40ft […]

Is there a better way to spend the weekend or to end an exhilarating winter walk or bike ride, than cosied-up to a roaring log fire with the perfect pint and the finest locally-sourced food in one of Lancashire’s award-winning pubs and inns? It’s true, Lancashire has some of the best pubs and inns in […]

A number of West Lancashire Businesses have eagerly signed up to become Ambassadors for Skelmersdale after a successful event was held to launch the scheme.   The Skelmersdale Ambassadors Network aims to unite businesses and organisations from across the area in a powerful force that will raise the town’s profile, in order for it to […]

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Preston’s College are working together to address a regional skills shortage using a new approach to education that blends degree level learning with vocational training. The project, which will initially focus on engineering, construction and the creative industries, will allow students on UCLan degrees to take complementary vocational […]

Figures from the latest Ofsted annual report show that the vast majority of Lancashire's children and young people are taught in schools that are either good or outstanding. The latest Ofsted statistics show that 95% of Lancashire's primary age pupils attend schools that have been judged to be good or outstanding, compared to the national […]

People will be able to park for free at Lancaster's new Park and Ride service when it first opens to encourage drivers to give it a try, and appeal to Christmas shoppers who want to avoid city centre congestion. The new facility at junction 34 of the M6 has been delivered as part of the […]

On 27 November, Lancashire Day 2016, #LancashireDay was trending at Number 1 in the UK and continued in the top 20 for over ten hours, with more messages, interactions and photos shared than ever before thanks to social media.   #LancashireDay 2016 had a potential reach of over 60 million people* (compared to 40 million […]

Preston’s historic Winckley Square Gardens have been officially reopened to the public following a £1.2m restoration backed by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Gardens have been closed for 16 weeks for a ‘sympathetic yet transformational’ restoration to breathe new life into the area. They were officially reopened today by the Mayor of Preston, Coun […]

A 30th anniversary celebration of outdoor walkabout theatre and two thought provoking homegrown dramas add sparkle to the new season at The Dukes. The Lancaster theatre’s reputation for producing the UK’s biggest outdoor walkabout theatre season was recognised this year with a UK Theatre Award for the Best Show for Children and Young People. In […]

Work to build the UK’s first ever double launch rollercoaster gets underway at Blackpool Pleasure Beach today, December 1.   The first phase of construction of the new £16.25m rollercoaster – set to be the most exciting in Europe for several years – will see foundations laid for the ride’s launch structure. A 45.5 tonne […]

Proud Lancastrians are among the recipients who will receive honorary awards at the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) graduation ceremonies next week. Squash player Laura Massaro, who reached the world number one position earlier this year, James Cole, managing director of Chorley-based World Travel Holdings, and retired businessman Arthur Whitlock will join three former University […]