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Blackpool Transport’s Volvo Olympean’s, which are the last 6 step entrance buses in its fleet will be withdrawn from service after Saturday 23rd July 2016. The six Volvo Olympean’s, which arrived in November 1994 have operated on various routes and have seen numerous livery’s over the years. More recently, five of the six iconic double […]

Funding is now in place to build a new bus station in Rawtenstall after Lancashire County Council agreed to put nearly £4m towards the project. A decision agreed today (Tuesday 19 July) by Lancashire's deputy leader and the cabinet member for highways and transport, will see the council commit £3.4m towards its construction, and a […]

Budding TV presenters are being invited to become stars of this year’s Lytham Festival. For the first time in its history, Lytham Festival will be hosting its very own online TV channel – LF:TV – throughout the week-long event. LF:TV will broadcast from venues throughout Lytham from August 1 – 7 keeping both festival and […]

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu visited Blackburn Cathedral yesterday (Sunday 17th July 2016) to officially open the new Cathedral Court. The opening and blessing of the of the new development followed a celebration Choral Evensong at the Cathedral which was attended by civic representatives from across Lancashire, partners in the development and clergy from […]

Gawthorpe Hall will be recognising the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth with themed family activities on Thursday 28 July. The activities include a fun trail to find bunnies hidden around the museum and storytelling. A Beatrix Potter quilt, loaned from the Gawthorpe Textiles Collection in the library, will be on display. County Councillor Marcus […]

The Seafood Pub Company is delighted to announce that Penta Capital (“Penta”) has acquired a majority stake in the business to further expand the Company’s multi award-winning portfolio of gastro-pubs in the North West. Penta, an established private equity investor in UK mid-market companies, has a proven track record of investing in – and growing […]

Stanley House Hotel and Spa, Mellor, has scooped national recognition following an independent review from one of the UK’s leading spa authorities. The Spa at Stanley House has been awarded an exceptional ‘Five Bubbles’ rating and received a glowing review after a visit from the Good Spa Guide – an expert guide to spas and […]

KEY appointments to lead Lancashire towards the creation of a Combined Authority have now been made. Local councils in the county submitted their bid to become a Combined Authority to the Government in June and a shadow Combined Authority has now been formed. The chair will be Cllr Simon Blackburn, Leader of Blackpool Council, and […]

Are you a budding writer who loves live music and events? If so, Lytham Festival needs you. Lytham Festival organisers are on the hunt for talented young writers to review gigs across this year’s week-long event from August 1-7. Young people aged between 16 and 22 are being urged to show off their writing skills […]

An actor who achieved worldwide fame portraying Gollum on the big screen is to be an Honorary Patron of Lancaster’s Dukes theatre where he began his career. Andy Serkis has taken on this role just as The Dukes presents its own outdoor walkabout version of The Hobbit in Williamson Park. “I am delighted to become […]

Blackpool Zoo’s Education Academy has been hailed top class after picking up an award at the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) 50th Anniversary ceremony. The Lancashire attraction took home the Silver Award in the BIAZA Education Awards Category after it was recognised for its Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award Course, which […]

Two sporting legends have received Honorary Fellowships from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Wasim Akram, former Lancashire County Cricket Club captain, and Blackburn born Carl Fogarty, accepted the prestigious award today, Wednesday, in front of a packed audience at Preston’s Guild Hall. Known as the ‘Sultan of Swing’ for his left arm deliveries, Wasim […]