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Shakespeare’s anniversary recognised at the Judges’ Lodgings Museum
Lancaster's Judges' Lodgings Museum will be recognising the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death with themed family activities on Saturday 23 April. The activities include a fun trail to find Shakespeare-related objects hidden around the museum, and a Shakespeare quiz. Word searches, crosswords and colouring will also be available for visitors to enjoy. Anthea Purkis, Lancashire […]
Dahlia’s Farm Shop Wins Silver at Birmingham NEC
Dahlia’s Farm Shop had recently entered the Foodex National Meat Production Competition 2016. After hundreds of applicants entered from all over the UK it was Dahlia’s Farm Shop who came away winning the silver award for the Pork Sausage and the Chocolate & Chilli Sausage entries! Scoring 93/100 for the Pork Sausage and 92/100 for […]
Walton Park celebrate their grant!
EVERY little helped when it came to securing a £10,000 windfall for one South Ribble park. Walton Park in Walton-le-Dale came second in the Tesco Bags of Help contest – a competition which awards cash prizes to projects that will benefit local green spaces. The park’s friends group will plough the money into building an […]
Lancashire Encounter to return this September
Preston City Council has been successful in securing £70,000 from Arts Council England to deliver a full scale festival in September, following the successful pilot of Lancashire Encounter last year. Utilising the city’s outdoor spaces the event will aim to deliver a bigger and more ambitious programme. The event will open on Friday 23 September […]
Rivington Pike beacon to light up the sky for Queen’s 90th birthday
A BEACON will be lit at Rivington Pike to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday. It will form part of a chain of beacons around the UK on Thursday 21 April and is an important part of the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations. Chorley Council has registered the Rivington Pike beacon to be one of over 1,000 […]
Lancashire food company adds to its growing collection
A popular Pendle eatery has been bought by an award-winning food company as it plans to revive the venue to its former glory. The Seafood Pub Company, who boast seven venues across the Pendle and Lancashire area, including the Barley Mow in Barley, the Assheton Arms in Downham, and the Oyster & Otter in Feniscowles, […]
Improvement work starts on city gateway
Major improvement work starts on Monday 25 April along New Hall Lane in Preston, with changes to the road layout, parking and the local environment. Enhanced pedestrian crossings will be provided and the amount of street clutter will be reduced. There'll be more space for pedestrians and increased parking spaces, with changes to the permitted […]
We Love Teachers
This April Merlin Entertainments Blackpool Cluster is asking teachers to come along to their showcase weekend and explore their 8 exciting attractions. Teachers across the North West have been invited to claim a FREE Blackpool BIG TICKET which can be used on either 23rd & 24th April 2016 to explore Merlin’s amazing Blackpool attractions and […]
All systems go for word festival
IT’S all systems go as Chorley gears up for its third annual word festival of fun, fiction and fairy tales celebrating the spoken and written word. What’s Your Story, Chorley? 2016 promises to be bigger and better than ever with over 60 performances in 12 venues across the town centre – plus a Shakespearean Karaoke! […]
Gawthorpe Hall getting ready to open up to the public
Historic Gawthorpe Hall is getting ready to open up to the public next week, after being closed for major restoration work. The building has been closed since May 2015 so that important restoration work to the external stonework and windows at the Grade 1-listed building could be carried out. Other internal and external remedial work […]
Dahlia’s Farm Shop going for big awards in 2016
Dahlia’s Farm Shop has enjoyed a good first year trading as the new and improved Farm Shop with in-house butchers, deli, fruit & vegetables. Since the butchers have become in-house they have built up a loyal following of customers who choose fresh, local produce where they know they will get the high quality and personal […]
Andrew lands leading role at Stanley House Hotel and Spa
Stanley House Hotel and Spa, Mellor has bolstered its wedding and events team with the appointment of Andrew Loynes. Andrew, who is 25 and lives in Chorley, has joined the award-winning hotel as a meeting and events coordinator. Andrew, Andy to his friends, is a third-year student studying BA (Hons) Event Management at the University […]