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US blues and rock musician Joe Bonamassa is to headline at Lancashire’s spectacular Symphony at the Tower event as part of only five UK dates in 2016. Billed as JOE BONAMASSA IN CONCERT: A SALUTE TO THE BRITISH BLUES EXPLOSION, Bonamassa will  pay homage to some of the best blues rock guitarists playing the music […]

Worldwide smash hit Footloose: The Musical is heading to Blackpool Opera House from Monday September 19 to Saturday 24 as part of a major new UK Tour.   Based on the 1984 screen sensation starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose: The Musical tells the story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater […]

The RSPB is on the lookout for people with a passion for wildlife to join its 2016 volunteer internship programme, providing a chance to gain valuable, on-the-ground experience working on some of the RSPB’s most beautiful nature reserves. The RSPB Volunteer Visitor Experience Internship is an exciting opportunity for anyone wanting to gain experience in […]

Are you a hotelier, guest house or B&B proprietor in desperate need of a helping hand with business?  Or perhaps you’ve recently stayed somewhere that you feel could benefit from the no-nonsense approach of the Hotel Inspector?   If so, the team would love to hear from you.   Now in its twelfth series The […]

Leyland is all set to look blooming marvellous this summer, with the news that the council’s horticultural competition is back for a second year.   Leyland in Bloom, the community contest which aims to add brightness, colour and civic pride to our local area, was launched last year in the town.   It was deemed […]

Lancaster Castle is raising the curtain on a brand new production of William Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' in February. The show is being performed from Thursday 25 February until Saturday 19 March. Tickets are available from 9.30am on Monday 25 January. The performance, by Demi-Paradise Productions, will have an unconventional and upbeat 1950's setting and […]

Nelson and Colne College has unveiled a £2m hi-tech engineering facility designed to help the county stay at the forefront of the aerospace and advanced manufacturing sectors. The College’s new department features a subsonic wind-tunnel, along with workshops equipped with the latest technology and software such as computerised numerical control machinery, and was designed in […]

Do you dare to go into Into the Hoods at Blackpool Grand? This March, award-winning hip hop company, ZooNation Dance Company brings their revamped five-star performance of Into the Hoods: Remixed to Blackpool fresh from the London stage. Into the Hoods stormed the West End in 2008, becoming one of the first ever hip-hop dance […]

MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT Salary £14,845 An exciting opportunity has arisen at The Dukes for an enthusiastic, dynamic, driven individual to enjoy developing their career in this fast paced fun environment. You will have strong administrative skills, a keen eye for detail and love thinking creatively. You will possess the ability to prioritise a varied […]

TV production company Twofour (http://www.twofour.co.uk/) is looking for people to take part in a brand new documentary series following would be entrepreneurs as they build or renovate and open a hotel or guest house for the very first time.  We want to follow fledgling hoteliers as they make their life changing journey from investing in the […]

Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain is coming to Blackburn as part of an exciting calendar of family friendly festivals and events taking place across the town centre in 2016.  The Blackburn BID has announced the programme of activities funded by businesses which will complement the events being staged by the Council, Blackburn Cathedral […]

The Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards is back for its second year to celebrate the very best of business in the borough! Led by the Hive business leaders network, the Awards will take place on Thursday 26 May 2016 at the magnificent Blackburn Cathedral. Presented in association with Blackburn College, Capita and Blackburn with […]