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A garden showcasing the materials used by Lancashire's textile industry to produce cloth has won a prestigious award at the recent RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park. The 'Field to Fabric' feature garden won a bronze medal in the respected Show Gardens category. The display was created as part of a Lancashire museums project in […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, the home of Nickelodeon Land in the UK, has teamed up with Europe’s first Nickelodeon flagship store at 1 Leicester Square, London to offer visitors to either venue great discounts at the other.  This unique cross-promotional offer is part of the continued working relationship between these two much-loved entertainment brands.   From […]

Three beautiful new giraffes have been welcomed at Blackpool Zoo following a major logistical operation to get them to their new home ready for the summer holiday season. The trio of hybrid giraffes, Tiye, Olympia and Eve have joined existing residents, Sonia and O’Grady at Giraffe Heights and are already loving their new surroundings. The […]

It is with deepest regret and sadness that the Directors of the New Fylde Folk ‘n’ Roots Festival have made the difficult decision not to go ahead with the festival, which was due to take place between 4th – 6th September 2015. Along with the committee and with support from local venues, businesses and many […]

A social gathering for professionals from the creative sector is taking place in Preston this week. POWWOW takes place at Glovers Bar from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday 30 July. The networking event was launched a year ago and takes place every other month. It is a unique networking event bringing together businesses, freelances and […]

Freeport Fleetwood Celebrates By Inviting Shoppers To Submit Their Pictures And Anecdotes For Use In Celebratory Memory Wall Freeport Fleetwood shopping outlet is celebrating its 20 year anniversary by inviting customers to submit their anecdotes and special memories in the form of stories, videos or images of visits to the centre from the past 20 […]

The Ribble Valley will hold two events for aspiring young knights and princesses in August. Families are invited to a 'Noble Knights and Powerful Princesses' party at Clitheroe Castle. The events will take place on Tuesday 4 August and Tuesday 25 August from 5.30pm to 7.30pm and are suitable for children aged six to 10. […]

The first stage in the restoration of Preston’s historic Fish Market is now underway, with specialist investigation into the 90 year old structure. The Fish Market canopy is a grade II listed building and in need of repairs.  However, before full refurbishment work can begin, specialist metal workers must fully examine the state of the […]

A Day at The Races was the theme for The Mall Blackburn’s 13th Retailer Awards and over 150 people gathered at King George’s Hall to ‘back’ their workplace and colleagues.   The ladies and gentlemen came dressed in their finest, with a few fancy dress jockeys, race night entertainment and games adding a real feel […]

A total of 4,215 votes have been cast by people choosing their favourite design for a new youth zone at Preston's iconic bus station. The competition, which involved five anonymous shortlisted entries, closed at 4pm on Tuesday 21 July. The overall winner will be announced in August. The plans will see a multi-million pound investment […]

Children’s TV favourite Peppa Pig, an eight foot tall robot and giant board games are just some of the free attractions planned to keep families entertained at Preston’s biggest shopping centre this summer. The countdown to St George’s Shopping Centre’s ‘Summer of Fun’ is now on, with the first event set to kick off on […]

Dahlia’s Farm Shop, the only farm shop in Blackpool, is hosting a free barbecue event for the launch of the new expansion which now includes a butchers, fishmongers and deli counter with all new suppliers. Dahlia’s Farm Shop is the sister company to the popular Dahlia’s Kitchen Restaurant & Cafe, the two are connected so […]