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Council chiefs in Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen have welcomed the announcement of £1.8 million revenue funding from the Government's Local Sustainable Transport Fund to promote sustainable transport across East Lancashire including the local cycle network. The funding is in addition to £2.6 million capital funding for the East Lancashire Cycle Network, announced last week […]

The race for up and coming riders on Grand Prix night Wednesday 16 July 7pm has a new name and a headline sponsor. Fort Vale Engineering is headline sponsor for the Sprint for Success race which takes place just before the Colne Grand Prix. Councillor Paul White who leads on enterprise and promotion explained: “We’re […]

Blackpool’s tourism season has kicked off with a boom this year with over 3 million adults visiting the resort between January and April. This is over 600,000 more visitors than the same period in 2013, which is fantastic news for local residents and businesses. Better still, visitor satisfaction levels have also seen significant improvement, rising […]

Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID) have created a brand new app for people dining out in the city centre The Love Food Love Preston app features details of where to eat and has the facility for users to contact their favourite eatery via the app.  The app is being produced by local company Fuudey and […]

An actress who has appeared in 15 Dukes productions has become the Lancaster’s theatre’s latest Honorary Patron.  Christine Mackie’s appointment was announced at a special reception in the Ashton Memorial before a performance of this year’s outdoor walkabout show – Hansel & Gretel And More Tales From The Forest. The location was particularly appropriate for […]

Helping music businesses to get on track A practical workshop for people who are planning a new music business will be held in Lancashire next week. It's part of the SoundBytes Un-Convention 2014 music industry conference and workshops, taking place on Friday 18 July and Saturday 19 July in Preston. SoundBytes Un-convention comes to the […]

Two fascinating exhibitions marking 100 years since the beginning of World War One are now on show at the Museum of Lancashire (MoL), Stanley Street, Preston. 'Outbreak 1914: The road to the Trenches' charts the build-up to the hostilities, from the recruitment and training of troops, to the first clash of arms in France and […]

Crafty Vintage Fair is at the award winning Brockholes Nature Reserve near Preston this weekend. This increasingly popular quarterly fair, full of fabulous things to do for the whole family is taking place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July. Over sixty of the finest and friendliest, creative folk from all over the UK, will […]

4 August marks one hundred years since Britain declared war on Germany and to mark the centenary, Wyre Council wants people to declare their reflections on war and hopes for the future in a special project. 100 Years: 100 Hopes is part of the restoration of Fleetwood's Memorial Park and aims to honour the contribution and sacrifices of all those […]

A campaign to profile Preston’s eateries in a bid to encourage more custom will return this August, organised by Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID). Love Food Love Preston, which was launched in 2012 by TV favourite Gino D’Acampo, will see the city centre’s restaurants, grills and eating houses profiled via a huge campaign across the […]

Prestfest, a campaign introduced by Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID) in association with the city’s night time economy businesses, has been highly commended as one of the best projects in the country at the ATCM national awards. Prestfest was officially recognised by industry leaders for “outstanding achievement in town and city management”, in particular for […]

This year’s Hot Ice Show is set to be a passionate one! The world famous, award-winning ice show returns to The Arena from July 3rd until September 6th with top class international skaters dazzling the senses and leaving you gasping at their jaw-dropping moves. From the US to the UK, Canada to Estonia, the world’s […]