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VisitEngland has announced the winners of its annual Awards for Excellence 2023, celebrating the tourism industry’s brightest stars. The 20 Gold Award winners were announced at an evening ceremony on 7 June hosted by Alex Polizzi at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, in categories ranging from ‘Small Visitor Attraction of the Year’ […]

Lancaster University has taken tenth position in a national league table, released on Thursday 7 June 2023. Retaining its place as the Complete University Guide’s best higher education institution in North West England, Lancaster is up one place on last year, ranking tenth out of 130 universities across the UK. Lancaster also scored highly for a […]

Today, Elgra Furniture has reaffirmed their commitment to the borough’s young people by becoming a Youth Zone Bronze Patron. Alongside a financial donation to Youth Zone, they will continue to support the charity with vital advice and guidance as both centres undergo significant redevelopment and enhancement over the next 2 years. Mark Lomas at Elgra […]

Wyre Council has commissioned a study to consider how Poulton town centre might be improved and your feedback is needed! The study aims to address any potential future challenges and opportunities for Poulton town centre and to ensure the economic wellbeing of the town so that it can better meet the needs of its local […]

The Nurse Manager at Stonyhurst has received a prestigious national award in recognition of her contribution to nursing practice. Claire Ashworth has been awarded the Chief Nursing Officer Gold Award by NHS England for going above and beyond, demonstrating safeguarding excellence for tenacity around information sharing and Child Protection – Information Sharing (CP-IS). The award […]

Blackpool Transport are hosting an open recruitment day on Friday 16th June for Bus Drivers, Trainee Bus Drivers, Tram Drivers, Conductors and Engineers. The event will take place from 10am until 4pm at Starr Gate Tram Depot. They are offering competitive pay, flexible working hours and part-time options for selected job roles. The recruitment day will involve talking to […]

Over 12,000 people flocked to Accrington town centre for the spectacular Accrington Food & Culture Festival on Saturday 3rd June. The event, sponsored by North Lancs Training Group (NLTG), Hyndburn Borough Council, Cardboard Box Company and Financial Affairs, was officially opened by the Mayor of Hyndburn, before a sensational day of entertainment including live cooking demonstrations, […]

The Lancashire Tourism Awards – the only county-wide awards for tourism and hospitality businesses Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation (DMO), has now opened applications for this year’s competition to find the very best tourism and hospitality businesses in Lancashire; supported once again by Headline Sponsor, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Louise McArdle, Head […]

Preston City Council has launched a competitive commissioning round to identify partners to deliver key elements of Preston’s investment plan for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Preston City Council received an allocation of £5.2m from the UKSPF to invest in projects that will benefit the city’s businesses, residents and communities by building pride of […]

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has been ranked in the top 20 percent in the world for the positive impact it has on society and the environment, according to a league table published today by Times Higher Education (THE). The THE Impact Rankings, which rate the differences universities are making in the world against […]

The annual Blackpool Cup football tournaments have been rated number one out of 65 similar events staged across Europe. The sporting event, which was held over the Easter and May Day Bank Holiday weekends, attracted 350 teams and more than 12,000 attendees. Organised by Dutch-based Euro-Sportring in association with Blackpool Council and VisitBlackpool, the tournaments […]

A public event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Bamber Bridge has been organised by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). On Friday 23 June, it will be exactly 80 years since a gun-shot stand-off occurred in Bamber Bridge between black American troops stationed in the town during the Second World War […]