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The popular food and drink showcase event – A Taste of Chorley – returns on the weekend of 3 and 4 June in the town centre. The event showcases the great local food and drink offer in and around Chorley, celebrating the businesses and products that call the borough of Chorley home. The 2023 event […]

The University will host the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs Regional Support Office for disaster management efforts The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has been chosen as the UK’s only base for a programme implemented by the United Nations (UN). UCLan will host the sole Regional Support Office (RSO) for the UN Office for […]

Everything is in place for Music In The Park 2023. The next Bank Holiday weekend will bring the music to Worden Park in Leyland on Sunday 28 May. The fantastic line up of 80s and 90s chart toppers that will be entertaining the crowd in the beautiful setting of Worden Park this year include Bananarama, […]

The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster has been awarded £9,850 from the National Lottery Community Fund to mark the 75th anniversary of Windrush and celebrate the impact of Caribbean culture on British life. The funding will be used to support community events that focus on celebrating and commemorating our communities locally. The ‘Windrush generation’ came to the […]

Fourth-generation Lancashire family cheesemakers, Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, continue to drive the British cheese renaissance with a trio of new listings for Parlick. With three hard and soft cheeses in the range, Sainsbury’s has Parlick Original (from 17 May), Waitrose will stock Parlick Brie (from 26th July) and Parlick Original and Parlick Olive are available in Morrisons and Booths. RRP £3.50, 150g. The full Parlick range […]

Having £100 in shopping vouchers would go down a treat for many of us right now. And that’s exactly what Colne BID is offering to people who do their shopping in Colne Town Centre. Shoppers will receive a sticker on their loyalty card for every transaction in a participating shop. Cards can be collected from […]

A new prospectus which demonstrates why Lancashire is THE place to do business will be unveiled at a major trade show tomorrow (Tues 16 May 2023). The prospectus, ‘Invest in Lancashire – A place for growth’, is the first major project to be completed under the Lancashire 2050 banner, the ground-breaking agreement backed by the […]

Last Monday May 8th, the King’s Coronation Big Street Party was held in Darwen Market Square, in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III. Funded by the Darwen Town Council and organised by the award-winning Crafty Vintage and Let’s Make, the event was a huge success, with families flocking to join in the fun. […]

HAPPA (Horses and Ponies Protection Association) based in Burnley have been extremely busy investigating cruelty and neglect across the county, resulting in the equine welfare charity taking in ten, soon to be twelve, needy horses in the last two months. All will need considerable funds invested in their recovery from cruelty and neglect. HAPPA Sullivan, […]

Burnley uPVC window system manufacturer VEKA plc has been officially certified by the Global Authority on Workplace Culture as a Great Place to Work. A recent survey of staff has shown that 81% of respondents consider their workplace a Great Place to Work, which is a 10% increase on last year’s results. Human Resources Director, […]

A strategic decision to reposition Marketing Lancashire so it is more closely aligned to the shared vision set out in the Lancashire 2050 framework has been approved by councillors. Initiated by Lancashire’s 15 councils, the Lancashire 2050 framework is a landmark agreement that aims to bring people together with a shared vision, shared ambition, shared […]

Lancashire’s Tech Summit, the annual gathering of the county’s top technology entrepreneurs, digital disruptors, and creative professionals, was given a rock and roll boost with the attendance of Kliph Scurlock in Lancaster yesterday (May 11th). The former drummer of the Grammy-award winning US band The Flaming Lips joined an impressive line up of Lancashire tech […]