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The untapped potential of financial technology (fintech) in helping deepen trade relations between the UK and India is to be investigated in a new project involving the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). The three-year project brings together universities, leading research institutions, government organisations and fintech firms from both countries to assess the role of fintech […]

Farmers in Bowland are being invited to online meetings this month to hear more about the future direction of farming policy and support payments, including the new Environmental Land Management system and changes to the existing Countryside Stewardship schemes. Following the publishing of the Government’s Agricultural Transition Plan in November 2020, farming is set to […]

Keep Britain Tidy project LOVEmyBEACH is calling on all regular beach users to help identify and report signs of coastal pollution to help protect the North West coastline. Thanks to the hard work of LOVEmyBEACH volunteers and the Turning Tides Partnership, the North West coast is the cleanest and safest it has ever been, but pollution […]

A campaign to raise £2,500 of vital funds has today been announced by Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours to complete the restoration of the ‘Western Train’ illuminated tram. The fundraiser will create the vital funds which are needed to purchase outstanding wire and electrical fittings as part of a full external re-wire, body overhaul and repaint […]

PRIMROSE Gardens in Chorley is now accepting applications to join its waiting list. The ‘extra care’ facility on Fleet Street, Chorley – which opened in Autumn 2019 – is a residential village open to individuals aged 55 or above who require additional care and support to help look after themselves. With trained health professionals available […]

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), the conservation charity which runs Martin Mere Wetland Centre, in partnership with leading mental health charity the Mental Health Foundation (MHF), have created a  guide to help people improve their mental health and wellbeing  by getting out and connecting with winter wetland nature. Launched today on World Wetland Day The […]

Blackpool Council has signed three key deals that will help transform the town centre, including an innovative, multimedia, entertainment venue. The deals all relate to phase two of the Houndshill Shopping Centre development. Details on the deals include: The signing of a 25 year lease with Tower Cinemas (Blackpool) Ltd for a nine-screen, IMAX-ready multimedia […]

Forbes Solicitors advised on £22million worth of commercial property deals in December 2020, as the total value of monthly transactions returned to pre-COVID levels. Despite trading restrictions imposed by the Government’s coronavirus tiering system and a second national lockdown in December, the firm’s commercial property team recorded its busiest month of 2020. Instructions were completed […]

It is with great regret that Blackpool Council and Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited announce that the 2021 British Open Dance Championships and The Blackpool Junior Dance Festival 2021 will be rescheduled due to public health concerns linked to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The 95th British Open Festival will be scheduled to commence on Tuesday 24 August through […]

Grundy Art Gallery is delighted to unveil an exciting calendar of events to commemorate its 110th anniversary. The gallery and its collection was established in 1911 via a financial gift and donation of over 30 paintings by local brothers John and Cuthbert Grundy. 2021 therefore marks the 110th Anniversary of the gallery opening its doors […]

Invest North has unveiled an exceptional line-up of speakers for its first virtual conference which takes place in March. The event brings together the brightest minds and passionate voices of the North to set the agenda for what happens next. With lockdown restrictions expected to remain in place until March, the large-scale event is perfectly […]

Preston has been named the best city to live and work in the North West in the Demos-PWC Good Growth for Cities Index. Preston remains the highest performing city in the north-west, for the second time, and scored above average across a number of categories the public think are most important when it comes to […]