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Lancaster firm to create new website for US-based Shakespeare company
Lancaster-based Hotfoot Design has been appointed to design and develop the new website for Hudson Valley Shakespeare, the acclaimed theatre company based in New York’s Hudson Valley. The new site will launch later this year to coincide with the opening of the company’s first-ever permanent home, the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center. Founded in 1987, […]
Blackpool Restaurant Week set to return this March
Blackpool Restaurant Week returns from Thursday, 12th to Thursday, 19th March, with restaurants across the town offering special menus and deals to encourage people to eat out, try new places and support local businesses. The week brings together a wide range of venues, from long-standing family-run favourites to independents and well-known names, with more businesses […]
Royal seal of approval for Lancashire’s only Vet School
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal met students and academics on a tour of the University of Lancashire’s School of Veterinary Medicine The University of Lancashire’s School of Veterinary Medicine has been given the royal seal of approval by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. During her visit to the UK’s 11th and the county’s […]
GA Pet Food Celebrates National Pie Day
Colleagues at GA Pet Food were treated to a true Lancashire classic on Friday 23rd January, as the company celebrated National Pie Day across its two local sites in Buckshaw Village and Plocks Manufacturing Site in Bretherton. More than 600 colleagues enjoyed a hearty lunch of pie, mash, peas and gravy, with traditional butter pie, […]
Life of Lancaster artist and pioneering inventor to be celebrated thanks to lottery funding
The life of a remarkable artist and pioneering inventor who lived and worked in Lancaster more than a century ago will be celebrated this year, thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Lancashire-based arts and heritage charity, Mirador, has been granted £91,430 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to mark the centenary of Karel Klic’s […]
University of Lancashire offering low-cost complex dental surgery
The University of Lancashire is offering low-cost complex dental surgery treatment to patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Patients who require difficult surgical procedures, such as wisdom tooth surgery or complex tooth or root removal, can have the work completed for only £35 per tooth. The work would take place at the University’s Dental Clinic on […]
Teenage Market events in Poulton and Garstang to showcase young talent
Teenage entrepreneurs and young creatives will be showcasing their talents at two upcoming Teenage Market events in Poulton-le-Fylde and Garstang, bringing fresh energy, creativity and community spirit to Wyre this February. The first event will take place on Saturday 7th February at the Teanlowe Shopping Centre, Poulton, delivered in collaboration with Booths Supermarket. The event will give […]
Funding secured for Climate Lab Pendle
In-Situ has secured £429,000 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund’s Reaching Communities programme to continue Climate Lab Pendle, following a pilot delivered in Nelson with Pendle Borough Council in 2023. The funding will support the next phase of the programme over four years, from 2026 to 2029. Climate Lab Pendle will work creatively […]
Fylde Council secures future of Lytham St Annes Art Collection
Fylde Council has signalled its commitment to preserving the valuable Lytham St Annes Art Collection for the benefit of local residents. The Council’s Executive Committee has backed the establishment of a charitable trust that will ensure the Collection, which comprises around 400 pieces of art donated over the last century, will continue to be managed […]
Red Rose Awards 2026 finalists are named
The finalists in this year’s much-anticipated Red Rose Awards have been officially unveiled today. The winner of each of the 25 awards will be announced on stage at a glittering, black tie ceremony held at the iconic Winter Gardens Blackpool on March 12. In the run up to the big night the shortlisted finalists will […]
New report shows tourism worth £147bn to UK economy
Tourism’s importance to the British economy is highlighted in major new research from national tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland, demonstrating the industry’s significant economic contribution to local communities nationwide and its potential for growth. The report ‘Economic Value of Tourism in the United Kingdom‘ shows tourism is worth £147 billion annually to the UK, about 5 percent […]
SUMMIT Joins Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone Patron Network
SUMMIT, the newly formed business from the merger of Forward Thinking and Latitude Marketing, has joined the Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone Patron Network, making a donation to help raise aspirations and develop skills for local young people. SUMMIT provides a powerful blend of business strategy and planning, backed by marketing strategy and creative implementation, […]