Anna Izza

Expressions of interest are now open for rural businesses across Chorley to apply for grant funding through the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF). Chorley Council has been awarded funding from the Government’s Rural England Prosperity Fund to help supercharge growth and create employment opportunities for the borough’s rural areas. A total of £400,000 has been […]

Gisburn Forest near Slaidburn will be the venue for an all-terrain wheelchair demonstration day on Wednesday 11th October, offering a great chance for people to try vehicles out for themselves. There is such a variety of specialist all-terrain wheelchairs now available, which have been carefully designed to be able to travel over a wide range […]

Friday (15 Sept) saw the official unveiling of the Wigan Lane Sports and Community Hub following a £800k investment, part-funded by Chorley Council, Chorley Bowmen and a £100k investment from Sport England. Chorley Council, working in partnership with Steve Wells Associates and Chorley Bowmen have delivered a new pavilion encompassing a community space, toilets, kitchen, […]

The first cohort of veterinary medicine students has enrolled at the country’s newest vet school. A total of 78 undergraduates have signed up to study on the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) five-year Bachelor Veterinary Medicine & Surgery (BVMS) degree. The innovative nature of the new course will see the students, who will be based […]

Thought provoking creative work produced by students at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) are now on display at a free exhibition in Preston. UCLan’s Master of Arts (MA) Degree Show exhibition can be found throughout its campus and features the creations of more than 80 skilled designers who are enrolled in postgraduate courses such […]

Whalley-based LANX is very proud to to be the official Formal Footwear Provider to The Welsh Rugby Union Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s teams. As part of a three-year partnership the WRU senior players and staff will be wearing LANX shoes post match and to formal team occasions. Wales’ senior representative sides will be putting […]

University’s strengths in dance, research, community participation, equality, diversity, and inclusion all celebrated after making it onto shortlists for the ‘Oscars of higher education’   The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is today celebrating having been shortlisted in three categories for the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2023. Now in its nineteenth year and widely […]

Preston is flying high for its popular nightlife and culture after once again receiving the Purple Flag accreditation. Purple Flag, similar to the Blue Flags scheme for beaches, aims to raise the standard and broaden the appeal of town and city centres around the world between the hours of 5pm to 5am. This national award […]

VisitEngland has today Tuesday 5 September announced the 100 winners of this year’s ROSE Award. The ROSE Awards recognise the accommodation providers across England who give visitors the best customer experience. They celebrate the establishments, irrespective of their star rating, style or type of accommodation, where the owners, management and employees provide world-class service to […]

Dr Rick Peterson will take Bowland back to the Stone Age with this year’s 12th Lord of Bowland Lecture on the evening of Tuesday 3rd October 2023. Since 2011, archaeologists from the University of Central Lancashire have been excavating around New Laund Hill at Whitewell in the heart of the Forest of Bowland. With the […]

Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor brought a sprinkling of stardust to Blackpool’s Golden Mile when she switched on the famous Blackpool Illuminations. Sophie, one of the nation’s best-loved pop stars, performed a medley of her favourite songs including her classic hit, Murder On The Dancefloor, before pulling the switch to trigger a four-month Illuminations season. She now […]

Formed in 1973 to save the historic gem Blackpool Grand Theatre from demolition, the first ‘Friends’ were literally hands-on painting dressing rooms, repairing holes to the ceiling, and getting the theatre into better shape. Critical funds were raised in many ways over the coming years, including midnight matinees; all part of the bid to save […]