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Forbes Solicitors has advised on deals with a combined value of over £160million during its latest financial year, ending 30th April 2025. The firm’s corporate team, which is part of Forbes’ newly structured Commercial Division, reported trends of acquisitions, Management Buyouts (MBOs) and restructuring all driving dealmaking. The total value of deals the firm advised on […]

Lancashire business claims Bronze in national awards  Winner of Marketing Lancashire’s Lancashire Tourism Awards 2024, Eight at Gazegill,  who progressed to the national Visit England Awards for Excellence 2025, have brought the Bronze award back to the county.  Ian O’Reilly and Emma Robbinson, owners of Gazegill Organics – the business behind Eight at Gazegill, were […]

Following a successful pilot event last year, Capital of Dance will return as an annual fixture in Blackpool’s event calendar from the 1st-31st July. The festival was borne out of Blackpool’s unrivalled heritage in dance that dates back to the late 1890’s, when hundreds of people travelled to the resort to dance on the pier. […]

Blackpool’s most famous landmark, the Blackpool Tower, will be managed by the council’s wholly-owned tourism company, Blackpool Tourism Limited. In a ground-breaking move the company is today announcing that it will take over the operation of Blackpool Tower (including Blackpool Tower Eye, Circus, Ballroom and Dungeons) and Madame Tussauds. Blackpool Operating Company Limited, which operates […]

An award-winning Lancashire spa hotel has retained its 5 Bubble Rating from the Good Spa Guide for an impressive 13th year in a row. The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village has once again been honoured with the prestigious recognition following an anonymous visit from a ‘Spa Spy’ representing the Good Spa Guide. The Good […]

Samlesbury Hall – A Journey Through Time’ by Jason Karl to Launch with Event on 27th June 2025 As Samlesbury Hall celebrates its 700th anniversary in 2025, a major new book is set to reveal the full, dramatic sweep of its remarkable story. Written by author, television presenter and Samlesbury Hall Trustee Jason Karl, Samlesbury Hall […]

The Evaluation Report for Baylight 25 has revealed that not only did 19,286 visitors to the festival in February have a whale of a time, they also delivered a whale of economic value to the Morecambe economy. The independent Evaluation Report from Red Research has revealed that daily visitor numbers were 22% higher than in […]

The three-day Lancashire Science Festival welcomed around 10,000 visitors to the University of Central Lancashire Thousands of people have flocked to Preston to enjoy the award-winning Lancashire Science Festival. The University of Central Lancashire’s* free festival saw around 10,000 visitors enjoy a wide variety of hands-on activities and shows which demonstrated the fun and real-world […]

Get your forks ready and your taste buds primed – the Yummy Brummie is coming to town! That is right, Michelin Star chef Glynn Purnell will be live and cooking at the Accrington Food & Drink Festival on Saturday 7th June, and he is not coming empty-handed. With a menu that is part fine-dining, part […]

The Future Was Always There – From Sea Snails to Star Wars This Autumn, British Textile Biennial (BTB) explores invention and innovation in textile production; through indigenous knowledge to space-age technology, from the earliest form of shelter, the tent, to space suits, and from plant-based dyes to the first polymers. With artists and designers, BTB25 […]

Recognition for Cuckoo Supernova and Cuckoo Solace Gins in Prestigious GlobalCompetition Brindle Distillery is proud to announce that not one, but two of our Cuckoo Gins have been named Winners at The Gin Guide Awards 2025, the world’s largest dedicated gin competition. Out of hundreds of entries from 32 countries, Cuckoo Supernova Gin has once […]

This year marks the 38th year of the international Blue Flag award, which celebrates the best beaches across England. Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has announced the winners of the prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Awards for summer 2025 and among them are ten beaches in Lancashire. Keep Britain Tidy’s Chief Executive, Allison Ogden-Newton OBE […]