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Research academics at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) are celebrating today having received a prestigious grant worth $80,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. UCLan’s Research in Childbirth and Health group (ReaCH) led by Soo Downe, Professor of Midwifery Studies, was one of only five teams worldwide be awarded the funding under one […]

A University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) academic has been appointed the youngest opposition life peer in the House of Lords. The announcement confirming the new honour for Wajid Khan, a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the MA in Community Leadership Programme, was made by the Prime Minister’s Office recently. The 41-year-old, who is also […]

Digital marketing agency Soap Media has started 2021 on a high with three highly regarded industry accolades. The Preston based firm, which also has an office in Manchester, has secured two global Clutch awards and a nomination in the Drum’s Top 100 Independent Agencies. A nomination in the Drum Top 100 is particularly impressive for Soap. […]

A Brindle grandmother has brought smiles to the faces of sick children this Christmas… by making festive scrubs for every member of staff at her local children’s hospice. Kind-hearted Pat Fleming ran up more than 60 scrubs in a range of festive fabrics to ensure that children spending the Christmas period in the hospice could […]

A North Lancashire hotel is to hold a re-run of Christmas Day in the spring of 2021 to allow families and friends who have missed out this year due to the pandemic to get together and celebrate. Morecambe’s art-deco Midland Hotel is planning a Christmas lunch experience with all the trimmings, and has set the provisional […]

Peer Networks are set to drive SME growth in Lancashire as small and medium sized business owners work together to navigate their challenges and adapt to the ‘new normal’. Throughout Lancashire, business owners are coming together in small groups to learn from and support each other as they work together on important challenges and opportunities, […]

For the past 17 years More Music has organised the Winter Lantern Festival with its lantern parade through the streets of the West End of Morecambe. It has been a magical and memorable start to the festive season for residents and school children, a true community celebration.  This year in its place, More Music has […]

VEKA plc, the UK’s leading uPVC window supplier based in the heart of Burnley, has donated £3200 to local foodbanks helping provide meals for children throughout the Christmas holidays. Khaleel Mahmood, Head of Commercial Support at VEKA led the initiative having been part of the NCM Foodbank since 2019. Khaleel’s involvement in supporting and helping […]

Blackpool is bouncing back with a new destination guide for 2021 showcasing the myriad of attractions that draw millions of families to the UK’s most popular seaside resort. After the ups and downs of 2020, which saw much of its tourism season disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic, the resort has produced a free 92-page guide featuring […]

Local, leading textile supplier, Vision Support Services, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, has donated 2000 face masks to The Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity. This independent charity supports over 45 frontline organisations across Greater Manchester, all of whom are supporting people either experiencing, or at risk of homelessness. Vision came across the charity’s Covid-19 Appeal asking businesses […]

When Anne Selby arrived at The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside, it was based in a ramshackle shed in Cuerden Valley Park Over the past 29 years Anne has presided over the creation of a chairty that stretches across the whole North West region and includes 37 nature reserves. Millions of people will […]

Its forecast published today shows a gradual increase in the value of inbound tourism during January to March 2021 with a step-change heading into Easter and the spring, if national restrictions are eased as expected, particularly from short-haul European markets. Overall, VisitBritain is forecasting 16.9 million inbound visits in 2021. While this is an increase […]