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Following the recent success of this year’s Caravan & Motorhome Show at EventCity, brand new lodge manufacturer Beverley Park Homes has partnered with award-winning holiday park group Pure Leisure. With 11 reputable parks spanning picturesque locations across the UK, Pure Leisure Group is proud to add two new exclusive lodges to its idyllic portfolio of […]

Blackpool Zoo’s tiniest troop member has taken his first tentative steps at almost five months old. Makari, who is a baby Western Lowland gorilla, can now be seen sitting up and moving around under the watchful eye of his mum Miliki and his big brother Moanda is keen to get to know his sibling! The […]

As a teenager Laura Johnson loved nothing more than rummaging around jumble sales, charity shops and second-hand stores. So when, a few years later, she looked for places to sell her own vintage goods, she was surprised the options had dwindled. But this gap led to something great – the launch of Crafty Vintage. It was […]

**Issued on behalf of the Lord Lieutenant’s office** County Hall in Preston will host a prestigious Honours Ceremony on Friday 13 April. Three Recipients from Lancashire will receive a BEM (Medallist of the Order of the British Empire). The BEM rewards an achievement or contribution of a very ‘hands-on’ service to the community in a […]

BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson and antiques expert Eric Knowles are working with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to help the institution share the story of its inception in 1828. The duo, who are both Honorary Fellows of UCLan, appear in a short film written, directed and produced by staff and students to mark the […]

The Barton Grange Hotel near Preston is investing in the future of today’s young people with two new education and training initiatives that have taken place at the Hotel this month. Students studying the BA Honours course for both International Hospitality Management and International Tourism Management at UCLan were given a ‘behind the scenes’ look […]

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) today announced plans to significantly increase its provision in Burnley. The ambitious plans will see the number of University students in the town rise from under 400 to 2,000 by 2021 and 4,000 by 2025. Working in collaboration with its strategic partners Burnley Borough Council and East Lancashire Hospitals […]

Il Divo, the world’s first and most successful classical-crossover group, are the first headline act announced for Lytham Festival 2018. The international quartet will headline the event’s traditional Last Night of the Proms night on Sunday July 22 to close the week-long event. They will be joined on stage by special guest Olivier Award-winning West […]

Ruth Connor, Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire is to leave the organisation in February to take on the new role of Executive Director of Strategic Marketing for the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Ruth was appointed the very first Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire in 2012 and over the last five years has led the […]

A multi-million pound investment, that will see a West Lancashire town become a leader in specialist tissue manufacturing, is nearing completion – with production planned for early in the New Year. Leading global hygiene and health company, Essity, has invested £12 million in reopening the Tawd paper mill in Skelmersdale to meet growing demand for […]

Bilsborrow based Levity CropScience has been shortlisted for two awards in this year’s Northern Powerhouse Export Awards – in the categories of ‘Micro Exporter of the Year’ and ‘Most Entrepreneurial Exporter of the Year’. Taking place on 22 February 2018 at Leeds Town Hall, the Northern Powerhouse Export Awards brings together businesses from across the […]

The AA has been awarding Rosettes to restaurants since 1956, with the top award of five rosettes being introduced in 1991. The multi rosettes are awarded bi-annually in January and September, with success being determined by one or more visits by an AA inspector to an hotel or restaurant. Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms in […]