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An exhibition celebrating 50 years of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty will be on display in Clitheroe this month. Clitheroe Castle Museum will host the exhibition from Saturday 28 May until Sunday 17 July. The display features items from the Bowland Scrapbook, a publication specially commissioned for the anniversary in 2014 […]

Celebrity chef Richard Fox's cookery demo at Accrington Food Festival promises to put a spicy twist on a North West classic. Richard will serve up his imaginative Caribbean jerk chicken and coconut rice in spiced Yorkshire puddings at his live cookery demo in the outdoor kitchen on Broadway on Saturday 4 June. Visitors to the […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is the place to be for thrilling rides and fantastic family fun and now your trip could be even better as the park has teamed up with icelolly.com to give all visitors the chance to win a cool Fiat 500 car or one of two amazing holidays.   One lucky visitor will […]

Crafty Vintage Fairs are delighted to be joining the Accrington Food and Drink Festival on the 4th June in Accrington town centre. The stunning and recently refurbished ballroom in Accrington Town Hall will be full to the rafters with over 30 stalls of classic vintage, retro wares, collectibles, and handmade wares from some of the […]

Lytham Festival is becoming a force to be reckoned with on the national festival scene attracting a host of acts from the summer circuit to join huge global names on the main stage. The Festival which runs 1-7 August has grown rapidly since its birth in 2009 and now boasts six stages, offering festival-goers the […]

Plans have been officially submitted for a major new road – the Preston Western Distributor – linking Preston and southern Fylde to the M55 motorway. The application by Lancashire County Council also includes two new roads connecting to new and existing housing areas of North West Preston and Cottam. These new roads will help to […]

Glen Duckett, licensee of the Eagle & Child in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, has been named as one of the six finalists in this year’s Licensee of the Year Awards, held by The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), the leading professional body for the UK’s licensees. The Eagle & Child was founded only five years ago with […]

GARDENING enthusiasts keen to see some of the country’s top floral exhibitors can now get their tickets for Chorley Flower Show with tickets going on sale today. Thousands of people enjoyed dazzling displays and a host of horticultural entertainment at the first ever show last year, which was nominated as a finalist in the Lancashire […]

 An innovative new pilot scheme has been launched for people who want to be part of the exciting programme of events organized by the Blackburn BID starting next month with Countryside Comes to Town on Saturday 25th June. Volunteers are being recruited to become Blackburn Hosts as part of a partnership with Community CVS. They […]

The Hobbit will be taking a dramatic and epic journey across Lancaster parkland this summer. Tolkien’s fantastical adventure, which celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2017, will be performed outdoors in the UK’s biggest walkabout theatre season from July 5-August 13. The scene will be set for a rare theatrical experience presented by the awardwinning Dukes […]

Blackpool beach has been labelled amongst some of the best in the world after being awarded its first ever Blue Flag. The stretch of beach at Blackpool South has this morning been named in the list of Blue Flag beaches for 2016, putting it on a par with world renowned sites across the globe, including […]

A revised design has been announced for the new Preston Youth Zone and improvements to Preston Bus Station. Taking into account the aspirations of Historic England and The 20th Century Society, the youth zone will now ensure a clearer view of the Grade II-listed building, with a revised shape and separation from the bus station […]