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The City of Preston has received another major boost with planning approval for a new game-changing cinema as part of the £50m Markets Quarter development. With 11 screens, including a large format experience screen and the very latest in cinema and entertainment technology, the new cinema will be a major draw for Preston, and Lancashire […]

“There’s just a few days to go to vote for funding for a new BMX pump track for Pendle,” said Peter Boast of Cycle Sport Pendle. The deadline for voting is Friday 18 November. Working with Pendle Council and other organisations, the bid is for funding of between £10,000 and £25,000 from the AVIVA Community […]

Students from across Lancashire are boosting their digital know-how, as part of a project to bridge the skills gaps in the sector. The Digital Advantage pilot has been developed by working with industry leaders from the private sector, to help students improve their digital skills and knowledge. It will help teachers and students to gain […]

A major development of the Cuerden strategic site at the start of the M65 could create thousands of new jobs and bring furniture giant IKEA to Lancashire. The development could also attract other well-known national retailers, major employers, restaurants, offices and housing, along with cycling and walking routes and new green spaces, subject to planning […]

‘Let’s show the world what it means to be Lancastrian’ is the call from Marketing Lancashire as today they launch a social media campaign to help raise awareness of Lancashire Day which takes place each year on 27th November*. Social media users are asked to illustrate their love of Lancashire landscape, food and culture with […]

On Thursday 10 November, Blackburn Cathedral, the Cathedral of Lancashire was a stunning venue for Marketing Lancashire’s annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, supported by host sponsors Blackburn with Darwen Council and headline sponsor University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Bill Turnbull was guest presenter, entertaining the audience and guiding the event masterfully through […]

Leading figures from Lancashire’s business community have joined Lancashire’s new look Business Growth Hub to launch a campaign to grow the county’s economy by £50m by 2018. The #GrowingLancashire campaign has been launched by Boost; Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub following the news earlier this year that the Hub has been awarded £7.8m to provide a […]

Marketing Lancashire has been announced as a Northern Powerhouse partner, demonstrating its commitment to supporting economic growth in the north. The agreement will be signed at an event to launch the new Lancashire Narrative, on Wednesday 9th November at Burnley Football Club, hosted by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership and organised by Marketing Lancashire, in the […]

The Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, The Lord Shuttleworth KG KCVO, is delighted to announce the appointment of five new Deputy Lieutenants, with effect from Friday 4 November 2016.  They will join the existing team of Deputies who help and support the Lord-Lieutenant in his duties as Her Majesty The Queen’s representative in the county of Lancashire. […]

Councils in Lancashire are celebrating after being awarded £260,000 of funding just weeks after setting up a shadow Combined Authority for the county. The money will go towards creating better homes for residents while opening up new areas for employment sites, potentially creating hundreds of new jobs. The money has been granted through the Government’s One […]

The latest stage of work has started to transform the centre of Bamber Bridge. This involves a major upgrade to Station Road to make it a more welcoming pedestrian-friendly area, with wider footpaths, improved crossings and more on-street parking. Specially-designed bus stops and benches will fit in with the historical theme of the scheme. This […]

UK audiences are set to be wowed by song as international choir The 100 Voices of Gospel announces it will add three UK dates to its World Tour in 2017. The internationally-renowned gospel choir will play dates in London, Newcastle and Blackburn in April. They came to prominence to UK audiences as finalists in Britain’s […]