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VisitBlackpool announces that the North West Labour Party (NWLP) will be returning to the resort for its annual conference from the 5th -6th November 2016. This is the sixth year the NWLP has headed to Blackpool and up to seven hundred delegates and visitors are expected to attend the two-day event.  Key note speakers include […]

17 Nights – 23 Chefs –16 Michelin Stars Recognised as one of Europe's premier gastronomic events, Obsession is celebrating its 17th year with 23 outstanding guest chefs with 16 Michelin stars between them. Travelling from across the world to luxury, Lancashire-based hotel, Northcote, these chefs will cook their unique Obsession Menus during the 17 night […]

The Bay Gateway has opened to traffic this afternoon (Monday 31 October 2016), linking the Heysham peninsula to the M6 at junction 34. This £140m project is the biggest new road to be built in Lancashire for decades, and is expected to boost economic growth by providing better access to the peninsula. Funded by £29m […]

UCLan joins elite group of Northern companies   The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has been announced as a Northern Powerhouse partner, underlining its commitment to supporting economic growth in the north.   The organisations taking part in the Northern Powerhouse partnership programme join a network of leaders who strongly believe in the potential to […]

Blackpool boasts seven miles of golden sands with award-winning theme parks and attractions – and now a new study has praised it for having the second best shoreline in the world. It was pipped to the top spot by Dubai, while the Gulf of Mexico sailed in at third place. The locations were rated based […]

Blackpool boasts seven miles of golden sands with award-winning theme parks and attractions – and now a new study has praised it for having the second best shoreline in the world. It was pipped to the top spot by Dubai, while the Gulf of Mexico sailed in at third place. The locations were rated based […]

Just weeks after winning a UK Theatre Award for its summer outdoor production for children and young people, The Dukes is turning its attention to Christmas. Since 2012, The Dukes has been staging its festive show in The Round, bringing the audience as close as they can get to the charm and delight of familiar […]

Blackpool Winter Gardens will welcome the UK’s first ever tour of multi-award winning musical La Cage Aux Folles next year. The much-loved musical will star JOHN PARTRIDGE as ‘Albin’ and ADRIAN ZMED as ‘Georges’, when it runs at Blackpool Opera House from Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 February. Tickets priced from £17 are on sale […]

When: Friday 18 November between 12 – 3pm Where: Ham and Jam café, 50 Lancaster Road, Preston PR1 1DD Free In Certain Places invite you to join us at Ham and Jam for an informal afternoon of tea, cake, artwork and conversations about The Expanded City project, as well as a chance to collect a […]

The international architect behind the redevelopment of Preston's Grade II-listed bus station will lead a Conversations in Creativity event about architecture. Architect John Puttick joins Gareth Gardner, a London-based photographer and journalist for Blueprint, the magazine which covers architecture, design and art. The event takes place on Wednesday 2 November from 6pm to 8pm, at […]

A new short film spotlighting Lancashire’s little known Brontë connections has been released. Called In Brontë Footsteps, it features multi-million bestselling American historical novelist Tracy Chevalier. Tracy visited Pendle this autumn for the first time, to find out about the area’s Brontë associations. She is most famous as the author of Girl with a Pearl […]

Chorley is bucking the trend when it comes to the number of empty shops in the town centre. Figures revealed this week show that the town centre vacancy rates in Chorley are below the national average proving that new shops and businesses are continuing to set up in the town centre. Councillor Alistair Bradley, who […]