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Repairs to “College House”, an historic and important listed building in Winckley Square, Preston are now underway thanks to enforcement action brought by Preston City Council Serving the “Urgent Works Notice” on the owners of this Grade II listed building will at least ensure the building is water tight and secure – although the Council […]

Blackburn has today been named as one of the country’s best high streets by being shortlisted in the third annual Great British High Street competition.   Blackburn’s high street has been named as one of the top 3 in the ‘Town Centre of the Year’ category.   To be in with a chance of being […]

Staff and the family owners of a Lancaster holiday park are celebrating after hearing that they have been short-listed for a major "green tourism" accolade.  Moss Wood in the village of Cockerham has made it into the finals of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2016 as one of the county's most environmentally-friendly businesses. Now they must […]

The first UK festival bringing together manufacturing, art and design to be held in the heartland of British industry, developing celebratory acts of creativity and uniting makers of diverse disciplines.   The first National Festival of Making takes place on Sat 6 and Sun 7 May 2017 in Blackburn Lancashire, where 25% of the population […]

Work has been completed on a new junction that will open up commercial development opportunities on the Lancashire Enterprise Zone site in Samlesbury. A new traffic light-controlled junction has been created off the A677 Preston New Road, a short distance from Samlesbury Hall. The work was carried out by Lancashire County Council's highways team. Construction […]

Lancashire has revealed details of its first ever presence at the UK’s biggest and most influential property investment conference, MIPIM UK, which opens at London’s Olympia on October 19th.   The county-wide consortium, led by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) with partners including Lancashire County Council, the Eric Wright Group, Carillion PLC, Marketing Lancashire and […]

  The latest figures show growth in visitor numbers and spend for the 7th year running. SUMMARY   Overall, visitor numbers are up 1.7% YOY to 64.38 million Of these, 56.30 million are day visitors (up 2%) and 8.08 million are staying visitors (up 0.1%) Staying visitors generated 24.985 million visitor nights. The average length of […]

This autumn sees the worldwide release of Hollywood film Director Tim Burton’s latest epic – Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children. To coincide with the film’s national release on 30 September VisitBlackpool launched Miss Peregrine’s Blackpool Trail, a peculiar competition with a prize to win a fantastic three-night stay and Blackpool experience for a family […]

The nation’s first statue celebrating the comedy genius of Morecambe and Wise has been unveiled at Blackpool’s world famous Winter Gardens . The stunning 8ft tall bronzed statue – created by renowned sculptor Graham Ibbeson – was unveiled by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise’s families at the Winter Gardens this morning in front of hundreds […]

Although doctors and nurses are becoming more aware of patients experiencing domestic violence, the needs of children are often ignored, according to new research published today that reveals a lack of training about how to identify and support children exposed to domestic violence. Experts from the universities of Bristol and Central Lancashire say better training, […]

Ghastly screams and fright night thrills await you at Blackpool Pleasure Beach this Halloween!   Get ready for the fright of your life as Blackpool Pleasure Beach turns blood red from Saturday 22nd October to Monday 31st October as creatures of the night make the 42-acre attraction their home.  On Saturday 29th October, Vampire Beach, […]

The World Bread Awards 2016, sponsored by Tiptree and Brook Foods took place in mid September at Cathedral Hall in Westminster, London. Over 600 bread products were presented for judging by 90 judges. On October 12th, Artisan Foodworks were awarded a Silver Award for their Pain de Campagne, which is a traditional sourdough recipe and […]