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Ribble Valley and Pendle received a £2.1m economic boost by hosting Stage Two of the Aviva Tour of Britain in September. Stage Two, which was brought to Ribble Valley and Pendle by Pendle Council and Ribble Valley Borough Council, began in Clitheroe and finished in Colne on September 7. Retailers, hotels and travel companies all […]

Today, Tuesday 1 December, the Board of Marketing Lancashire announced that Tony Attard OBE, founder and Group Chief Executive of Lancashire-based Panaz Limited, is the new Chair of Lancashire’s place marketing organisation, Marketing Lancashire.  Ruth Connor, Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire speaking about the new appointment said “Tony Attard has an exceptional track-record as a […]

Will Young is to headline the opening night of Lancashire’s spectacular Symphony at the Tower event. The singer-songwriter best known for hits including Leave Right Now, Evergreen, Jealousy and Light My Fire will perform at the Symphony event at Hoghton Tower on Friday July 1. The announcement Will is to open the musical extravaganza comes […]

Lancashire County Council's Cabinet today approved plans to save £65m over the next two years, as part of action to tackle a £262m funding gap faced by April 2020. The plans will result in the loss of the equivalent of an estimated 367 full-time jobs, in addition to the 1100 staff who have already left […]

The Chancellor has announced that the Government has approved a bid by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for an additional Enterprise Zone (EZ) site at the Hillhouse Business Park on the Wyre coast.   The LEP forecasts that the EZ could potentially double the number of local jobs to 3,500 within the next ten to […]

A Blackburn florist has revealed the county’s favourite flower ahead of this week’s Lancashire Day celebrations.   Stems, which is based in The Mall Blackburn has announced its best-selling bloom is Lancashire’s iconic red rose.   The typically romantic red rose doesn’t just entice flower enthusiasts on Valentine’s Day with sales of the stunning bud […]

Hoghton Tower is definitely the place to be this weekend as Crafty Vintage Fairs descend on one of the finest locations in Lancashire and roll out their ever popular Christmas Markets. Bringing to the area an eclectic mix of creative folk and like minded people who love all things crafty and all things vintage. A […]

A Blackpool Zoo keeper is set to continue her in-depth studies into the unique characteristics of sealions’ whiskers after being awarded funding to study for a doctorate. Alyx Milne, who works with Blackpool Zoo’s family of Californian sealions, will use her PhD to delve further into the function, evolution and control aspects of sealions’ whiskers. […]

A £5.6m programme offering Lancashire companies free workforce training has been hailed a success after helping more than 5,500 Lancashire workers gain new skills and qualifications. Lancashire Skills Support for the Workforce (LSS) launched in September 2014 and aimed to help Lancashire companies accelerate business growth by addressing skills gaps. It closed this autumn after […]

COUNCILLORS in Chorley gave their overwhelming support for a Lancashire Combined Authority, agreeing to join forces with other councils to gauge public opinion in the county. Chorley Council was the third authority in Lancashire to debate the proposals and gave unanimous backing to the idea, urging all the other councils to do the same. Members […]

Blackpool Winter Gardens today announces a further two best-selling shows for 2016. Family favourite THE SOUND OF MUSIC is heading to the Opera House in July for what promises to be a spectacular five-star production and just a few weeks earlier jukebox musical Save the Last Dance For Me will take audiences back to the […]

General manager Daniel Rich and his team at the independently owned Barton Grange Hotel in Preston are celebrating this month, as they beat off strong competition to secure both the title of ‘Best Large Hotel’ and the coveted Customer Service Award in the annual Lancashire Tourism Awards. The Hotel was short-listed for four awards this […]