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The People’s Canopy, the festival canopy on bicycle wheels arrives in Preston on Tuesday 22 September 12:00 – 13:00, to launch the inaugural Lancashire Encounter. Pedalled into the city by up to 40 volunteer cyclists from the University of Central Lancashire it will take its central place for the festival on Preston’s Flag Market. In […]

Lancashire County Council's libraries are telling the story of the role of auxiliary military hospitals across Lancashire during World War One. Staff from the county council's community heritage team will hold a couple of interesting talks in October about the hospitals' vital role in helping to cope with the numbers of casualties coming back from […]

Local people and visitors thronged the towns and villages of Pendle for the Tour of Britain Stage 2 yesterday, with well over 30,000 people cheering Petr Vakoc’s heroic finish in Colne. And an estimated 4,000 were at the Nick O’ Pendle King of the Mountain. They were close to Pendle sculptor Philippe Handford’s stunning giant […]

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Village for a customer focused Supervisor, passionate about working with a team to deliver a great customer experience in our Guest Services department. Interested in: An energetic and approachable Supervisor keen to work closely with the existing Supervisors and Office Manager to ensure the smooth running of the […]

Award-winning Lancashire hotel and spa, Stanley House, has been recognised for excellence after achieving an overall score of 91 per cent and a four star rating in its latest VisitEngland review. VisitEngland’s Quality Assessment scheme, which establishes quality in tourism, has also presented the Mellor hotel’s Mr Fred’s bar and lounge with a gold award […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is delighted to announce the acts performing at Ministry of Sound presents Titanium, which takes place on Saturday October 10th.  The event will feature Tough Love and Shift K3Y with Charlie Tee and Ministry of Sound DJ Dom Townsend. Tough Love have rapidly risen through the ranks of the house scene over […]

Blackpool’s Illuminations season is under way after a star-studded weekend of entertainment featuring legendary Hollywood director, Tim Burton, and a host of musical and comedy talent. Burton, a self-confessed fan of Britain’s best-loved seaside resort, filmed his latest project “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” in the town earlier this year and, to say thank […]

Hollywood megastar, Tim Burton, has spoken of his excitement at switching on Blackpool Illuminations. The legendary film director has been a regular visitor in Blackpool in recent years choosing to shoot scenes for US band The Killers music video “Here with Me” and his latest film, “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” in the resort. […]

CHORLEY is gearing up for another spectacular Christmas this year with plans to bring back the giant festive Ferris wheel that dominated the Chorley skyline in 2012. Chorley Council is bringing back the 100 foot Ferris wheel in December as one of many Christmas attractions that will transform the town centre into a festive winter […]

Fashion designer, Patrick Grant, known to millions as a celebrity judge on the BBC Great British Sewing Bee programme, is to visit the Blackburn Heritage Festival to open a museum of sewing machines next week. The designer, author and businessman will visit the festival on Saturday 12 September when he will be officially opening the […]

Blackpool Zoo’s continuous support of a Peruvian conservation project has contributed to the discovery of a new species of titi monkey. Proyecto Mono Tocón, whose main aim is to protect and conserve the San Martin titi monkey and its natural habitat, discovered the new species in forests along Urubamba River in Central Peru, leading them […]

Some of Blackburn’s oldest, established family businesses will be showcasing their heritage as part of the Blackburn Heritage Festival, which takes place on Saturday, 12 and Sunday 13 of September.   Ainsworth’s Jewellers has organised a display of archives and exhibits from the family owned business as part of the national Heritage Open Days showcase […]