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The Health Club at Ribby Hall Village (previously known as ‘Sport & Leisure’) has just won two prestigious National Fitness Awards, beating off very strong competition.   Having previously won Health Club of the year in 2013, to win two new categories again this year is certainly no mean feat: 1.         Group Exercise Gym of […]

There’s a seasonal edition of The Dukes Journey Café to enjoy this December. The Bishop’s Wife(U) starring Cary Grant and David Niven was a big hit with audiences way back in 1947. It tells the story of a bishop trying to get a new cathedral built. He prays for guidance and an angel arrives, in […]

Sustainable food pioneer Simon Mellin has scooped three entrepreneurial titles celebrating his innovative approach to business. Within six days the 28-year-old represented the very best of British as he collected two awards for his retail and wholesale businesses at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and Young Entrepreneur at the Growing Business Awards. Judges at the […]

The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival has been voted the best in Europe for the second year running! Colne’s annual music event has been named the Best Blues Festival in the European Blues Awards 2014. The awards were started in 1981 by Dietrich Muller and Tall Boy Wilder. Now, they are not only the […]

CHORLEY’S Christmas activities got off to a cracking start at the weekend as families descended on the town to take part in the UK’s first Nutcracker trail and storytelling, ride the Chorley Christmas Express land train, meet Father Christmas at Astley Hall and enjoy lots of laughs at the pantomime performance of Dick Whittington. And […]

A very special penguin is inviting people to meet a whole host of frosty friends at a series of fabulously festive events at Blackpool Zoo this Christmas. Gandalf the Magellanic penguin is currently on a quest to find some new pals at the zoo and has been busy learning about animals that have adapted to […]

THE first part of a £430m project to make the Preston and South Ribble area one of the most important economic centres in the region is now complete. This landmark was reached today with the opening of an improved section of the A582 at its junction with Chain House Lane, Penwortham. Work on this junction, […]

The Mall Blackburn is calling for customers to get behind smaller and independent businesses in the town by shopping local and supporting Small Business Saturday.   Small Business Saturday takes place on 6th December and is a national campaign that was launched in the UK last year to support, inspire and promote small businesses.   […]

Rock legend Neil Diamond will bring his world tour to Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road Stadium in 2015. Event promoters Cuffe and Taylor today announced the legendary singer-songwriter is to play at Blackpool FC’s stadium on Thursday July 23. It is the only outdoor stadium gig in the entire tour and will see Blackpool hosting the final […]

Harris Museum and Art Gallery have won the Contemporary Art Society Award with artist Nathaniel Mellors!     Mellors is such a prestigious and fascinating artist, and I’m immensely proud to be working with him on this major commission. His unique imagination and approach to film making will enable him to draw on, and re-imagine the […]

Harris Museum and Art Gallery have won the Contemporary Art Society Award with artist Nathaniel Mellors!     Mellors is such a prestigious and fascinating artist, and I’m immensely proud to be working with him on this major commission. His unique imagination and approach to film making will enable him to draw on, and re-imagine the […]

UK Vintage Personality of the Year, Pendle’s own Kiki de Ville, will be the first to see behind the scenes at Nelson’s new arts and vintage shop! The Australian singing star, now living in Earby, was also picked for Team Will-I-Am on BBC The Voice UK. Kiki will be meeting the people behind the new […]