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Last night saw the launch event of Preston’s brand-new interactive Mobile Event Tent (The MET), as part of Preston’s ‘Pop-Up’ projects, financed from £1 million of initial funding the city secured from the government’s Towns Fund for a series of regeneration projects in the Harris Quarter. The MET is situated at the former Indoor Market site […]

The Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library is among 66 cultural organisations across the country to benefit from a share of over £22.7 million from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme. The Harris in Preston has received a grant of £585,000 from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme. The Grade 1 listed Harris opened in 1893 and quickly […]

The finalists of the Burnley Business Awards 2022 have been revealed, after a tough round of shortlisting for the judges. After a three-year break, businesses in the borough entered in their droves, with the small business categories alone taking around half of the entries. Judges from the category sponsors and independent third parties met at […]

Blackpool Airport welcomes a new Managing Director to the team who will lead the airport into a new and exciting chapter in its history. Steve Peters joins the team from a previous role as Commercial Director-Asia Pacific and Board member for an aviation MRO company at their UK head office. Originally from New Zealand, Steve […]

Are you passionate about theatre, arts, education and heritage? Could you offer your skills and experience to support Blackpool’s beautiful Grand Theatre? The Grand is now seeking new Board Members and you could be just the ticket! The Grand Theatre is a registered charity run by two voluntary boards: the Trust, which owns the Grade […]

he ROSE Awards recognise the accommodation providers across England who provide visitors with the warmest of welcomes. They celebrate the establishments, irrespective of their star rating, style or type of accommodation, where the owners, management and employees provide outstanding experiences for their customers. The awards are now in their sixth year after being paused in […]

Two University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) staff have paddled their way into a national sports team and will represent their country at a European tournament. Ian Carrie and Tony Dickson have been selected to represent Great Britain in the Senior A category (over 40s) for the European Dragon Boat championships. The duo, who are both […]

The first wildflower seeds have been sown as part of an Eden Project, PlayStation and Lancaster City Council collaboration in Morecambe Bay to celebrate the launch of Horizon Forbidden West. Sunny Slopes in Heysham was sown on Saturday by staff from the Eden Project’s National Wildflower Centre and Lancaster City Council alongside members of the […]

A 100-strong team of homegrown creative talent is today eagerly awaiting the launch of the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) new cinema advert. The inspiring and uplifting 30 second video is the latest production of the We See YOU creative, developed for the University’s 2023 student recruitment campaign in collaboration with purpose-driven marketing agency Eleven Marketing & […]

adidas Spezial and Liam Gallagher has staged an incredible one-off concert at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall revealing a much-anticipated new trainer collaboration. Super fans applied in their tens of thousands to attend the surprise, intimate gig – which announced the trainer partnership with the adidas Spezial range while raising vital funds for local homeless charity […]

VisitEngland has today announced the finalists who will go forward to compete for the tourism industry’s annual national Awards for Excellence. Applications to the nationally recognised awards were put forward for judging from businesses across England including hotels, self-catering accommodation providers, B&Bs, glamping operators, visitor attractions, restaurants, pubs and museums. The 45 finalists, announced following a […]

A new joint venture company for regeneration projects in Pendle has been given the go ahead for at least the next ten years. Councillors at the March Policy and Resources meeting agreed to Pendle Borough Council joining forces with the Brookhouse Group to form PenBrook Developments Ltd. Rose Rouse, Chief Executive of the Council, said: […]