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Attention film makers – Shorts at the Seaside
The Regent Cinema is to host it’s first film festival ‘Shorts at the Seaside’ next May. The festival will be held on the 20th May and is open to students and all film makers. There will be 3 categories with the main theme of the festival being deckchair based short films. Festival organiser Carole Moran […]
New Producer Leads Dukes Diversity Drive
The Dukes has welcomed a new Associate Producer as part of a drive to increase diversity in regional theatres. Anna Nguyen is one of four Black Asian Minority Ethnic(BAME) producers chosen and supported by the Arts Council to work at professional venues across the country. Anna is British Vietnamese, born and raised in London where she […]
Ribby Hall Village retains 5 star for eighth year
It’s written in the stars for North West Holiday Village! Lancashire’s only 5 star Holiday Village retains its Visit England status for the eighth consecutive year! Ribby Hall Village has received the fantastic news that it continues to be Lancashire’s only 5 star holiday village following a review in May this year, making it one […]
Alfie Boe Announces Homecoming Concert
International singing star Alfie Boe is to return to his hometown for a special one-off concert. Homecoming will be the biggest concert the Lancashire town of Fleetwood has ever hosted and will take place at Fleetwood Town FC’s Highbury Stadium on Saturday June 2. Tickets to Homecoming go on sale at 9am Friday November 24 […]
Lancaster Chamber President’s Dinner is Mega
Guests attending Lancaster & District’s Chamber’s President Dinner experienced a social extravaganza of magical and musical entertainment not to be forgotten. Alistair Eagles, Chamber President hosted an evening at Lancaster House Hotel on the 20th October for 140 guests. President Eagles took a new approach to the president’s speech and not only delivered but wrote […]
It’s Grand to be in Lancashire #LancashireDay
We know it’s grand to be in Lancashire and over the next few weeks and on Lancashire Day itself, Monday 27 November, we’d like your help to spread the word by sharing what’s ‘grand’ about Lancashire history, culture and people, with the rest of the world. Whether you have a favourite ‘grand day out’, ‘grand […]
Funding to extend East lancashire business park
Lancashire County Council’s Cabinet has agreed £1.5m towards the delivery of infrastructure to extend the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate in Brierfield. Lomeshaye is the largest employment site in Pendle and one of the largest in East Lancashire. Phase one of the proposed extension would unlock 3.53 hectares of land, creating more than 500 full-time-equivalent sustainable jobs, […]
Preston Market Hall Nears Completion
Customers old and new can look forward to shopping in the new Preston Markets early next year. The stunning new Market Hall building is approaching completion and, following consultation with traders, will open on Monday 12 February. Prior to that the Outdoor and Second Hand Market will already be trading from the newly restored and […]
Buy a 2018 Blackpool Resort Pass now, at 2017 price
The Blackpool Resort Pass and Pass Plus offer fantastic ways to save money when visiting the UK’s favourite beach resort. With a brand new rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, a new super-heroes attraction at Madame Tussauds and a fabulous new elephant facility at Blackpool Zoo, the 2018 version of the passes promises even more thrills […]
Lancashire calls for Westminster support for advanced maufacturing
Lancashire County Council and the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership have written to the government to encourage further development of the aerospace and advanced manufacturing sector. The approach follows the recent announcement by BAE Systems that it will reduce staff numbers at its Lancashire operations. The recent letter to Prime Minister Theresa May MP from county council […]
Access to Finance helps 50th Lancashire SME
• Over £7m of funding generated for local firms across county • Bay Angel investor network formed to help support North Lancs scale-ups The Lancashire Access to Finance service, which provides fully-funded investment readiness support to SMEs and scale-ups, is celebrating helping its 50th Lancashire business after a new wave of secured funding was announced. Over £7m […]
The County’s Tourism Industry ‘Best in Class’ Revealed
The winners of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2017 were announced at a glittering event held last evening in the magnificent Blackpool Tower Ballroom; with Headline Sponsor University of Central Lancashire and Host Sponsor VisitBlackpool leading the way, in support of the only county-wide celebration of Lancashire tourism. The annual awards, organised by Marketing Lancashire, was attended by over 500 guests who […]