News Centre

Lytham is gearing up for its popular annual 1940s Wartime Weekend which attracts over 40,000 to the town. Taking place on August 19th and 20th on Lytham Green, the town will welcome military charities, associations, re-enactment groups, static Spitfires, a day long entertainment programme and much more. This free event has become firmly established on […]

Give your taste-buds a treat this Bank Holiday weekend and take them on a round-the-world tour – in Leyland. The town’s third annual culinary offering – Taste of Leyland – will embrace everything from Japanese and Cantonese cuisine through to dishes from India and Mexico as well as a mobile pizza kitchen, making its first […]

-as new Garden House bedrooms and ‘wedding’ garden renovations are completed Lancashire’s Barton Grange Hotel has certainly not rested on its success in the last few years. Having invested £670 000 in the last three years into upgrading its bedrooms, corridors and main events space – the Barton Suite, the Hotel has announced this week […]

Clitheroe Food Festival revellers carried on the party at the town’s newest venue and home of Bowland Brewery, Holmes Mill. The festival, on Saturday August 12, was a great success attracting thousands of people to the town and bringing locals out to enjoy a celebration of Ribble Valley food and drink. The Bowland Brewery served […]

ORGANISERS of a highly popular two-day live music and entertainment event in Chorley are encouraging local performers and talented individuals who would be willing to take part to come forward. Chorley Council is once again teaming up with the Creative Network to stage Chorley Live, the hit festival that attracted around 9,000 people to the […]

Bowland Brewery is celebrating after scooping Bronze awards for its Buster and Deer Stalker ales in the International Beer Challenge. The prestigious awards aim to reward and promote excellent beers from around the world providing brewers with a platform to showcase their beers. Competition among more than 700 entrants from 30 different countries was keen […]

More than 100,000 visitors turned out to watch the two-day Blackpool Air Show – making it one of the most successful on record. An action-packed programme featuring the likes of the RAF Typhoon, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Breitling Wingwalkers and the world-famous Red Arrows attracted visitors from all over the country. It was […]

West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper spent an afternoon among the birds and the bees before signing a Pledge for The Environment. Ms Cooper met some of her constituents and Lancashire Wildlife Trust officers and volunteers at the Haskayne Cutting nature reserve. She signed the pledge which calls on the Government to ensure the UK’s departure […]

Debut Lancashire Business Day will celebrate county’s commercial excellence Businesses across the county are being invited to celebrate the first Lancashire Business Day this November. The new date in the county’s commercial calendar will celebrate the red rose county’s graft, skill, determination and success. The event has been devised by Lancashire Business View (LBV) magazine […]

Blackpool Zoo has welcomed its first ever Giant Anteater pup as the summer holidays get into full swing. Proud parents Andina and Eskil, who are both six years old, had their first baby at the end of July and the youngster can now be seen hitching a ride on its mother’s back! Although the species […]

The Department for International Trade will be chairing a panel discussion and sharing tips and expertise on making the most of Lancashire’s export opportunities, at the county’s first ever Taste Lancashire 2017 food and drink conference, organised by Marketing Lancashire. Taste Lancashire 2017 will bring together food entrepreneurs, agricultural leaders, international trade experts and influencers from the hospitality industry […]

The award-winning Stanley House Hotel and Spa, Mellor, has unveiled the second part of its five-figure renovation project. The investment includes an extensive refurbishment of the multi-purpose function rooms, The Stables and The Lodge, while the hotel’s bridal suites and a further two Manor House bedrooms have undergone complete transformation, offering guests four elegant Manor […]