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Blackburn born Great British Sewing Bee finalist, Deborah Simms will be joining the line up at Blackburn Heritage Festival this weekend when she joins the popular designer, Patrick Grant at Blackburn Library this Saturday.   The former pupil of St Bede's school will be at the presentation in the Hornby Lecture Theatre at 11.30 and […]

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 […]

Costumed guides will lead visitors through the story of Blackburn’s hidden past on vintage buses taking visitors on a tour of the town’s oldest park areas as part of the Blackburn Heritage Festival. The guides will point out the heritage of the town in the historic buildings and at sites along the way. An outer […]

Renowned Lancashire events company, Crafty Vintage has announced that its next event, which will be held at Hoghton Tower on the 26th and 27th of September, will see a special appearance from characters from Alice in Wonderland, to mark the book’s 150th anniversary. The popular event will feature an array of family attractions, such as […]

An award-winning Lancashire food business is preparing for its most prestigious catch to date, as it brings the coast to life in a series of seafood themed events. The Seafood Pub Company, who has seven venues across Lancashire, are holding Seafood Week from 21st September to the 27th September;  inviting guests to take part in a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]