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A Lancashire-born artist whose passion for painting began in the Sixties is staging a summer exhibition at The Dukes gallery. John Baldwin learned his craft at Leeds Arts School whose alumni include Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Damien Hirst. He was drawn into the music scene there and ran a psychedelic nightclub where the likes of […]

The Dalmeny in St Annes, Lancashire, has unveiled its £2.5million refurbishment programme as it aims to develop a ‘one stop’ resort hotel for guests ahead of its 70th anniversary next year.   Over the next 12 months, 80 of the family hotel’s 125 bedrooms will be given a facelift while a new function suite and […]

People can help to choose the design for the development of Preston's iconic bus station and a new Youth Zone. Lancashire County Council is hosting a special exhibition at the bus station on Thursday 16 July and Friday 17 July. It takes place at stands three and four, from 8am to 12 noon and from […]

Thousands of people from across Chorley and beyond had a fun-filled afternoon in Astley Park on Sunday (5 July) as Chorley Council hosted its annual picnic in the park. From lunch time Astley Park was full of laughter, singing and dancing as families enjoyed bands, singers and special appearances from the cast of CBeebies favourite […]

Visitors to an ancient manor house and country estate near Preston are to benefit from excellence in customer service after staff recently undertook world class training. Staff from Hoghton Tower participated in the respected Welcome to Excellence training programme to bring them up to date with the latest customer service techniques and best practice. Management, […]

Time is running out for east Lancashire shoppers to have their say on their favourite Mall Blackburn store by voting in this year’s prestigious Retailer Awards.   Now in its 10th year, The Mall Blackburn’s Retailer Awards celebrate the achievements of the shopping centre’s 100 plus retailers and recognise the hard work and dedication of […]

British Cycling, along with a partnership of organisations across the county, has scheduled an exciting summer programme of cycling in Lancashire.  Part of a national campaign to get more people cycling for fun and fitness, Sky Ride Local offers a fantastic range of free guided bike rides in Lancashire taking place throughout the summer months. […]

Chilean flamingos at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre are getting some unusual help to encourage them to breed during this hot weather – soil sandcastles! Martin Mere’s fickle flock of 60 Chilean flamingos have only bred twice in the last 10 years. Staff at Martin Mere noticed the birds getting flirty during the hot weather […]

You may have noticed something different about the Flag Market recently. As the weather slowly began to start showing its good side over Preston, new benches appeared. While a bench may not be something you ordinarily get excited about, these particular benches, with their distinctive blue wheels, may have captured your attention. These benches, known […]

The Cats have arrived in Blackpool ahead of their eight week run at the Winter Gardens Opera House. The full cast arrived in the resort this week complete with 15 articulated HGV’s making it one of the biggest sets to ever go into the Blackpool Opera House. The hit show will run for a strictly […]

A tiny lion cub is all set to make his debut at Blackpool Zoo. One of the zoo’s two lionesses, Rachel, gave birth in the early hours of Sunday 31st May and the little boy has been named Kahri, which means like a king in Africa. Father, Wallace, and aunty, Gillian, complete the pride and, […]

Craft Bakers’ Week, the national campaign helping to raise the profile of craft baking in the UK, has launched the ‘Most Loved Bakery Awards’ as part of its 2015 activity. By signing up to take part in Craft Bakers’ Week, bakeries will be automatically entered into the competition, which enables their customers to vote for […]