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The winners of the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2015 were revealed at its annual ceremony, held last night at the spectacular Sage Gateshead. Celebrating excellence across the tourism industry, 17 winners including Best Small Hotel, Tourism Pub of the Year, Best Visitor Attraction and Tourism Event of the Year were announced. Lancashire's Fabulous Five received […]

Preston Station will be treated to a splash of style next week as the city plays host to a major UK brand exhibition. Virgin Trains, which manages the station, is partnering with Best of Britannia to give station users a taste of the iconic and upcoming designs featuring in the show. Best of Britannia has […]

Lancashire’s young business people are celebrating after being named as finalists in the Young ‘Uns Awards 2015. Successful candidates were announced after a day of rigorous judging by sponsors, business leaders and independent experts at the Preston Marriott, whittling down each category to just four finalists for each award. Winners will be announced at a […]

X-Factor winner turned musical theatre star Joe McElderry says he can’t wait to come to Blackpool Opera House this autumn. Joe, who shot to fame after winning the ITV talent show in 2009, is to play the lead role of TOMMY in the UK Premiere staging of a new production of The Who’s classic Rock […]

Clitheroe Castle Museum will be hosting an archive film night as part of the Museums at Night series of events. On Saturday 16 May from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, film footage provided by the North West Film Archive of the Lancashire area will be shown. Rachel Jackson, Lancashire County Council's museum manager at Clitheroe Castle, said: […]

Lancashire County Council's libraries are helping people to discover their WW1 ancestors online. Staff from the county council's community heritage team will hold a number of ancestry surgeries across the county in May and June. The one-to-one sessions will show people how to use the internet to research their family history at the time of […]

War veterans from across Lancashire were guests of honour for a special VE Day commemoration event held at County Hall in Preston on Wednesday 6 May. This year marks 70 years since VE Day, which marks the end of the second world war in Europe. Guests attending the event at County Hall were greeted by […]

Some of the best established and emerging brands from UK design and manufacturing will be talking about their work during a special 'Conversation in Creativity' event. It takes place from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday 14 May at the Harris Museum & Art Gallery in Preston. The panel of experts will cover issues of sustainability, […]

Morecambe Bay will host a four-day bicycle extravaganza from 11-14 June for local people to celebrate the opening of a new long distance cycle route around the Bay, which has been developed by the charity Sustrans and Morecambe Bay Partnership. Everyone is welcome to join an inaugural cycle ride through the 100-mile Bay Cycle Way […]

Work is underway to make Burnley's Rose Grove railway station more comfortable, convenient, and secure for passengers before the direct Blackburn to Manchester via Burnley service begins on Sunday 17 May, 2015. The £160,000 revamp includes a new waiting shelter and seating, a screen showing 'real-time' train times, a ticket vending machine, and improved signs […]

One greater flamingo chick has hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this week (28 April). Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “This is the earliest a chick has hatched at the centre for at least ten years.  The younger more inexperienced flamingos nested early this year with the warmer weather but this is the only […]

The Town Green Brasserie in Aughton has officially opened its doors to customers, to the delight of many locals who have been eagerly anticipating its launch. The interior is inspired by the relaxed style of French eateries, the Town Green Brasserie now serves food from breakfast through to the evening, seven days a week, with […]