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MOD Revival band Secret Affair will headline the all new St. George's Day Festival to be held at Preston Guild Hall on Thursday 23rd April The venue is keen to commemorate this date and celebrate in the same way that we do for St. Patricks Day etc. The line-up will also include MOD favourites The […]

The Dukes welcomed the Secretary of State for Culture on Monday to celebrate the theatre’s recent successes. Sajid Javid was accompanied by Lancaster MP, Eric Ollerenshaw on his visit to Lancashire’s only professional producing theatre. They were given a behind the scenes tour of the award-winning theatre as it prepared for a week-long run of […]

Award winning chefs from the Seafood Pub Company popped back to College when they ran service for a week at Nelson and Colne College’s Farringtons restaurant. It is the second year running that Executive Chef Antony Shirley and teams from the Seafood Pub Company’s six Lancashire sites have worked with students from the College’s School […]

Blackpool Opera House has added another show to its 2015 season with the announcement that Tommy Steele is to take to the stage to narrate The Glenn Miller Story. In this brand new production, Steele will tell the extraordinary story of the world’s most famous big band leader accompanied by a live 16-piece orchestra and […]

Work is near completion at Sunset Park getting ready for an Easter launch of 5 luxury lodges available holiday rentals.  For the last several years Sunset has won numerous awards for quality including twice national Silver Awards for England’s ‘Best Holiday Park’.  The park has been all privately owned holiday homes with a great sense […]

PLAY areas across the Chorley borough are being dramatically improved to give local children better recreational facilities. As part of a five year plan, Chorley Council has set about improving the play equipment in a number of parks and recreation grounds while also building completely new facilities including the much anticipated destination play area in […]

CHORLEY’S word festival is back by popular demand and promises to be bigger and better than ever with even more storytellers, authors and venues taking part. What’s Your Story Chorley? is a day of family fun and entertainment celebrating the wonderful world of words and will be held in a variety of venues across the […]

The Seafood Pub Company has been awarded a prestigious national title at one of the hospitality industry’s biggest annual events. Managing director Joycelyn Neve and executive chef Antony Shirley were amongst more than 1,300 leading figures from the pub industry at the Grosvenor Hotel to discover the winners of The Publican Awards’ 19 categories. The […]

A group of GIANT ducks will be landing at WWT Marin Mere Wetland Centre this Easter, and we need your children to help us find them all! The GIANT rubber duck hunt will take place at WWT Martin Mere this Easter from the 28th March to the 19th April, promising prizes and lots of family […]

Amanda Jane Parker JP has been chosen as Lancashire's next High Sheriff by HM the Queen. Having been announced as the High Sheriff Elect, Amanda will be officially sworn-in to office at a special ceremony at County Hall, Preston on Friday 10 April. A former Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil, Amanda plays an active part […]

With less than 1000 Whooper swans counted at the last dawn count at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, the next week is the last opportunity to come along and see these amazing birds on the mere before they migrate back to Iceland for the summer. The swans fly away from Martin Mere to spend the […]

Pendle has launched its new visitors’ guide in English Tourism Week with the announcement that the stunningly beautiful corner of Lancashire will host stage two of the Tour of Britain cycle race in 2015. “Pendle will be the toughest part of the eight stage race which attracts the top cycling teams from around the world,” […]