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Charlie the Panther Chameleon at SEA LIFE Blackpool will be as hard to spot as a leprechaun this St. Patricks Day. The SEA LIFE Blackpool team thought it would be nice to treat Charlie to some additional greenery to freshen up his display in readiness of the ever growing popularity of St Patricks Day, by […]

CHORLEY’s popular events publication ‘What’s Happening’ has hit the shelves this week with a brand new edition featuring more event listings than ever before. The March – July issue includes a preview of the Chorley Grand Prix, a sneaky peak behind the scenes of Astley Hall’s conservation work, details about the Chorley Flower Show, plus […]

Talented designer Jessica Browning will help people design and create their own tea towel at an evening workshop on Thursday 19 March at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum in Burnley. At the workshop, 'Print in't Mill', from 6pm to 8pm, visitors will learn how to create a design and print it on to a cotton […]

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has launched a 40th anniversary photography competition to showcase the best wildlife on display at the centre. Upload your best snap taken at the centre over the past year for your chance to win some fantastic camera equipment. The competition will be judged in two categories, one for adults and […]

An exhibition of contemporary art based on Lancashire folklore will be on display at Lancaster City Museum from Saturday 21 March. The 'King of Cats' is a touring exhibition, funded by Arts Council England. It features a variety of artwork by five talented artists. Heather Dowler, Lancashire County Council's manager at the city museum said: […]

The design and architectural competition for Preston Bus Station has already received interest from across the globe. So far there have been 8,000 unique visits to the bus station competition webpage, from 80 different countries as far afield as Azerbaijan and Venezuela. And 125 architecture practices from 16 different countries have already registered to take […]

Commercial IT services provider TPCS has streamlined processes and improved productivity after taking part in Boost Business Lancashire’s Growth Mentoring programme.   The Lancaster-based business has also reorganised the structure of its team, resulting in the recruitment of an IT specialist.   Founded in 1994 as a consultancy business, TPCS has developed its services to […]

It’s back, it’s free of charge and this year the Lancaster Food and Drink Festival takes place over THREE days. Over the May Day bank holiday weekend, Lancaster Leisure Park will be transformed into a foodie paradise celebrating all that is delicious in Lancashire and the North West. Starting at a new time of 3pm, […]

Thornton-based engineering firm Allan J Hargreaves has invested in up-skilling its workforce thanks to help from a £5.6m skills programme being delivered across the county. The firm, which repairs and maintains construction plant machinery and lifting equipment, has received help from Lancashire Skills Support for the Workforce (LSS) to enable 15 of its staff to […]

If you’ve been to Lancaster Leisure Park in recent weeks, you’ll have seen a few changes. It’s a period of much excitement at the park. After planning permission was granted recently, building work has now begun and Miller Homes are on site erecting some of the 71 houses planned for development over the next three […]

Preston City Council plan to refurbish the Fish Market (the smaller market canopy) as phase 1 of the market project. The Covered Market (the larger 1875 canopy) will be refurbished as part of phase 2 which will also include the new markets facilities. We expect the Fish Market to be used more intensively whilst work […]

Join our new fully-funded Award in Social Media for Hospitality and Tourism Businesses training programme – helping businesses realise the potential social media marketing can offer… With the rapid growth of Social Media as a proven communication tool for small and medium-sized businesses can you afford to ignore this highly effective and low-cost marketing technique? […]