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Lancashire County Council has redesigned its website to make it easier for people to find out about the council and access services. The website – www.lancashire.gov.uk – incorporates various new features including improvements to the navigation between pages and location services which can tailor information based on where you are. There are also improved webpages […]

International R&B sensation Billy Ocean is to top the bill of Lytham Festival’s ‘80s V 90s’ themed night on Friday 7th August 2015 at Lytham Green. Ocean will be joined by other classic acts of the era with Chesney Hawkes, Jimmy Sommerville, East 17, Sinitta, 5ive and Vengaboys also turning back the musical clock. Also […]

As the year draws to an end it gives us a great opportunity to celebrate the success of visitlancashire.com and take a look at the top 10 most viewed places to stay/eat/visit etc on the website. Over the last 12 months visitlancashire.com has received over 2 million visitors and 5 million page views, which is a record […]

Development Partners Barnfield Construction and Burnley Council mark the completion of the iconic new Sandygate footbridge   The iconic new Sandygate canal footbridge, a major feat of engineering at the heart of the Weavers’ Triangle ‘On The Banks’ development opens to the public this Saturday 19th December.   The official launch of the bridge last […]

This Christmas the kids club at The Cliffs Hotel will reveal a new look after benefitting from a £20,000 investment to bring it up to date with the wants and needs of the 21st century child. Officially unveiled on Christmas Eve, the new activities area will be named ‘Rocky Gardens’ after the hotel’s mascot Rocky […]

The Farmers Arms in Great Eccleston is preparing to be judged by a panel of critics after its parent company was shortlisted for a prestigious hospitality award. Owner of the Farmers Arms and the Seafood Pub Company, Joycelyn Neve was born and brought up in Blackpool. She will be bringing a judging panel from The […]

Peter Frosdick in association with The Blackpool Opera House is delighted to announce the UK Premiere staging of a new production of The Who's classic Rock Opera TOMMY which will open on Friday 11th September and plays through to Sunday 27th September 2015. This smash hit Broadway and West End show will be directed by […]

Lancashire County Council has won a prestigious national award for giving a new lease of life to a historic bridge in Lancaster. The council received the Restoration Award at the National Railway Heritage Awards for its work on the Crook O' Lune East Viaduct which forms part of the footpath using the now closed line […]

Old Holly Farm is home to lots of different animals, but this winter a rather special duck has nested there – the Aquaducked Music Duck, designed by BBC Lancashire’s record breaker John Gillmore. Aquaducked is the brain child of local businessman Barry Cole, of Lancaster Canal Boats, with the aim to raise funds and awareness […]

***Issued on behalf of Lancashire's 15 local councils*** Leaders of Lancashire's county, unitary and district councils are to seek agreement from fellow councillors to enter detailed discussions about the possibility of forming a Lancashire-wide combined authority. The subject was discussed at the latest meeting of Lancashire council leaders earlier today and it was agreed that […]

Exactly 12 years ago to the day, Lancaster Leisure Park revealed proposals for a new housing development on the site.  Today, we can finally reveal that planning permission has been granted by Lancaster City Council and within the next three years, Miller Homes will build a total of 71 dwellings on the former Hornsea Pottery […]

A rare type of turban worn by historic Sikh warriors is the centrepiece of a new exhibition now showing at the Museum of Lancashire (MoL). The turban, known as the Dastaar Boonga or fortress turban, has a tall conical structure resembling a tower or a fortress. It was worn by a group of Sikh warriors […]