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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 […]

Running for your country is something that most can only dream of but, as part of the annual St George’s Day Festival in Lytham St Annes, Run Lytham offers you the next best thing.   Returning for its second year, next year’s Run Lytham, sponsored by the Lytham St Annes Express, will take place on […]

Hit musical and a firm family favourite, A Christmas Carol, has been added to the Opera House 2015 season staring Paul Nicholas as Ebenezer Scrooge. The musical produced by Peter Frosdick will open on Friday 4th December 2015 until Sunday 3rd January 2016. This comes shortly after the announcement of Jesus Christ Superstar with more […]

For the first time ever, The Mall Blackburn will be home to its very own Santa’s Little Helper. Media and performance graduate Sophie Miller, who is 22 and lives in Blackburn, shone at the interviews after dozens of Christmas loving s’elf starters applied for the position. She will be on hand in The Mall every […]

Anyone dreaming of a Christmas stocking full to bursting has a chance of winning Christmas gifts from Nelson and Colne Markets, thanks to two new videos. “This is the first time we’ve made a video to show what our markets have to offer. “And they are full of surprises!”  So explained Councillor Paul White who […]

The Health Club at Ribby Hall Village (previously known as ‘Sport & Leisure’) has just won two prestigious National Fitness Awards, beating off very strong competition.   Having previously won Health Club of the year in 2013, to win two new categories again this year is certainly no mean feat: 1.         Group Exercise Gym of […]

There’s a seasonal edition of The Dukes Journey Café to enjoy this December. The Bishop’s Wife(U) starring Cary Grant and David Niven was a big hit with audiences way back in 1947. It tells the story of a bishop trying to get a new cathedral built. He prays for guidance and an angel arrives, in […]

Sustainable food pioneer Simon Mellin has scooped three entrepreneurial titles celebrating his innovative approach to business. Within six days the 28-year-old represented the very best of British as he collected two awards for his retail and wholesale businesses at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and Young Entrepreneur at the Growing Business Awards. Judges at the […]

The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival has been voted the best in Europe for the second year running! Colne’s annual music event has been named the Best Blues Festival in the European Blues Awards 2014. The awards were started in 1981 by Dietrich Muller and Tall Boy Wilder. Now, they are not only the […]

CHORLEY’S Christmas activities got off to a cracking start at the weekend as families descended on the town to take part in the UK’s first Nutcracker trail and storytelling, ride the Chorley Christmas Express land train, meet Father Christmas at Astley Hall and enjoy lots of laughs at the pantomime performance of Dick Whittington. And […]

A very special penguin is inviting people to meet a whole host of frosty friends at a series of fabulously festive events at Blackpool Zoo this Christmas. Gandalf the Magellanic penguin is currently on a quest to find some new pals at the zoo and has been busy learning about animals that have adapted to […]

THE first part of a £430m project to make the Preston and South Ribble area one of the most important economic centres in the region is now complete. This landmark was reached today with the opening of an improved section of the A582 at its junction with Chain House Lane, Penwortham. Work on this junction, […]