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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, […]

Rock legend Neil Diamond will bring his world tour to Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road Stadium in 2015. Event promoters Cuffe and Taylor today announced the legendary singer-songwriter is to play at Blackpool FC’s stadium on Thursday July 23. It is the only outdoor stadium gig in the entire tour and will see Blackpool hosting the final […]

Harris Museum and Art Gallery have won the Contemporary Art Society Award with artist Nathaniel Mellors!     Mellors is such a prestigious and fascinating artist, and I’m immensely proud to be working with him on this major commission. His unique imagination and approach to film making will enable him to draw on, and re-imagine the […]

Harris Museum and Art Gallery have won the Contemporary Art Society Award with artist Nathaniel Mellors!     Mellors is such a prestigious and fascinating artist, and I’m immensely proud to be working with him on this major commission. His unique imagination and approach to film making will enable him to draw on, and re-imagine the […]

The Mall Blackburn is calling for customers to get behind smaller and independent businesses in the town by shopping local and supporting Small Business Saturday.   Small Business Saturday takes place on 6th December and is a national campaign that was launched in the UK last year to support, inspire and promote small businesses.   […]

UK Vintage Personality of the Year, Pendle’s own Kiki de Ville, will be the first to see behind the scenes at Nelson’s new arts and vintage shop! The Australian singing star, now living in Earby, was also picked for Team Will-I-Am on BBC The Voice UK. Kiki will be meeting the people behind the new […]

Proud Burnley ‘ambassadors’ gathered at the town hall to fly the flag for the Red Rose county on national Lancashire Day. The Mayor and Mayoress of Burnley, Cllr Andy and Mrs Lorna Tatchell, together with council officers, Miss Burnley Chloe Ingham, Burnley Youth MP Connor Wold and representatives from The Royal British Legion also shared […]

As Amazon, Asda and Argos prepare for the busiest shopping day of the year, the Winter Gardens Blackpool have launched their own Black Friday promotion slashing prices on 15 events by as much as 75% for a 24 hour flash sale this Friday. For millions of people Black Friday is the time to do some […]

Today – Lancashire Day! – Preston takes a leap forward into the digital age with a brand new showcase website for the city – www.prestonguildcity.co.uk The website’s clean and simple design features five main categories: Invest; Live & Work; Study; Visit; and What’s On. For the first time all information about Preston is located in […]

Stanley House Hotel and Spa has become the latest Lancashire business to get free training for its employees as part of a £5.6m workforce skills programme being delivered in the county. The award-winning business, based at Mellor in the Ribble Valley, was able to secure leadership and management training for three new staff members, while […]