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The Grand Theatre’s New Season, the first programme under the direction of new Chief Executive Ruth Eastwood, features incredible  highlights including Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun starring Jason Donovan, the international smash-hit BLAM! , Olivier Award-nominated 1894, and Tony Award-winning Avenue Q. Not to mention icons of the stage Lee Evans, Dawn French, Ken […]

There will be a re-dedication ceremony of Preston’s War Memorial on Friday 13 June. The rededication ceremony is being held on the 88th anniversary of the original unveiling of the Memorial. The civic event is hosted by the Mayor of Preston, and will be attended by representatives of all the Armed Forces and Preston & District Veterans […]

The Hemingway family’s Vintage By the Sea Festival, led by Wayne, Gerardine and Jack Hemingway, has announced a musical extravaganza as part of the second Vintage Festival 6-7th September in Morecambe. The exclusive DJ sets from Mike Pickering and Dave Haslam at the Warehouse form part of a multi-venue celebration of Northern Musical heritage and […]

Burnley will be exhibiting at this year’s International Festival of Business, which will be held across several venues in and around Liverpool during June and July. In Burnley’s year as Most Enterprising Place in the UK, Burnley Bondholders are taking Burnley to the International Festival of Business to showcase Burnley’s reputation as a centre for […]

The magic of Michael Jackson is set to grace Blackpool Promenade with confirmation that the massive West End hit, Thriller Live, will be the headline act on the Saturday night of the new Switch-On Festival Weekend. The show, which has sold millions of tickets around the world and features the songs of arguably the greatest […]

One of LEGO's design team will be speaking at Creative Lancashire's BIG Conference on 18 June. Kayleigh Davis, the Creative Lead for the much-loved Danish toy brand, will be speaking on the BIG Conference's Relationships and Users Panel. LEGO have turned into a $4.5bn dollar success story through understanding their users and by radically innovating […]

FYLDE residents can now enjoy a coffee and a bite to eat at Blackpool Airport even if they aren’t flying off to sunny climes… Mojos, the chic coffee bar which is located in the Departure Lounge, has now opened its doors to a new facility landside at Blackpool Airport which is open to the general […]

Love Your Local Market (LYLM) is a celebration of our market culture here in the UK that happens over a fortnight in May. 700 markets took part in 2013, putting on over 4,000 events. LYLM is also all about entrepreneurship and since 2012 the markets industry has pledged around 7,000 pitches to new traders. As part […]

A Lancashire business conference will explain how creativity and innovation can unlock expanding and emerging markets. The theme of this year's Business Innovation for Growth (BIG) Conference is 'Transformation: Mission & Ambition'. It takes place on Wednesday 18 June, in the Creative Edge building at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk. Speakers announced so far include […]

The annual High Sheriff's Shield Hanging Ceremony has taken place in Lancaster Castle's gothic Shire Hall. The High Sheriff of Lancashire, Dr Barry Johnson has hung his shield in the Shire Hall – alongside 650 other shields dating back to Richard the Lionheart. This colourful spectacle, complete with Lancashire police horses and a stunning array […]

According to recent research, independently commissioned for Barclays’ Retail and Hospitality & Leisure sector teams, the UK’s hospitality, leisure and retails sectors will see a major boost over of the next few years. According to the report the North West region can expect the annual expenditure from domestic tourists to increase by 11.2% to over […]

 A Coronation Street favourite has become an Honorary Patron of the Lancaster theatre where her acting career began.   Cherylee Houston, who plays Izzy Armstrong in the popular soap, joins BAFTA awardwinning actress Sarah Lancashire as a new Honorary Patron of The Dukes.   And Cherylee started as she means to go on by visiting […]