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People with an interest in art and creative writing are being invited to join a fascinating World War One project. The project, run jointly by Lancashire County Council's Archives Service, Preston Arts Association and writer Deborah Morgan, will explore the use of First World War archives for writing and creating art. A free launch event […]

Pupils from a Lancaster school have become the first to benefit from a new cultural partnership between The Dukes and Lancaster University. The partnership aims to enrich the city’s cultural life by providing services, opportunities and education to people in Lancaster using the arts. Six classes from Central Lancaster High School worked with The Dukes […]

After last year’s successful event, Preston Guild City Games is back with a bang! The popular event, organised by a number of partners across the city, is set to kick off with a golf competition at Ashton and Lea Golf Club on Friday 6 June. On Saturday 7 June, businesses will battle it out in […]

Staff at Queen Street Mill (QSM) are looking for budding Wikipedians to help research and record the history of Lancashire's textile industry. The museum, at Harle Syke, near Burnley, is hosting a special Wikipedia open day from 11am to 4.30pm on Saturday 10 May. The open day follows a successful £2,000 Wikipedia project which ran […]

The announcement of £3.5 million funding for Leyland Station, under the Government's Access For All scheme has been welcomed by South Ribble Borough Council, Lancashire County Council, Network Rail and Northern Rail. The funding will enable the installation of a new footbridge and three lifts, providing access to all platforms for wheelchair users, people with […]

Get Your Business Superfast 3 (#GYBSF3) is a free event for Lancashire’s small and medium sized businesses that will take place on 22 May 2014 at De Vere Village Urban Resort, East Park Drive, Blackpool FY3 8LL from 09:00 to 16:30. This FREE event will improve your business knowledge and help you grasp a competitive […]

A vision for the future of Winckley, the area that connects with both Fishergate and Avenham and Miller Parks and which includes Winckley Square and neighbouring streets, has been unveiled and the public are being asked to give their views. New visual images for the gardens, improvements to buildings and to the public realm have […]

This weekend sees the spirit of Preston Guild 2012 return to the city centre with the ‘Winckley Weekend’ Festival. There will be a range of events and activities taking place across both days and into the evening with an on-street vintage fair and fashion shows, foods from around the world, street cafes and bars, classic […]

This year, for the first time in its very long history, Hoghton Tower will be opening its doors to the public for an extended season from May to October. In previous years house opening has been restricted to just three months of the year: July, August and September. However, due to feedback from visitors and […]

Sarah Lancashire took up a new role at Lancaster’s Dukes Theatre last week, just a few days before her latest drama hit national television screens. The popular actress visited The Dukes on Friday (April 25) to attend a Charity Gala Performance of The Life and Times Of Mitchell & Kenyon. During the evening, it was […]

DJ’s Hywel and Jamie from Rock FM’s breakfast show donned the Batman and Ironman outfits and took on a number of challenges in a bid to promote the Cash for Kids Superhero day on Friday 2nd May.  It is fun and easy to get involved, with the Rock FM website offering lots of fundraising ideas and […]

A Lancashire Museum offers visitors the chance to stand in the same spot as Pope John Paul II, when he visited the UK in 1982. John Paul II will be declared a saint on Sunday 27 April 2014. The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, in Leyland, holds in it’s safe keeping the actual “Popemobile” vehicle that […]