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A big-city-style bus service where many people could rely on waiting only a few minutes for their bus to arrive, before paying with their phone, could be on the way to Lancashire thanks to an ambitious £165m funding bid. The new Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) developed by Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, […]

A planning application for the city owned multi-million pound cinema and leisure complex, Animate, has been lodged by Preston City Council. Since the scheme was first proposed, plans have progressed to improve the previously consented proposals and respond to the current leisure market trends. The planning application includes an 8 screen cinema; 16 lane bowling […]

Families looking forward to this season’s panto at Blackpool Grand Theatre are in for a treat if they use the local bus network. The theatre has teamed up with Blackpool Transport to give children an opportunity to pick up one of 125 Snow White books which will be available on selected bus routes for free […]

Ribble Valley e-Bikes is hosting an official opening event for its Clitheroe store. December 4th will see the team welcoming visitors with mince pies, mulled wine and festive treats as well as a prize draw to win a £300 voucher. Owner Roger Wolstenholme explains: “The shop’s now fully stocked and we’re looking forward to showing […]

Blackpool Grand Theatre announces new Chief Executive Adam Knight. Adam Knight will take over the leadership of the beautiful Blackpool Grand Theatre early next spring, when the current incumbent, Ruth Eastwood, steps down to resume her freelance career. Adam joins the Grand from HQ Theatres and the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe, where he is currently […]

Following its busiest ever season on record, the family-owned, Lancashire holiday business, Ribby Hall Village, has recently been awarded a Five Star rating from Visit England for the fourteenth consecutive year. Ribby Hall Village is one of just six accredited five-star holiday Villages in England. The rating was confirmed following a two-day visit by a Visit England assessor who rated The […]

East Lancashire Chamber are thrilled to announce that our suite of environmental and climate business support products, delivered under the banner of Chamber Low Carbon (https://www.chamberelancs.co.uk/services/chamber-low-carbon/) has won the 12th World Chambers Congress Best Climate Action Project award! Thank you to our amazing team of Chamber staff, our supporting consultants and delivery partners across the […]

Following last week’s announcement of finalists in 16 categories for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021, the finalists in the new Unsung Hero category were announced today (Thursday 25 November 2021). The finalists are Peter Baillie, Owner of Cedar Farm, Glen Duckett, Owner, Eagle & Child/Eat Grow Thrive, Justin Jerome, Head Chef, Stanley House Hotel & […]

Colne is one of only 12 places in North West England to win a share of the Government’s Levelling Up Fund and will receive £6.5m. The exciting news was announced in Parliament this week as part of the autumn budget. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Neil O’Brien MP, sent a letter […]

The UK’s first and only double launch rollercoaster ICON is getting twisted next Spring with ENSŌ. In a first for Europe, riders on ICON’s rear two seats will spin and twist freely during the ride’s existing thrilling duration. ICON’s exhilarating high speed accelerations, electrifying twists and turns and heart stopping interactions will all be turned […]

A life-changing engineering project to turn a Burnley youngster’s exoskeleton vision into reality has been recognised at COP26 through a major award. Krystyna Marshall was aged 15 and attending Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley, when she teamed up with engineering experts from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to turn her idea for a Spinal Muscular […]

Marketing Lancashire, today (Thursday 18 November) announced the finalists competing in 16 categories for this year’s Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021, supported by headline sponsor, University of Central Lancashire.   The Lancashire Tourism Awards are Lancashire’s only dedicated county-wide tourism and hospitality awards. Rachel McQueen, Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire said, “Like so many other awards ceremonies […]