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University strengthens partnership with Eden Project

Lancaster University has strengthened its partnership with Morecambe's Eden North by signing a Memorandum of...

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Blackpool prepares to reopen this weekend

A string of Blackpool's tourism businesses will reopen this weekend, more than 100 days after the coronaviru...

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Invention and innovation drive opportunities

We have a rich and proud local history, having traded in Blackpool and supported its growing business commun...

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Guidance is the key for leisure industry reopening, says Napthens expert

A Lancashire leisure expert has welcomed the latest government announcement that the country’s leisure secto...

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Blackpool announces virtual switch-on for illuminations

The switch-on of Blackpool's iconic illuminations will be streamed online, the first time in 70 years that t...

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Holiday firm secures £17m funding package

Chorley-based Alfa Leisureplex Group has secured a £17m credit facility including a £5m Coronavirus Business...

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Taking the long view

Richard Fee is playing the long game. While coronavirus is having an immediate and serious impact on the UK’...

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Wishing you were here

The warning from hospitality trade body chief executive Kate Nicholls could not have been starker. She told...

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£3.3m upgrade for key Blackpool road

Blackpool Council has invested £3.3m in upgrades to Yeadon Way, a key route in and out of the seaside resort...

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Marketing Lancashire reaches out to hospitality and leisure sector

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges with it, especially for the leisure and hospitality industry i...

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Doing their bit

The coronavirus crisis has presented unprecedented challenges for Lancashire’s hospitality sector.

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New cinema set for Skelmersdale

Star Cinemas is set to open a new multi-screen cinema in The Concourse Shopping Centre, Skelmersdale, which...