Category: lancashire

News, posts and releases on Lancashire in the North West of England.

Lancashire launch New employment website

A new website to help people with learning disabilities to find paid work has been launched. The website www.northlancsemployment.net features information and inspiring film clips to show people where to go for help, how they can learn new skills, and who to contact for support. The website was launched at a recent event at UCLan, …

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Blackpool iFest release Saturday and Sunday line-ups

A host of top music and comedy stars are lined up for Blackpool’s new-look Illuminations Switch-On Weekend. VisitBlackpool has confirmed that the Saturday of the Blackpool iFest weekend will feature a line-up of chart-topping pop stars in association with Sky’s Vintage TV channel. The line-up includes Bananarama, Jason Donovan and Paul Young, and will be …

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Meet a ‘King of Cats’ artist at Lancaster City Museum, 1st May

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Talented local artist, Julie Miles, will be at Lancaster City Museum for a special event on Friday 1 May. From 12.30pm, Julie will be talking about her work and demonstrating techniques used in the recent ‘Characterful Creature Creations’ workshop at the museum. This workshop is part of Lancaster Arts City’s ‘First Friday’ initiative, designed to …

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