Category: lancashire

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

Lancashire pledges to support armed forces community

Organisations from across Lancashire have signed an Armed Forces Community Covenant, which strengthens the links between servicemen and women and their home towns.  These include Lancashire County Council, local armed forces representatives and other organisations. The Community Covenant is a voluntary statement of mutual support between the community and its local armed forces community – …

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Creative pop-up shop for Blackpool

A new pop-up shop, offering locally produced fashion, jewellery arts and crafts, is set open in Blackpool. ‘Shop Boutique’, which will be located next to Quilligan’s on Church Street adjacent to St John’s Square, will feature the works of 17 local and regional designers, manufacturers and artists led by trendy pop-culture fashion label, Me&Yu. There will …

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Historic pictures to brighten up empty Blackpool shops

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A Blackpool street is battling the blight caused by empty shops by turning to photography. Empty shops have, for some time, been a problem on Blackpool’s Central Drive with business owners and residents complaining they can be unsightly. But visitors to the area will soon start to notice those shops looking much better with windows filling up with …

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