10 days ago
Moor Hall in Aughton ranked second best restaurant in the UK
Mark Birchall's restaurant with rooms near Ormskirk has added a No. 2 ranking at the National Restaurant Awards 2026 to a long run of national honours.
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11 days ago
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses opens new cheesemaking campus at Inglewhite
After a devastating fire in 2023, the family cheesemakers near Longridge have bounced back with a new campus at their Inglewhite farm, opened by King Charles in February 2026.
13 days ago
Eight at Gazegill brings field-to-fork dining to Rimington
On an organic family farm in the shadow of Pendle Hill, chef patron Doug Crampton cooks with produce grown, reared and foraged just steps from the dining room.
10 days ago
The Harris in Preston reopens after a £19 million transformation
Preston's Grade I-listed Harris museum, art gallery and library reopened in September 2025 after a four-year revamp, with a new café, family spaces and a Wallace and Gromit exhibition.
12 days ago
Showtown in Blackpool wins Permanent Exhibition of the Year
Blackpool's museum of fun and entertainment, Showtown, won Permanent Exhibition of the Year at the 2025 Museums + Heritage Awards, with judges likening it to a thrilling arcade.
13 days ago
Astley Hall in Chorley begins a new chapter with West Wing restoration
Chorley's Astley Hall was shortlisted in the Lancashire Tourism Awards and began £400,000 of restoration work on its West Wing in 2026, with a partial reopening planned for April.
10 days ago
Royal Lytham & St Annes hosts the 50th Women's Open and lands the 2028 Open
Royal Lytham & St Annes had a landmark 2026, staging the 50th AIG Women's Open and being named by The R&A as host of The Open in 2028, its first since 2012.
12 days ago
Burnley FC celebrates a 100-point promotion and Turf Moor upgrades
Burnley bounced straight back to the Premier League with 100 points and just 16 goals conceded, followed by a civic celebration and matchday improvements at Turf Moor shaped by fans.
14 days ago
AFC Fylde's Mill Farm sports village keeps growing in Wesham
AFC Fylde's home at Mill Farm in Wesham sits within an £18 million sports village, with plans for a new North Stand and an indoor dome with a 3G pitch for the community.
11 days ago
The Midland Hotel in Morecambe remains an art deco icon on the bay
Opened in 1933 and lovingly restored in 2008, Morecambe's Midland Hotel is still one of the most striking places to stay on the Lancashire coast, with big changes taking shape next door.
12 days ago
Blackpool's Pleasure Beach Resort celebrates its 130th season with a new mega ride
Blackpool's Pleasure Beach Resort marked its 130th season in 2026 with the £8.72 million Aviktas ride, new family-friendly ticketing and a 90th anniversary for its Hot Ice show.
14 days ago
Lytham Hall opens new Fylde Gallery to mark art collection centenary
Lytham Hall, the Georgian house transformed by Heritage Trust North West, now hosts the Fylde Gallery, opened in 2025 to celebrate a century of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection.
11 days ago
Renes in Lancaster crowned independent icon in its 70th year
Lancaster's Renes boutique marked seven decades of dressing the city's women in style by winning Independent Icon of the Year at the 2025 Drapers Awards.
13 days ago
Banks Lyon Jewellers marks 40 years with a grand new Lancaster showroom
Four decades after opening on Church Street, Banks Lyon Jewellers has expanded into the former family shoe shop next door, creating a striking new showroom in Lancaster.
14 days ago
Ainsworth Jewellers celebrates 155 years of sparkle in Blackburn
Blackburn family firm Ainsworth Jewellers marked 155 years in business and 60 years on Darwen Street with a weekend of celebrations led by its fifth-generation owner.