
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.
Sport and outdoor activity in Lancashire: clubs, golf, padel, climbing, cycling, coastal and countryside adventures and the businesses behind them.

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.

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.

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.

Padel fans in East Lancashire gained a major new venue in early 2026 when Slazenger Padel opened a 30,000 sq ft club on Haslingden Road with nine indoor courts.

From coaching thousands of schoolchildren to award-winning support during the pandemic, Preston North End's charity arm has spent more than three decades serving communities across Preston.