Blue Peter favourites Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood will be broadcasting live from Towneley Park, Burnley on June 23rd as part of a nationwide tour to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games. Burnley is one of just nine locations in the UK taking part in the popular children’s programme’s Big Olympic Read more>>
One of Britain’s greatest artists will be the star of the show at Towneley Hall this week, as an exciting new exhibition opens featuring original JMW Turner watercolours. Turner is regarded as one of the masters of British watercolours, and the exhibition, featuring three of his original pieces, will delight Read more>>
Internationally acclaimed Moorhouse’s Brewery in Burnley has reported a 21% increase in sales for September and October on the previous year – and record breaking sales of almost half a million pints of ‘Pendle Witches’ cask ale in October. The news comes on the back the Burnley brewer being judged Read more>>
This years highly respected Michelin Good Food Guide. carries reviews of the Freemasons Country Inn, Wiswell; The Three fishes, Mitton; The Clog and Billycock, Blackburn; The Duke of York Inn, Grindleton; The Inn at Whitewell, Whitewell; and The Red Pump Inn, Bashall Eaves.The recognition by Michelin follows recent news that the award winning Usha Indian Restaurant, on Rossendale Road, Burnley has been named the best Indian restaurant in the North West.
The Usha Indian restaurant has been named best in the region at the Asian Curry Awards
Over twelve thousand fans gathered in Towneley Park to hear sets from acts such as N-Dubz, The Saturdays, Scouting For Girls and dance troupe Diversity as part of the first Towneley Live festival. The rain held off for the majority of the day, meaning that fans from all across Lancashire Read more>>
World-famous beer writer Roger Protz heaped praise on the achievements of the country’s newest brewery in Burnley yesterday by declaring: ‘I did not believe in miracles until I came here.’ At the grand opening of Moorhouse’s £4.2 million tower brewery Roger Protz said: “Moorhouse’s is a remarkable success story – Read more>>
Three of the biggest names in pop have been confirmed for Burnley’s biggest ever music festival. Tens of thousands are expected to converge on Burnley’s historic Towneley Park as Rappers N-Dubz, girl group The Saturdays and pop band McFly will perform at the first ever Towneley Live festival in Towneley Park on Read more>>
Multi award-winning Singing Ringing Tree architects design another landmark sculpture for the gateway to Burnley’s Knowledge Quarter As the saying goes ‘there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow’ and this will be the case here in Burnley, with the ‘gold’ being new jobs, new investment Read more>>
A contemporary installation by acclaimed artist Geraldine Pilgrim is offering visitors to Burnley’s beautiful 400 year-old Towneley Hall a different perspective on heritage. ‘Not Forgotten’ is the first of a Pennine Lancashire’s Contemporary Heritage programme and was commissioned by Burnley Bondholder organisation, Mid Pennine Arts. Geraldine, whose previous commissions include Read more>>
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