Oato, which makes oat milk in a solar-powered production facility in Fulwood, won the pantry, preserved and ready to eat category at the Taste Lancashire Producer Awards 2026.
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.
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.
Colne's August bank holiday blues festival celebrated its 35th edition in 2026, welcomed the Muni Theatre back as a venue and earned a place in the UK Blues Hall of Fame.
Lytham Festival 2026 filled Lytham Green with headliners including Michael Bublé, Pet Shop Boys, Alanis Morissette, Teddy Swims and Pitbull across five nights in early July.
Built in 1873-74 as Clitheroe Public Hall and redeveloped after the Lancaster Foundation bought it in 2005, The Grand brings touring bands and much-loved names to the Ribble Valley.
Wizardtec is offering businesses across the UK a complete website for £99, with hosting at just £10 a year, including SEO, booking, enquiry forms, galleries and their own dashboard.
Burnley equine charity HAPPA held its first Hoof & Hearts Awards at a sold-out gala, raising more than £10,000 and celebrating rescued animals and the people who care for them.
A Cheshire and Liverpool advisory is building the systems, AI tools and websites small businesses are usually told they can't afford, at fixed prices and in days rather than months.
Award-winning podiatrist Peter Gauntlett of South London Foot Clinic marks almost 20 years in podiatry and seven years running his own practice, helping people walk, run and work without pain.
The Preston salon and spa, now based at Tulketh Mill, was Recognised for Excellence in the Beauty Salon of the Year category at the 14th English Hair and Beauty Awards North Edition.
The Fulwood salon on Garstang Road was among the Lancashire businesses celebrated at the English Hair & Beauty Awards 2026, adding to a long run of regional recognition.
Chris Wood has moved Lost at Sea from Morecambe's Festival Market into a shop of its own on Victoria Street, adding to the town's growing bookshop scene.
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.
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.
Accrington Stanley Community Trust is investing £600,000 in two covered, floodlit padel courts at the Stanley Sports Hub, giving the town its first dedicated home for the fast-growing sport.
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.
Preston's three AA Rosette restaurant Aven has taken over the whole of 10 Camden Place and is adding four individually designed bedrooms, turning dinner into an overnight stay.
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.
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.
An independent womenswear boutique in Neston has won two major customer experience awards, showing how personal service can help high-street businesses build a following far beyond their own town.
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.
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.