Lancashire
Regional reporting on foodservice and hospitality activity across Lancashire, with updates from Preston, Blackburn, Lancaster, Burnley, and Clitheroe. This section covers restaurant and pub openings, rural dining trends, supplier movements, and tourism-influenced trade across market towns and countryside locations. Built for chefs, operators, and F&B professionals, it offers insight into running profitable hospitality businesses in one of North West England’s most diverse and locally driven regions.
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Feb- 2019 -4 FebruaryPubs and Bars
17th Century pub ‘devastated’ by fire
Historic pub, The Sirloin in Hoghton, Lancashire, has been “devastated” in a fire, which took six fire crews to extinguish. The 17th Century pub caught fire at 19:45 on Saturday and it took fire crews two hours to extinguish. The pub is linked to an urban myth which claims that…
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Jan- 2019 -9 JanuaryOpinion
Top 10 accessible restaurants in the UK
There are so many restaurants throughout the UK which are held in high regard, but are the facilities accessible? Award-winning stairlift manufacturer Acorn Stairlifts is on hand to list their top 10 most accessible restaurants in the UK. Check out the eateries that made the cut, which are listed in…
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Oct- 2018 -3 OctoberRestaurants
Olive Tree Brasserie opens flagship restaurant
Greek restaurant chain Olive Tree Brasserie has officially opened its flagship restaurant in Lytham, Lancashire. The site was a former Natwest Bank building, on Dicconson Terrace, and has been transformed by director and founder, Dean Wilson in a £500,000 refurbishment programme. The refurbishment includes handcrafted tiles and a copper bar,…
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Aug- 2018 -16 AugustPubs and Bars
Imagine Inns increases estate with Star Pubs and Bars
North west pub company Imagine Inns has increased its estate to four pubs with a new acquisition with Star Pubs and Bars. The company has added The Feildens Arms at Mellor Brook and The Railway at Bromley Cross to its portfolio, and is to develop its new acquisitions with a…
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