Education

A Blackpool student, who is the third generation of dancers in her family, has been awarded a place at a prestigious dance college.

Blackpool youngsters are so happy at school they can't wait to get there- and even stay behind after class.

Kirkham Grammar School pupil Brioni Crowe, who wowed the Royals after a guest performance at Buckingham Palace, has joined the prestigious National Youth Orchestra for their Winter tour.

A 13 year old artist who has overcome disability to create many new pictures is looking forward to having her work shown at Garstang Arts Centre.

From the Ribble and Wyre estuaries in the West, to the South Pennine Moors in the East the county of Lancashire has an abundance of protected beauty spots.

Lancashire based  Fair Trade campaigners The Fig Tree are offering half price chocolate making workshops for schools throughout 2020.

Lancashire’s schools are still top of the class according to the latest Ofsted chief’s annual report.

Lancashire County Council will be asked to come up with a £1m contingency fund to prevent the closure of any of its nursery schools until the government’s long-term plans for the sector become clear.

Starting salaries for teachers are set to rise to £26,000 this autumn, under Government plans.

Young women in Blackpool and the Fylde are being encouraged to consider a career on the railways as new figures show females are vastly under represented in the industry.

Blackpool has been named as the toughest place in the UK to be a girl, according to a report by charity Plan International UK.

When it comes to saving the planet... Preston's university has been officially declared to be on the right track.

Lancashire County Council has agreed to launch a formal consultation into the future of several of its nursery schools – but has not yet named them.

A former Blackpool job centre could be taken over by the council as a base for its children's services department.

Two Blackpool primary schools are consulting over reducing their admission sizes in readiness for an expected dip in birth rates in the town.