East Lancashire astronomers are reaching for the stars after winning a top business award. School friends Erica Dobie, 31, and Adam Whittaker, 33, started Beauty in the Universe last year to get more children interested in the solar system. They have run courses with eight primary schools in Burnley and Blackburn, held family starwalks and have now persuaded top astronomer Professor Ian Morison to take part in a stargazing session in Darwen. Read more