 In October 2007 one of the largest sales in the region for some time of Holstein cattle took place at Preese Hall Farm with the first sale to disperse the milking portion of the Loftus family’s noted old established Weeton herd.Cuadrilla Resources conducted the first hydraulic fracturing trial in the United Kingdom to produce shale gas nearby at Preese Hall, starting in 2011.A beer festival, in aid of Trinity Hospice (Blackpool) was held on 25–27 May 2012.