Marketing Lancashire
Marketing Lancashire is Lancashire’s place marketing organisation and leads the LVEP (Local Visitor Economy Partnership) for the county. Working collaboratively with both local authority and private sector partners to communicate investment opportunities and to showcase Lancashire’s strengths as a place to live, work, study and invest in, as well as a premier destination for visitors. Visit Lancashire is the tourist board for the county and a division of Marketing Lancashire. Read more
Spotlight Features
Preston features in new travel book by award-winning writer Ben Aitken
Ben Aitken, the 39 year-old award-winning travel writer from Portsmouth isn’t overly interested in crowded tourist hotspots. His new, provocatively entitled Sh*tty Breaks: A Celebration of Unsung Cities, casts a positive spotlight on quietly brilliant cities including Preston.
Attention Lancashire Heritage Attractions
Catapult PR, a proud Visit Lancashire Partner, is looking for the heritage sector or historic houses ‘next big story’ and is ready to help create it, with the free support it is willing to offer. For more information on how your Lancashire historic attraction could win four months creative PR and Marketing support from one of the county’s leading agencies. Read More >
Lancashire's Innovation Funding & Tech Festival
Whether you’re a startup wanting to raise, a scaleup looking to disrupt, an established firm looking to diversify, or simply a great company wanting to grow, LIFT is set to be the must-attend gathering for Lancashire’s dynamic business community. Taking place at Chew’s Yard, Preston on Thurs 12 June. Early bird discount available now.
From Burnley to Hollywood
The influence of AMS Neve is felt all over the world, in music and film sound production. With an array of awards for their excellence, a contacts book of top artists and production teams, they remain firmly rooted in Burnley, Lancashire. We cast a spotlight on the company as part of the #StarringGREATBritain campaign
#StarringGREATBritain - Exclusive interview with screenwriter Daragh Carville
Daragh Carville is a playwright and screenwriter, best known for co-creating and writing the ITV crime drama The Bay, filmed in Morecambe and the Morecambe Bay area of Lancashire. He lives with his family in Lancaster. In this exclusive interview with Marketing Lancashire he talks about the starring role of Morecambe, ahead of the new series.
Stars of Lancashire Tourism dazzle at awards ceremony
The best of Lancashire tourism and hospitality was on show at the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2024, held in the world famous Tower Ballroom, on Tuesday 11 February, with support from Destination Sponsor, VisitBlackpool and hosted by BBC Radio Lancashire’s Mike Stevens.