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Brew + Bake are expanding their business within the Market Hall. Within the next few weeks Julie and her team will be moving to the corner unit, which backs onto Pickles. At the same time Brew + Bake will also be launching a new food and drink menu which will be available to sit in […]

A surge in new stalls opening in Blackburn Market and an increase in new trader enquiries is giving the town’s market extra choice and value for local shoppers. The market has welcomed a range of new stalls, including a cheese stall, vegan delicatessen, salad bar, home furnishings and a bathroom showroom. The new stalls join […]

Following the success of the third North Lancs Expo, it looks like North Lancashire will have a gateway to show off the people, places, and businesses that makes it such a great work and play destination for many years to come.  The North Lancashire Expo opened its doors on Friday and Saturday (20th and 21st […]

Marketing Lancashire is delighted to announce the five finalists, now going to public vote for the title of Lancashire Tourism Superstar 2019 – the only award in the Lancashire Tourism Awards to be nominated and decided by the public. The award for Tourism Superstar recognises people working in the tourism industry who go above and beyond to make […]

Renowned local coffee roasters and tea specialists Atkinsons have been chosen by the Duchy of Lancaster to open and run the new purpose-built visitor café at Lancaster Castle. After months of behind-the-scenes, development work we can now announce the new space will be unveiled to the public for the first time, at the beginning of […]

People involved in Pendle’s visitor economy are being urged to come to Pendle’s annual free tourism conference. This year’s event is being held at Pendle Heritage Centre, Barrowford on Tuesday 15 October from 9am – 12.45 including lunch. Pendle Council’s Tourism Officer Mike Williams said: “The themes for this year are preserve, create and develop. […]

Giant snails, sack races and ceramics helped pack a Lancashire holiday park with visitors recently when it staged a free family fun day for guests and the local community. Moss Wood caravan park, in Cockerham near Lancaster, held the end-of-summer event to celebrate what it described as “one of English tourism’s best years ever”. The […]

Businesses are being invited to a special event that will focus on the health and wellbeing of their company and it promises to give people top tips on improving productivity. This year’s annual Central Lancashire Business event is all about wellbeing and how it can help companies of all sizes boost the bottom line. Keynote […]

More information about what visitors will experience at the proposed Eden Project North in Morecambe was released on Saturday September 21. A focus on health and wellbeing for both people and the environment was detailed by Si Bellamy, Head of Eden Project International, at the North Lancs Expo in Lancaster. In a keynote speech, he […]

To mark its 30-year anniversary, leadership experts Common Purpose UK, are offering 30 free bursary places on their leadership programmes. The places will be available to people, and organisations, who would not normally be able to afford to invest in their own leadership development, for example, small social enterprises, start-ups and small charities. Marie Mohan, […]

Marketing Lancashire today announced the finalists of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2019 which will be held on Thursday 7 November at the Pleasure Beach Arena, Blackpool supported by Headline Sponsor, University of Central Lancashire and Host Sponsor VisitBlackpool. The finalists have been through rigorous shortlisting and, in many cases, have been mystery-shopped in order to reach this stage of the competition.  Each of the […]

In May 2019 following all-out Local elections, South Ribble welcomed a new Labour administration. Councillor Paul Foster, Leader of South Ribble Borough Council said: “We have been challenging the administration from the opposition for many years and now we’ve taken the mantle we are radically changing the way South Ribble Council operates and interacts with […]