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One of Blackpool Zoo’s longest serving animal experts is set to retire after 44 years of dedication to all creatures great and small. Animal Manager, Peter Dillingham, joined the zoo when he was just 32 years old after embarking on his dream career on his 16th birthday. He started on the bird section of Chessington Zoo […]

The county’s tourism industry ‘best in class’ revealed Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation, today (Thursday 28 September) revealed the finalists of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2017. The event, now in its 14th year is the only pan-Lancashire tourism-focused awards ceremony, taking place this year on Thursday 9 November in the magnificent, world famous, Blackpool Tower Ballroom, with Headline Sponsor […]

A week of FREE workshops, drop-ins and seminars aimed at giving Pendle businesses a boost is back by popular demand for the sixth year. Organised by Pendle Council and Pendle Vision, this year’s Pendle Business Week is running from Monday 16th October to Friday 20th October. It’s all about helping existing businesses to grow and […]

CUSTOMERS of Chorley Markets’ very-own micropub are celebrating after it was named in the 2018 CAMRA Good Beer Guide as one of the top pubs in the country. The Bob Inn, which opened on Chorley Covered Market in 2014 with grant funding from Chorley Council, has been listed in the top 10 percent of pubs […]

The £32m Northlight complex is welcoming Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL) as the first centre to open at the former Brierfield Mill this autumn. Funding organisations and partners who’ve made the new £1.75m centre possible saw behind the scenes today, Wednesday 27 September, before the official opening in October. Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Enterprise Partnership […]

Plans for a major new strategic employment site at the start of the M65 motorway, which would create thousands of new jobs, has been given the go ahead by South Ribble Borough Council’s Planning Committee. The application for the Cuerden Strategic Site in South Ribble was made by Lancashire County Council and Maple Grove Developments, […]

Global acclaim for Burnley’s Luxury Brasserie! Bertram’s Restaurant in Burnley, Lancashire part of Crow Wood Leisure has received international recognition after being crowned Best Luxury Brasserie at the 2017 World Luxury Restaurant Awards. The lavish award ceremony took place on the red carpet at the exquisite 5-star JW Marriott Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam where Bertram’s […]

The Freemasons at Wiswell joined a list of illustrious venues to become the AA Restaurant of the Year for England at the Hospitality Awards in London last night. The award is the latest in a long line of achievements for the Lancashire gastropub, which recently confirmed it will become a pub with rooms next year, […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is pleased to announce the return of international dance brand Ministry Of Sound and present TITANIUM, the ultimate thrill night on Saturday 7th October!  This event will see DJs, including Trevor Nelson, take to the decks to entertain visitors to the park late into the night. Thrill seekers will be able to […]

The official name for the new road in Broughton is James Towers Way, named in honour of a local hero of World War One. Broughton-born Private James Towers was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for his actions almost 100 years ago. In 1918, Private Towers volunteered to relay a message as a runner. Five people […]

PLANS to form a Lancashire Combined Authority may be back on track after the majority of the county’s council leaders agreed a way forward that could pave the way towards a devolution deal. At the shadow Combined Authority meeting held this week representatives from all 15 councils heard how Central Government was now willing to […]

Date: Monday 2 October Time: 09.30 -12.00 Venue: Brockholes Conferene Centre Lancashire welcomes over 67 million visitors to our wonderfully diverse county each year and in turn, this generates £4.1 bn of visitor spending and supports 1 in 10 or over 59,000 local jobs in tourism and hospitality. To continue to grow tourism we need […]