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VisitEngland has today (10 April 2017) announced that the AA has been awarded a contract to run the VisitEngland Quality Assessment Schemes under licence for the next three years. VisitEngland Chief Executive Sally Balcombe said: “I am delighted to announce this contract which guarantees the standards and expectations our scheme participants have come to expect […]

Clitheroe's legendary Emporium is getting set to celebrate its 20th birthday in true Ribble Valley style.   Next month (May 2017), the former Methodist Chapel on Moor Lane and first member of the James’ Places family, marks its milestone anniversary with a new seasonal menu and a selection of original cocktails.   The Emporium, which […]

Clitheroe’s Holmes Mill is to host more of the biggest and freshest stand-up comics in Lancashire following the success of its first comedy night. In association with comedy fame, Frog and Bucket of Manchester, the mill has lined up two more nights of side-splitting entertainment in its function room, bringing six great comedians to the […]

Hipping Hall, is gearing up to host its first ever arts pop-up on 28th April. The event featuring top artists and creators from across the north of England will take place from 10am until 4pm. Artists working across a variety of media will feature, including calligraphy from Neat Creative, ceramics from Martin & Siobhan Miles-Moore, […]

Businesses across Blackburn and Darwen are celebrating after being named finalists in the third annual Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards. Successful businesses have had their written entries validated and scored against strict criteria to be named one of four finalists in each category. Finalists will now face an interview and presentation stage with judges […]

On Thursday 6th July 1972, 3,543 people attended the launch of Blackpool Zoo and now, almost 45 years later, the attraction is preparing to celebrate its 15th millionth visitor! At some point during the second or third week of April that person will walk through the doors to a fanfare of prizes, including a zoo […]

Today (April 6th) is the centenary of celebrated surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (1917-2011), and Edge Hill University is marking the occasion in several ways.   Professor Roger Shannon, an Edge Hill academic with a research interest in the surrealist painter – who resided in Mexico but grew up in Lancashire – will speak at a […]

Edge Hill University has today (6 April) been shortlisted for two prestigious national awards. The University has been named as a contender for ‘Workplace of the Year’ and in the ‘Outstanding Administrative Services Team’ category by Times Higher Education. The illustrious awards, known as the Thelmas, recognise leadership and management across the UK’s higher education […]

A taste of the east has arrived at Blackpool Zoo after phase one of its biggest and most ambitious development opened on Saturday 1st April. Project Elephant is a multi-million pound scheme that will see one of the UK’s largest indoor elephant facilities built on vacant land at the zoo, opening up an additional three […]

The film everyone is talking about. The most exciting musical motion picture of a generation… Winner of six Academy Awards ® including best original score, best original song and best director. La La Land in concert, 26 September 2017, at the prestigous Blackpool Opera House. Live on screen with 60-piece orchestra as part of the […]

Funnier than the black death! Spamalot is back in a brand-new production from Selladoor Productions.  Spamalot will open on Friday 8 September 2017 at Blackpool Opera House before embarking on a UK tour for 2017/2018. Lovingly ripped off from the hugely successful 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this spammier than ever brand-new […]

VisitBlackpool are gearing up for another busy season and the resort will once again host an outstanding programme of award-winning events. With Armed Forces Week, the two-day Blackpool Air Show, Ride the Lights, Illuminations Switch-On, four weeks of World Fireworks Championships and the world-renowned Blackpool Illuminations, the events calendar is looking pretty packed. And it’s […]