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‘Let’s show the world what it means to be Lancastrian’ is the call from Marketing Lancashire as today they launch a social media campaign to help raise awareness of Lancashire Day which takes place each year on 27th November*. Social media users are asked to illustrate their love of Lancashire landscape, food and culture with […]

On Thursday 10 November, Blackburn Cathedral, the Cathedral of Lancashire was a stunning venue for Marketing Lancashire’s annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, supported by host sponsors Blackburn with Darwen Council and headline sponsor University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Bill Turnbull was guest presenter, entertaining the audience and guiding the event masterfully through […]

Leading figures from Lancashire’s business community have joined Lancashire’s new look Business Growth Hub to launch a campaign to grow the county’s economy by £50m by 2018. The #GrowingLancashire campaign has been launched by Boost; Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub following the news earlier this year that the Hub has been awarded £7.8m to provide a […]

The Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, The Lord Shuttleworth KG KCVO, is delighted to announce the appointment of five new Deputy Lieutenants, with effect from Friday 4 November 2016.  They will join the existing team of Deputies who help and support the Lord-Lieutenant in his duties as Her Majesty The Queen’s representative in the county of Lancashire. […]

Marketing Lancashire has been announced as a Northern Powerhouse partner, demonstrating its commitment to supporting economic growth in the north. The agreement will be signed at an event to launch the new Lancashire Narrative, on Wednesday 9th November at Burnley Football Club, hosted by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership and organised by Marketing Lancashire, in the […]

Councils in Lancashire are celebrating after being awarded £260,000 of funding just weeks after setting up a shadow Combined Authority for the county. The money will go towards creating better homes for residents while opening up new areas for employment sites, potentially creating hundreds of new jobs. The money has been granted through the Government’s One […]

The latest stage of work has started to transform the centre of Bamber Bridge. This involves a major upgrade to Station Road to make it a more welcoming pedestrian-friendly area, with wider footpaths, improved crossings and more on-street parking. Specially-designed bus stops and benches will fit in with the historical theme of the scheme. This […]

UK audiences are set to be wowed by song as international choir The 100 Voices of Gospel announces it will add three UK dates to its World Tour in 2017. The internationally-renowned gospel choir will play dates in London, Newcastle and Blackburn in April. They came to prominence to UK audiences as finalists in Britain’s […]

New plans to tackle congestion in Preston city centre are due to come into effect ahead of the busy Christmas shopping period. From Monday 31 October, Lancashire County Council is introducing a permanent 'no right-turn' at the junction of Butler Street and Fishergate. A bus-only section is also being introduced on Fishergate between the junctions […]

VisitBlackpool announces that the North West Labour Party (NWLP) will be returning to the resort for its annual conference from the 5th -6th November 2016. This is the sixth year the NWLP has headed to Blackpool and up to seven hundred delegates and visitors are expected to attend the two-day event.  Key note speakers include […]

17 Nights – 23 Chefs –16 Michelin Stars Recognised as one of Europe's premier gastronomic events, Obsession is celebrating its 17th year with 23 outstanding guest chefs with 16 Michelin stars between them. Travelling from across the world to luxury, Lancashire-based hotel, Northcote, these chefs will cook their unique Obsession Menus during the 17 night […]

The Bay Gateway has opened to traffic this afternoon (Monday 31 October 2016), linking the Heysham peninsula to the M6 at junction 34. This £140m project is the biggest new road to be built in Lancashire for decades, and is expected to boost economic growth by providing better access to the peninsula. Funded by £29m […]