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40 of Lancashire’s most respected best food producers, chefs, retailers, butchers, farmers and growers gathered this week to debate and discuss the future of Lancashire Food & Drink at an event led by Marketing Lancashire at Brockholes Conference Centre. Food writer and broadcaster with Lancastrian roots,  Matthew Fort, chaired the debate and urged the county […]

Lancashire County Council is asking people what they would like to see from new cycle routes being developed in Rossendale. The routes will be part of the wider East Lancashire Strategic Cycleway Network, which aims to make it easier for people to access opportunities by improving links to workplaces, schools, shops and services. Two of […]

Blackpool is out to prove that it ‘has it all’.  The forward thinking resort is investing in its winning tourism-boosting formula and evolving its highly successful ‘Blackpool’s Back’ campaign launched in 2014. With two years of impact, the campaign has created a positive shift in the perceptions of Blackpool, positioning it as a ‘family resort’ […]

Following on from the success of last year’s competition, Blackpool Pleasure Beach is once again launching its search for young stars, The Big One Talent Show. Do you know a youngster with talent? Perhaps you’re a young performer who can bust a few moves or belt out a tune. You could even amaze us with […]

Following on from the success of last year’s competition, Blackpool Pleasure Beach is once again launching its search for young stars, The Big One Talent Show. Do you know a youngster with talent? Perhaps you’re a young performer who can bust a few moves or belt out a tune. You could even amaze us with […]

Classic rock band YES are one of the many legendary bands and artists that appeared at the Great Hall at Lancaster University in the 1970s, a list that includes The Who, Elton John, Genesis, Paul McCartney and Wings, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Queen and U2, amongst many others. As it’s highly unlikely that YES will […]

Two award-winning businesses who lean heavily on family traditions have combined their skills and passion to create a unique shopping and dining experience. The Seafood Pub Company has taken the helm at the bistro at Roaming Roosters, Higham, leaving the Mellin brothers to concentrate on maximising potential within the farm shop and adjoining petting farm, […]

Brewer announces partnership with conservation charity to help reverse dramatic decline in breeding hen harriers with funding pledge. Bowland Brewery has entered into a partnership with the RSPB which will raise funds to help save one of the UK’s most threatened bird of prey. The Lancashire-based brewery’s flagship beer: Hen Harrier, was inspired by these […]

On Sunday May 8th, a spectacular and truly ground-breaking show is coming to Lancaster at Williamson Park for a one-off outdoor performance of incredible magnitude. Haçienda Classical is the first time that Haçienda DJs have performed with a live orchestra outdoors in a unique meeting of worlds in a beautiful location. FAC 51 The Haçienda […]

Following a year of significant growth and new developments Marketing Lancashire has appointed Maria Moriarty Eames as the company’s Head of Partnerships. Blackburn-born Maria will drive Marketing Lancashire’s commercial strategy, develop the corporate partnerships programme and lead the work of the partnerships team, which is responsible for growing Marketing Lancashire’s business relationships. Maria previously held […]

Dewlay – the 3rd generation Lancashire based dairy are to feature in the latest ITV series of “Barging Around Britain with John Sergeant” which will be shown on Friday 6th May next.  John Sergeant, well known TV and Radio journalist and presenter visited Dewlay while filming in the area for series 2 of his popular […]

Overview: Marketing Lancashire is the destination management organisation for Lancashire; our activities in marketing and communications, commercial membership and place marketing are all designed to grow the volume and value of the county’s visitor economy and develop the profile of Lancashire as the first choice destination to visit, live, study, work and invest in.  It […]