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Virgin Trains is offering an exclusive discount of 30% off advance fares to areas affected by recent flooding as part of a three-month promotion starting next week. The operator has teamed up with VisitEngland to boost tourism and support the #Openforbusiness message in Cumbria, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Northumberland, to encourage people to visit the outstanding […]

Five-star Ribby Hall Village in Wrea Green Lancashire is ensuring Valentine’s Day will be a sweet affair with a romantic and fun ‘Love Heart Trail’ through The Village’s woodland. The Love Heart Trail sponsored by Swizzels Love Hearts is a free-of-charge treasure hunt throughout the woods finding iconic love heart signs and solving clues. Guests […]

Blackpool Council has today announced a rebranded flagship Harry Ramsden fish restaurant is to open at the Blackpool Tower complex this summer. A Harry Ramsden restaurant and quick service outlet will be located in the space previously occupied by the Tower Lounge bar, complemented by a further eatery within the Tower complex. The operator of […]

New Transport Prospectus outlines how major investments in rail and road initiatives could create 15,000 new jobs and generate £685m in new economic growth The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has today (February 4th) published its latest Strategic Transport Prospectus which sets out the opportunities for Lancashire with regards to unlocking substantial economic potential via better […]

Lancashire County Council has welcomed the award of a £3.4million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to the unique Rivington Terraced Gardens. This funding means that a three year programme of work can be carried out by heritage experts to protect the buildings and the landscape. The Rivington Heritage Trust, working with Groundwork Cheshire Lancashire and […]

Marketing Lancashire is celebrating the announcement that four Lancashire Tourism Awards 2015 winners have beaten strong competition from across the country and will now represent Lancashire, as finalists, in the prestigious Visit England Awards for Excellence 2016 which will take place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Tuesday 8 March, during English Tourism Week (5-13 […]

HORTICULTURAL traders from across the country are being invited to apply for a place at Lancashire’s only true flower show in the heart of the North West. Chorley Flower Show is back for its second year after a fantastic inaugural event that saw 10,000 visitors enjoy a floral extravaganza, which was nominated as a finalist […]

Discover all about our local ‘Dad’s Army’ during a talk at The Dukes before it screens  the new version of the classic comedy. Peter Donnelly, Curator of the King’s Own Museum in Lancaster, will present an illustrated talk on the history of the King’s Own Home Guard in World War Two on March 1. This […]

8 – 10am, 23 February 2016 at Bartle Hall Hotel Lancashire Hotspots is a regular new feature in Lancashire Business View magazine which examines the county’s hottest spots for commerce, industry and regeneration. It offers perspectives from the across the landscape of the private and public sectors and delves into the business fabric of the […]

A £250,000 cash boost has been announced for one of the borough’s best-loved parks, as part of South Ribble Borough Council’s budget proposals. The quarter of a million pound investment would see Withy Grove Park in Bamber Bridge brought up to the standard required to receive a prestigious Green Flag Award. The Green Flag Award […]

Businesses across Lancashire are celebrating after being announced as finalists in this year’s Red Rose Awards. Successful businesses were announced after a day of rigorous pre-scoring at Northcote at the Rovers whittling down the entries to just six finalists for each of the 25 categories. The 150 finalists will now face an interview and presentation […]

New stage show James and the Giant Peach is heading to Blackpool Opera House as part of a world tour. The classic story by Roald Dahl is produced by Sell A Door Theatre Company with the plot centering on an English orphan boy called James Henry Trotter who enters a gigantic, magical peach and has […]