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Delegates from 9 cities across Europe have gathered in Preston to discuss boosting the local economy this week as part of an URBACT project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund. This network of cities, known as Procure, is being led by representatives of Preston City Council. Procure is interested in investigating how procurement processes […]

After a hugely successful debut event in 2015, Best of Britannia (BOB) heads back to Preston, Lancashire with a bigger and better BOB North (11-13 March 2016), promoting the best of British Manufacturers from across the North of England and beyond. Best of Britannia is supported by Creative Lancashire, Marketing Lancashire, Preston City Council and […]

Pendle businesses can now enter Pendle Business Awards 2016 – the awards which recognise the borough’s most promising and fastest growing companies.  The entry form will be live until Friday 18 March at www.pendle.gov.uk/businessawards Dennis Mendoros, Chairman of Pendle Vision Board, which is again organising the event jointly with Pendle Council, said: “We want you to […]

Blackpool Zoo is opening the doors of its state-of-the-art Education Academy for teachers to get a behind the scenes look at why it is one of the leading lights in learning outside the classroom. An open day will be held on Sunday 13th March from 9am to 1pm and will offer teachers the opportunity to […]

The Blackburn BID has commissioned a local chocolatier to create a dozen supersize chocolate eggs huge enough to satisfy the biggest chocoholics for a large-scale Easter event. Proprietor of The Chocolate House, Susie Bristow, has been tasked with producing twelve chocolate eggs weighing 15 kilograms each, 100 times heavier than a standard Easter egg. Each […]

The Red Arrows will grace the skies again at this year’s Blackpool Air Show has been announced. The first planes announced to fly at this year’s Blackpool Air Show include the Typhoon, Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster Bomber, as well as the world famous Red Arrows display team. The free seafront show, which features a whole […]

Virgin Trains supports Marketing Lancashire with their campaign to boost tourism in the county where life feels good. Virgin Trains is supporting Marketing Lancashire’s ‘Lancashire is Great’ campaign in an effort to promote tourism in the county.  Virgin Trains, who operates passenger services on both the East Coast and West Coast is offering an exclusive […]

On Tuesday 09 February, Politicians and Business Influencers attended a House of Commons reception celebrating the on-going success of the £20M Northern Tourism Growth Fund (NTGF). The event was hosted by VisitEngland Chair Lady Cobham CBE, on behalf of 38 Northern England Destinations and their business partners. Invited guests heard from Minister for Tourism the […]

Every year more people see the Blackpool Illuminations than visit Old Trafford to watch Manchester United. Now local-lad Dave Riche has been tasked with working with local, national or international businesses to get their name in lights. Dave has been appointed Business Development Manager for the Blackpool Illuminations and specifically the ground breaking LightPool project […]

Live at the Grand Theatre Blackpool 22 – 26 March 2016 Of Mice and Men—the classic tale of humanity, friendship and dreaming big—travels to Blackpool Grand this Easter. Based on John Steinbeck’s 1937 novella, Of Mice and Men is still topical today, tackling what it means to be human against a backdrop of economic turmoil […]

Lancaster City Council has launched a new attractions and events guide to provide visitors with an at-a-glance menu of inspirational ideas of what you can see and do in and around Morecambe Bay in 2016. The full colour leaflet complete with map takes you on day trips to Piel Island, Furness Abbey and the Dock […]

Lancashire County Council has announced a £5 million programme to repair transport infrastructure damaged in the December floods, funded by the Department for Transport. The December floods were unprecedented in their widespread impact across the county and the county's highways and other transport infrastructure, including roads, bridges and footpaths, suffered significant damage. The initial estimate […]