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Monday August 10th will mark World Lion Day and Blackpool Zoo is celebrating by releasing stunning new pictures of the latest addition to its pride. The pictures, which show nine-week-old Khari in all his glory, were taken by animal and wildlife photographer Hollie Gordon. Jude Rothwell, Marketing and PR Co-ordinator at Blackpool Zoo, said: “Khari […]

The model Victorian mill town being created at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum will be on display on Wednesday 26 August. At the event the new town, designed for the museum's 'Become a Mill Town Extraordinaire' activity, will be named and everyone who has contributed to it will be presented with a certificate. The event […]

The Mall Blackburn has ‘donated’ one of its shops to its official charity Nightsafe.   The unit will be used for a variety of purposes during a seven-week period starting with a charity shop, which will open on Friday 21st August until Monday 7th September.   From Saturday 12th September the unit will be transformed […]

An artist who transforms worn out books into unique paper sculptures is to demonstrate the art of paper folding at the Blackburn BID's upcoming Town Hall Street Fair.  Creative Kate Bufton will be sharing her tips on how to make stylish paper structures using old books on Saturday, 15 August at the Rebound Bookshop on […]

Work has begun this week on the new 70m Discovery hide at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre to bring our visitors even closer to nature. The new discovery hide will have 4 distinct sections depending on the type of experience visitors require or their level of birding expertise.  Families and adults can sit in warmth […]

The strength of any business lies in its workforce. However, with 78% of businesses in the UK reporting recruitment difficulties in the last year, employers are struggling to access the skills they need to keep their company running on full power. At the same time, 1 in 5 vacancies in the UK are difficult to […]

It as been confirmed that one of the world’s most popular aircraft, Vulcan XH558, will make its final ever appearance in the North West at this weekend’s Blackpool Air Show. The final remaining Vulcan is in her final flying season before being retired after a remarkable career which saw the plane play a key role […]

In response to demand from travel trade, the VisitBritain Trade Website now features a supplier directory. This innovative new feature enables all UK stakeholders, including destinations, to create their own listing that will be able to be viewed and searched by the international trade looking to source product to Britain. As part of the National […]

“Welcome to Blackpool!” That will be the message from the town’s new Resort Ambassadors as they show visitors the way around Blackpool’s new £2.4m LightPool project. The team, appointed thanks to a £2m grant towards LightPool from the Coastal Communities Fund, will help direct people to the stunning new exhibits that are coming to the […]

We are delighted to invite relevant Northern Stately Home and Gardens tourism suppliers, and your supporting accommodation product, to a B2B workshop in partnership with VisitEngland, ETOA and the Northern Destinations. The event will take place on Tuesday 29 September 2015 at the Tatton Park Estate, Cheshire. This event is the first of its kind […]