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Direct from London’s West End in its record breaking 6th year, THRILLER LIVE is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer, and it arrives at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre in October this year! Tickets go on sale for THRILLER LIVE exclusively for The Friend of The Grand from 10am Tuesday […]

Children’s TV favourite Peppa Pig, an eight foot tall robot and giant board games are just some of the free attractions planned to keep families entertained at Preston’s biggest shopping centre this summer. The countdown to St George’s Shopping Centre’s ‘Summer of Fun’ is now on, with the first event set to kick off on […]

Dahlia’s Farm Shop, the only farm shop in Blackpool, is hosting a free barbecue event for the launch of the new expansion which now includes a butchers, fishmongers and deli counter with all new suppliers. Dahlia’s Farm Shop is the sister company to the popular Dahlia’s Kitchen Restaurant & Cafe, the two are connected so […]

A series of exciting summer holiday events are available for children and young people to enjoy at Preston's Museum of Lancashire. The summer holidays promise to be lots of fun with activities ranging from taking part in a lesson with a Victorian school master, to meeting a medieval knight or being trained as a soldier […]

The Spa at Stanley House in Mellor has been awarded an exceptional ‘5 Bubbles’ rating and an outstanding review for its world-class luxury spa. The Spa was visited by an independent reviewer from the Good Spa Guide – a national, expert guide to spas and treatments across the UK. The reviewer used a stringent set […]

The first Eastern White Pelican ever to be hand reared in the UK is about the fly the ‘artificial’ nest to join his pelican friends. Charlie the chick, who hatched at Blackpool Zoo just hours before Princess Charlotte was born in May, is leaving the bird nursery he has grown up in and is being […]

Get your dancing shoes on and get ready to party, as Britain’s biggest Motown spectacular embarks on its 2015 nationwide tour with an all-new, all-star show! The Magic of Motown returns to Blackpool’s Grand Theatre with the Reach Out Tour on 9 August, celebrating its 12th incredible year with more chart toppers and sequins than […]

Organisers of the Blackburn Heritage Festival at the Blackburn BID (Business Improvement District) are reminding Blackburn organisers that time is running out to register their participation if they are planning to stage an activity in September.  Registration closes on 1 August for the national Heritage Open Days website with local publicity by the BID going […]

This summer, Dreamboats and Miniskirts swings into Blackpool’s Grand Theatre to showcase the greatest hit songs of the 60s! It is the sequel to Dreamboats and Miniskirts, which premiered in Bromley in 2009, and became a musical phenomenon having played to more than two million people across the UK. Inspired by Universal’s multi-million selling album […]

Top British pop band, The Vamps, have been confirmed as the headline act for VisitBlackpool’s 2015 Blackpool iFest Friday night switch-on event. The Vamps are huge growing stars on the UK music scene. Since 2013 they have scored a multi-Platinum debut album, sold over two million singles, had five Top 10 singles in the UK, […]

Festival Director Ben Ruth says: "One of the original aims of the festival was to highlight the quality, diversity and sheer quantity of live music in this small city. When people visit Lancaster they're always struck by this abundance and in particular how all the venues are within easy staggering distance of each other. Many […]

Visitors to family-owned Mytton Fold Hotel near Clitheroe can be assured of an excellent ‘Welcome’ after it undertook world class customer service training on two separate occasions. Several employees at Mytton Fold Hotel & Golf Club attended the nationally recognised Welcome to Excellence training course at Waddow Hall and were so impressed by what they […]