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Grab the kids and head for Nelson’s Victoria Park – Vicky Witch and friends are on board for the summer holidays! The Vicky Witch activity trail has been updated with six new activity boards. The boards, dotted along the one mile trail, have fun activities for children and their parents to do together while out […]

Professor Green and Little Boots are the latest huge names to be added to an absolutely stacked line-up for VisitBlackpool’s 2015 Blackpool iFest Friday night switch-on event. The pair complete a line-up which is now unquestionably one of the most superstar-loaded cards ever put on at switch-on night. London-born rapper, singer songwriter and hip-hop superstar, […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is giving guests the chance to experience the ultimate thrill night when the park holds its first ever club night in partnership with Ministry of Sound.  Ministry of Sound presents Titanium takes place on 10th October in the Pleasure Beach Arena. The first ever late night riding and dance event will allow […]

For the first time, The Dukes in partnership with Vintage by the Sea will be screening films in Morecambe’s Winter Gardens this September. The Lancaster cinema will be taking films on the road from September 1-5 as part of the popular seaside festival which celebrates all things vintage. The special cinematic event kicks off with […]

A fluffy little lion cub is the focus of the latest ‘fly on the wall’ video produced at Blackpool Zoo. Khari, who is just eight weeks old, was caught on camera after staff secretly placed a GoPro camera in a log in his sleeping quarters. The result was hours of stunning footage of him playing […]

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre and Sir David Attenborough are inviting you to get outside this summer to count butterflies. The Big Butterfly Count runs till Sunday 9 August. You can pick up a spotter sheet at Martin Mere Wetland Centre so that you can tick off what you see, as it’s a great place […]

The Dukes has hit the Bullseye with its latest outdoor walkabout production. Thousands of people have already enjoyed Oliver Twist which runs until August 15 and one particular character has his own fan base – of the doggy variety. Bill Sikes’s dog, Bullseye, can’t go anywhere now without his canine fans bothering him for a […]

Top British bands Lawson and Toploader have been added to the line-up for VisitBlackpool’s 2015 Blackpool iFest Friday night switch-on event. The popular duo are added as special guest stars to a line-up headlined by superstar band, The Vamps. Lawson, whose debut album Chapman Square went platinum, have scored five top ten hits including “Juliet”, […]

Automobile aficionados are being given the chance to get hands-on with luxury Porsche models including the iconic 911 at a St Annes Hotel. The Dalmeny Resort Hotel will welcome Porsche Centre Bolton to its Atrium venue from Monday August 3 until Friday August 7. Guests and visitors can explore the model range and get a […]

The Emporium re-opened on Thursday 23rd July after a much anticipated refurbishment. The property had been closed for 11 days from Monday 13th July.  Standing in the heart of Clitheroe and arranged over three floors, it includes a café, wine bar, brasserie and home décor store. Part of the James' Places group it was the […]

A garden showcasing the materials used by Lancashire's textile industry to produce cloth has won a prestigious award at the recent RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park. The 'Field to Fabric' feature garden won a bronze medal in the respected Show Gardens category. The display was created as part of a Lancashire museums project in […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, the home of Nickelodeon Land in the UK, has teamed up with Europe’s first Nickelodeon flagship store at 1 Leicester Square, London to offer visitors to either venue great discounts at the other.  This unique cross-promotional offer is part of the continued working relationship between these two much-loved entertainment brands.   From […]