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A prestigious national award for the restoration of the historic bridge at the Crook O'Lune has been marked with a plaque. Lancashire County Council's £1m repairs to the east viaduct, completed in December 2013, were honoured with the Restoration Award at the National Railway Heritage Awards last year. The Grade II listed bridge, which once […]

The Red Rose Awards 2015 has sold out! More than 1,000 tickets have been snapped up, ensuring a full house at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on March 12. Last year’s event was also a sell-out. Guests will enjoy a business awards ceremony like no other, with fine food and trophies in 25 categories. They will be […]

Organisers of the St George’s Day Charity Festival have revealed that the 2015 golf tournament will take place at St Annes Old Links. Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, also held at the same course, teams of four are being urged to enter the competition taking place on St George’s Day – Thursday […]

Architects are now putting together proposals for the regeneration of the Preston Markets quarter. A full architectural and ground conditions survey has now been completed allowing the architects to begin designing the markets scheme. The next stage is for the architects to come forward with a proposed scheme and from there consultation with traders, customers, […]

A £1million proposal to renovate Preston’s historic Winckley Square Gardens will ‘breathe new life’ into the area according to one of the experts behind the new bid. Final designs for the Gardens have now been revealed and will be submitted to Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) at the end of […]

Lancashire County Council wants to support businesses from the financial and professional services sector to create new jobs in the county. The sector has been identified by the county council as one with high-growth potential. County Councillor Niki Penney, chair of Lancashire County Developments Ltd (LCDL), said: "If you're looking to grow your business, the […]

Lancashire County Council wants to support businesses from the financial and professional services sector to create new jobs in the county. The sector has been identified by the county council as one with high-growth potential. County Councillor Niki Penney, chair of Lancashire County Developments Ltd (LCDL), said: "If you're looking to grow your business, the […]

Burnley’s luxury spa poised for awards hat-trick, challenging perceptions of the former mill town!  WHEN you think of luxury destinations, Burnley in Lancashire might not immediately spring to mind, but The Woodland Spa, based in 100-acres of woodland on the edge of the town, has been nominated in the Best New Spa category, in the […]

As part of English Tourism Week 2015, VisitEngland will be holding a conference on achieving access for all in tourism venues.  Unlocking the Purple Pound will be held in partnership with award-winning Sandcastle Waterpark in Blackpool on Wednesday 18th March.   This free event will help business owners and managers improve their facilities and services […]

New full-year inbound tourism figures released today reveal that 2014 was a record year for both inbound visits and overseas visitor spending in the UK. The latest International Passenger Survey figures show that overseas visitors spent £21.7 billion in Britain last year, 3% up on 2013 and a new record in both nominal and real […]

Fans will soon be swooning as Olly Murs is the latest singer-songwriter to join the wax figure hall of fame at Madame Tussauds Blackpool. Olly recently attended a sitting to capture his likeness. Appearing with microphone in hand, dressed in a crisp white shirt and skinny denim jeans, his wax figure will sport facial hair, […]

Super Slow Way, a major arts commissioning programme established to create a lasting legacy of arts and culture in Pennine Lancashire, has appointed Laurie Peake as its director. Laurie will lead the commissioning of artists for the three-year project, running until 2017, which has received a £2million grant from Arts Council England’s Creative People & […]