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Future Preston Tours are set to teleport into the city next month as part of the British Film Institute’s  (BFI) nationwide Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season. North-West cultural production team, They Eat Culture, (TEC) will take citizens on journeys into the future with a series of non-traditional and immersive film screenings, combined with […]

Marketing Lancashire today (Monday 29 September) revealed the finalists of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2014. The awards now in its 11th year has received a record number of applications with an increase of 25% on 2013. The only tourism-focused awards in Lancashire will take place on Thursday 6 November at The Blackpool Tower Ballroom. This […]

Canadian master blasters Firemaster Productions have been named winners of Blackpool’s World Fireworks Championships 2014. The annual festival, which runs every Friday night throughout September, saw competitors from Sweden, Austria and Canada battle it out to be named the winner. And as Great British pyrotechnic experts Titanium rounded off the annual spectacle on Friday (26/9) the […]

The autumn sound of geese flying overhead has begun with 21,500 Pink-footed geese arriving at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in the last few days, having made the 500 mile journey from Iceland to spend the next month in Lancashire. WWT Martin Mere had a record number of geese arrive with 36,000 of them roosting […]

For that’s the year that Lytham Hall’s Georgian façade was built. And it’s also the name of the special hand-pulled ale – brewed to celebrate the mansion’s 250th birthday – which has proved a best seller across the Fylde, Lancashire and beyond during the summer. Hall chiefs teamed up with big-hearted Lytham Brewery to mark the […]

Blackpool Zoo’s tiger cub twins have been named after presenters on the UK’s longest running and best loved children’s TV progamme Blue Peter. The three-month-old adorable stripy duo have been called Barney and Radzi and the presenters were delighted when they found out live on air earlier this month. Keepers even matched the cubs to […]

Do you know the latest trends in social media? Do you know the best way to improve your SEO or create a challenger brand? Help is at hand as three local councils join forces to give businesses across Lancashire that extra edge in putting the pieces together and make new business connections. This year’s Central […]

Preston-born Marian Clayden’s career has taken her from the world of textile art to Hollywood and haute couture, and yet she is perhaps better known in the United States (where she lives) than in the UK. We are delighted to have this opportunity to show work from this influential textile artist and designer in her […]

The Health Club at Ribby Hall Village has been shortlisted for three prestigious National Fitness Awards, beating off strong competition to make the finals. The Health Club (previously known as ‘Sport & Leisure’) has been shortlisted in the following categories: 1.         Health Club of The Year 2.         Regional Gym of The Year (North) 3.         Group […]

Virgin Trains today (22 September 2014) received the green light from the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) to run direct services from both Blackpool and Shrewsbury to London Euston. The new services will commence in December 2014 and are part of a range of service improvements on the West Coast Main Line route that coincide […]

The VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2015 are up and running with site visits to potential host venues for the ceremony taking place this month and the Awards website opening for applications on 1st October. The Awards, which in 2014 celebrated its 25th anniversary, are the most prestigious awards in English Tourism. The Awards which champion […]

 English Tourism Week will return next year on 14 – 22 March 2015.   A key highlight of the tourism calendar, English Tourism Week is a prime opportunity for businesses and individuals to raise the profile of our industry to visitors, MPs and the media. Last year’s highly successful Week saw destinations and businesses from around […]