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Holidaymakers from across Lancashire will be spoilt for choice next summer, as a new Spanish destination is announced from Blackpool Airport. Sun seekers will now be able to travel to Reus as part of the Jet2.com summer schedule, which is a popular route to Costa Dorada and gateway to Salou, Barcelona and Madrid. Flights to […]

Celebrating the finest in the Tourism Industry: VisitEngland Reveals Finalists for 2014 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence  Today, during English Tourism Week, VisitEngland announces the finalists for the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2014. The Awards celebrate the very best England has to offer and the winners of this prestigious accolade will be announced the Award Ceremony […]

A series of inspirational new tourism resources have been unveiled today (Wednesday 2 April 2014) to help local businesses promote Morecambe Bay’s fantastic natural and cultural assets to visitors.  The Morecambe Bay Sense of Place toolkit and Nature on your Doorstep guides celebrate the area’s unique attractions. The Toolkit provides detailed information about the Bay’s […]

VisitBlackpool today unveiled its plans for the 2014 season. More than 200 hoteliers, attraction bosses and business owners packed into the Winter Gardens newly refurbished Derham Lounge to hear plans for the UK’s most popular seaside resort over the next six months. It’s an exciting year for Blackpool as it welcomes international stage show Mamma […]

SOME of the finest foods and artisan products in Europe will be up for grabs in Clitheroe next month, when the town hosts its first continental market. Geraud Markets, the UK's leading operator of specialist markets, will occupy the Clitheroe Market Car Park for three days from Thursday, April 17, to Saturday, April 19. Gerraud […]

The North West of England’s Champions in the 2013 Countryside Alliance Awards (aka the Rural Oscars) have been announced, with top local businesses now going forward to the UK & Northern Ireland final. The Awards are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of rural produce, skills, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses. They are […]

The Mall Blackburn has opened the doors of its first ever Retail Factor pop-up shop, which is home to four aspiring local businesses. Fatema Fulat who owns Irresistible Cupcakes, Amanda Logan and her dress making business Tutus and Tulle, Sam Houghton and Jack Godden and their contemporary clothing design company Krosl and Sue Seddon who […]

Blackpool has been named the best town in the UK for holiday accommodation. The popular seaside resort has been awarded the accolade by Quality in Tourism (QiT), the official assessment service provider for VisitEngland, who today have produced a league table of those streets within the UK, that have the largest percentage of accommodation outlets […]

WELCOME TO MORECAMBE BAY Helping to transform the Bay in 700 days Welcome to Morecambe Bay, a new and bespoke customer service training course, was launched on Monday 24 March at The Midland Hotel, Morecambe by Marketing Lancashire, Cumbria Tourism and the Morecambe Bay Partnership, as part of the partnership’s 700 Days to Transform The […]

A project to transform one of Lancaster’s most historic public spaces has received almost £60,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund's 'Our Heritage' programme. The 'Beyond the Castle' project wants to create a high-quality public space around Lancaster’s historic castle and priory, down the hill and over the meadows to the quayside. The lottery funding will […]

VisitBlackpool is delighted to announce Lancashire-based radio station Rock FM as its media partner for the 2014 Illuminations Switch-On event. As part of the partnership, Rock FM will be utilising the extensive reach of its parent company – the Bauer Media Group – which boasts more than 80 radio stations and magazines across the UK. […]

Budding local entrepreneurs are being invited to bring their ideas and products to Lancaster City Council markets in Lancaster and Morecambe during this year's Love your Local Market Fortnight.   From 14th – 28th May, the council is offering free stalls and pitches to new business owners at its historic outdoor Charter Market in Lancaster […]