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The first details of Blackpool’s new Illuminations Switch-On Festival Weekend are revealed today. Singing star Rebecca Ferguson is set to headline the closing night finale – and it has also been announced that weekend-long festival passes will go on sale for just £20 per adult. VisitBlackpool has announced that the event, which will be staged […]

Blackpool Same Sex Dance Festival and essda european same-sex dance championships From 14-15 June 2014 at Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens Blackpool will again play proud host to the eagerly anticipated Same-Sex Dance Festival which has grown even bigger this year and will be hosting the ESSDA European Championships for the first time.  The Sugar Dandies, […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s iconic White Tower restaurant is to offer a dining delight when it opens for weekends from June 1st! The award-winning restaurant, situated in the art deco Casino Building, with panoramic views of Blackpool Promenade will open Friday and Saturday evenings and for Sunday lunch every weekend. And for guests attending shows at […]

Business is booming at a Mellor hotel as corporate bookings move beyond pre-recession levels. Stanley House Hotel and Spa has seen a rise in corporate bookings with occupancy levels reaching 81 per cent, an increase of 26 per cent on 2013. Corporate Christmas party bookings are also bucking the trend with 90 per cent of […]

Preston has been named in a new ‘top ten of the happiest places to live in Great Britain’, following a substantial survey of 50,000 people, conducted by RightMove and revealed today (21/5/14). The survey asked people to rank 12 distinct factors about how happy they feel in their homes and communities. These factors included, pride; […]

Run Preston the popular annual event which has seen 15,000 runners take part over the last 10 years will take place on Sunday 28 September. Anyone who wants to take part in Run Preston this year can do so as the entries are now open. They simply need to go to www.runpreston.com. To secure a […]

Lancashire County Council will begin consultation at the end of May on the preferred route for a major new road linking Preston and southern Fylde to the M55. The 4km-long dual carriageway known as the Preston Western Distributor (PWD) is a key element of plans to support new development and economic growth outlined in Lancashire […]

The new Chair of Lancashire County Council has taken up his year-in-office. County Councillor Kevin Ellard, who represents the Preston East division, was appointed at today's annual meeting of Full Council (15 May). Kevin Ellard lives in Preston and has represented the electoral division of Preston East since 2001. The former university librarian has just […]

Multi-award winning Stirk House Hotel in Gisburn has successfully achieved another accolade, the GOLD Green Tourism Award from the Green Tourism Programme. Renowned in the area for its green credentials, this is an excellent achievement for an entry level business to the scheme and is a reflection of the hotel’s Green Champion and Head Chef, […]

Winners of Marketing Lancashire’s Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013, who progressed to the national Visit England Awards for Excellence 2014, have brought silver honours back to the county. Bleasdale Holiday Cottages (Forest of Bowland), Sandcastle Waterpark (Blackpool) and The Parkers Arms (Clitheroe) were all awarded silver at the 25th Annual Visit England Awards which took place […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation, has provided a platform on the company’s top performing visitor website visitlancashire.com for the county’s many events marking the centenary of World War One 1914-1918, following a request from the pan–Lancashire WW1 Commemorative Group for a single resource for events and local information related to the 100th anniversary.  […]

British Olympian Peter Waterfield is set to make a splash at Fleetwood's Dizzy Heights festival. The medal winning diver will be performing at the free event on 24 May alongside the La Quebrada team and could also assist them with their world record attempt of a mass dive while on fire. Peter, who partnered Tom Daley in […]