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Sand, Sea & Spray – Urban Art live in Blackpool It will be a case of Spraywatch as the Sand, Sea & Spray Urban Art Festival returns to Blackpool on 15, 16 and 17 June 2012. Huge names from the world of Urban Art are due to descend on the resort for three days when […]

BRITS GET INTO THE JUBILEE SPIRIT WITH 4 MILLION TAKING A BREAK IN THE UK 4 million Brits (8 per cent of the adult population) plan to make the most of the forthcoming double bank holiday weekend by taking at least one overnight stay in the UK, with 3.4 million people (7 per cent) planning […]

Marketing Lancashire, is celebrating the news that six of our members are celebrating their success at last night’s national award ceremony. These winners of the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards were finalists in The Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, which took place on Tuesday 22nd May 2012 at Athena, Leicester, an art deco gem located in […]

Nationally renowned restaurateur Paul Heathcote MBE has been announced as the new Chairman of Marketing Lancashire today. Mr Heathcote, a proud Lancastrian who worked under legendary chef Raymond Blanc, has been chosen to lead the new organisation, which replaces the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board. Paul is a well respected businessman who runs The Olive […]

The Dukes is to present outdoor walkabout theatre again in the summer of 2013. Overwhelming support for what became the biggest event of its kind in the UK means the show will go on in Lancaster’s Williamson Park next year. The Lancaster theatre is taking a break from its park productions this summer owing to […]

FIRST PARTICIPANTS TEE-OFF A potential 1,000 participants are set to benefit from a new Welcome to Excellence customer service training course aimed at tourism businesses across the Fylde, which was launched today (Monday 30 April, 2012)  by the very first participants at the inaugural Welcome to the Fylde Coast training day held at St Annes […]

Marketing Lancashire will be delighted to welcome diners at the tourist board’s next Taste Lancashire Produce evening which takes place at Twelve Restaurant & Lounge Bar, Thornton Cleveleys, on Wednesday 16 May 2012. The tourist board’s new dining events, in partnership with some of the county’s finest restaurants, help demonstrate the abundance of superb produce […]

Businesses keen to source more food and drink locally, are invited to join us for a personal introduction to some of the county’s best rural producers. On the 20th May, Marketing Lancashire will be hosting ten producers in the exclusive Taste Lancashire room at Nigel’s Fantastic Food Show at Ewood Park. The show is a […]

Instead of squelching mud beneath your wellies this summer, enjoy the sand between your toes in Morecambe – the festival town by the sea. Once described as the Naples of the North, thanks to the natural beauty of its Bay, Morecambe is fast transforming in to the Brighton of the North with Morecambe Festivals By […]

People who want to play an important role in guiding a leading theatre and cinema to greater success are needed by The Dukes in Lancaster. “ this re-invigorated theatre knows exactly where it’s going.” The Guardian Building on recent success, The Dukes has plans to develop its role as an excellent, ground-breaking small city theatre […]

Marketing Lancashire (formerly Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board), is celebrating news that six of the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Award Winners 2011/12 are now going forward to the Visit England Awards for Excellence and the chance of a prestigious national award. Lancashire has six finalists in 15 categories, the highest ever Lancashire representation in the […]

VISITENGLAND ANNOUNCES DOMESTIC TOURISM FIGURES FOR 2011 Overnight trips in England up by 9% compared to 2010 4 April 2012. VisitEngland, the national tourist board, today released figures revealing that over 104 million domestic overnight trips were taken in England last year – an increase of 9 per cent compared to 2010 and the highest […]