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BLACKPOOL TOWER VOTED THE UK’S BEST-LOVED COASTAL BUILDING 25 March 2010. The Blackpool Tower was declared the UK’s Best-Loved Coastal Building at the prestigious Coast Awards 2010, in association with Joules, held in London last night. The Grade I-listed building, open since 1894, was voted by Coast magazine readers to be symbolic of the best […]

LANCASHIRE AND BLACKPOOL TOURIST BOARD ANNOUNCES 2010/11 TOURISM AWARDS SHORTLIST Today (23 March), Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) announced the shortlist for the Tourism Awards 2010/11, from a record-breaking number of entries. LBTB’s annual Tourism Awards recognise high achieving tourism businesses across 14 categories, including the much coveted Taste Lancashire Award, for quality eating […]

Interactive Blockbuster Invites Visitors To Be The Star Lancashire’s Tourism bosses are using groundbreaking technology to bring the seaside resort into the homes of British holidaymakers. Would-be visitors browsing www.blackpoolthemovie.com will find themselves starring in their very own Blackpool movie trailer, featuring favourite photographs from their online photo albums and propelling them on a white-knuckle […]

Lancashire Visitor Guide, from Pendle to Olympia Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) is celebrating British Tourism Week (15-21 March), which aims to raise the local, national and international awareness of the importance of Britain’s £114 billion visitor economy, with two launches of its new Lancashire Visitor Guide 2010. In a departure from previous guides, […]

Cheshire West and Chester Council is looking for a number of organisations who can provide creative and innovative short breaks, capital services and equipment for disabled children. Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) is a Government programme to transform services for disabled children. Cheshire West and Chester Council is focusing on developing an integrated commissioning […]

23/02/10 Seven Northwest finalists up for English tourism ‘Oscars’ Seven businesses from England’s Northwest have been shortlisted for some of the tourism industry’s highest accolades in the annual Enjoy England Awards for Excellence. Organised annually by Visit England, the awards recognise the best of the country’s tourism businesses and professionals. This year the Northwest has […]

Award for Blackpool’s Ambition  Blackpool has been named ‘Town of the Year’ in a prestigious awards ceremony marking property development, building and regeneration work. More than 600 industry professionals gathered at Manchester Central on Thusrday for the Property Week North West 2010 Awards. Thirteen categories rewarded the individuals, teams and projects that have excelled in […]

visitlancashire.com now features ‘polling’. This means that it acts as a Lancashire accommodation comparison site and features prices from many of the top booking sites that everyone knows e.g. LateRooms, Activehotels and Superbreak. It allows an online visitor to search for products with availability fed through from multiple sources, many of which are commercial booking […]

TOURISM AWARDS – IT’S NEVER BEEN EASIER TO ENTER  Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) is looking for winners and there’s never been an easier time to enter our annual celebration, to recognise the very best tourism businesses in Lancashire and Blackpool. The LBTB Tourism Awards are the county’s premier tourism awards, leading to the […]

BASHALL BARN HAILED THE FUTURE OF ON-FARM RESTAURANTS Bashall Barn in Clitheroe, Lancashire, has been awarded the best on-farm restaurant award from the National Farmers’ Retail & Markets Association (FARMA). Selected by judges for its innovative and exciting food offer, the winner was announced on Tuesday 26 January at Farm & More, the farm retail […]

Media news from WWT Martin Mere National sustainable award for WWT Martin Mere staff Victoria Fellowes, from Formby, has been awarded a national Shine commendation for outstanding commitment to sustainability in the tourism industry at an awards ceremony in London on Thursday 21 January. The national Shine Awards highlight the achievements of outstanding women working […]

Lancashire & Blackpool Conference Ambassador Programme An invitation to business leaders and academics.  Become an Ambassador for Lancashire and Blackpool and you’ll not only be supporting Lancashire, you’ll also gain  many professional benefits too!  Have you ever thought about attracting a conference or event to the area but wondered how to go about it?  If so this […]