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Renowned restaurateur and proud Lancastrian Paul Heathcote MBE, is stepping down from his role as Chairman after three successful years at the helm of Lancashire’s place marketing organisation, Marketing Lancashire.  Marketing Lancashire was created in 2012 with considerable investment from Lancashire County Council, replacing the former Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board and Paul Heathcote was the company’s […]

Marketing Lancashire, the Destination Management Organisation (DMO) for the county, today released the official visitor and economic impact figures* for Lancashire 2014, which confirm six years of continued growth in the visitor economy and Lancashire’s increasing popularity as a destination for short breaks. The number of nights spent by visitors in the county grew by […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation, today began the search for this year’s Lancashire Tourism Award winners and announced that the county’s annual celebration of Lancashire’s £3.7billion visitor economy will be held in the magnificent Empress Ballroom at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on Thursday 5 November 2015.  A drinks reception, sponsored by Visit Blackpool, will […]

Afternoon picnics in the park, paddling in the sea, watching outdoor theatre, ice creams from the farm shop, festivals and funfairs, cycle rides in the countryside with friends, the smell of BBQs wafting through the air, camping outside and waking up to the dawn chorus – life really does feel good in the summer! And […]

The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Chaired by Edwin Booth (below), has appointed two leading agencies to deliver an initial 12-month media and communications campaign. The agencies are tasked with developing and communicating a compelling Lancashire economic narrative – ‘the Lancashire story’ – by delivering a strategic campaign to reach target audiences, working alongside Marketing Lancashire.  […]

The winners of the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2015 were revealed at its annual ceremony, held on Monday 11 May at the spectacular Sage Gateshead. Celebrating excellence across the tourism industry, 17 winners including Best Small Hotel, Tourism Pub of the Year, Best Visitor Attraction and Tourism Event of the Year were announced. Lancashire's Finalists*** […]

After three hugely successful events in London, the Best of Britannia (BoB) team is travelling north for the first time, to host their exciting 3-day pop-up unique department store in Preston, Lancashire. Taking place from 15th – 17th May in the historic Post Office building and Market Square in the heart of the Lancashire city, […]

Marketing Lancashire is delighted to announce that five Lancashire Tourism Award Winners 2014/15 have been named as finalists in the prestigious Visit England Awards for Excellence 2015. The glittering Awards Ceremony is being held on Monday 11 May 2015 at the Sage Gateshead.  Lancashire Tourism Award winners who are now finalist in the national Visit […]

Lancashire attracts over 63 million visitors to the county who contribute £3.5billion to the local economy and help support over 56 thousand jobs. English Tourism Week 2015 (#ETW15) is a week-long celebration of events from 14 -22 March showcasing the quality and vibrancy of visitor experiences and the £106bn the visitor economy brings to the […]

Public voting opens today (Saturday 31 January ) to decide the winner of England’s Tourism Superstar 2015, run by national tourist board VisitEngland and supported by the Daily Mirror.  Lancashire’s own Tourism Superstar Sue Copp, Guest Service & Inclusion Manager at Sandcastle Waterpark in Blackpool, won her Lancashire ‘crown’ at the Lancashire Tourism Awards in […]

Best of Britannia (BOB) celebrates the best of British design, fashion and manufacturing.  After three hugely successful events in London, Best of Britannia is thrilled to announce that the first ever BOB North will take place in Preston 15 – 17 May 2015, in partnership with Marketing Lancashire and Preston City Council.  BoB North will […]