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At the beginning of November Marketing Lancashire, the Destination Management Organisation charged with promoting the county as a great place to visit, live, work, study and invest, launched the Say Cheese For Lancashire Day social media campaign, with partners Dewlay Cheesemakers of Garstang and Bashall Barn, of Bashall Eaves in the Ribble Valley.   The […]

England’s central role in driving the future growth of tourism in the UK has been outlined in a new report released today from Deloitte ‘Tourism: jobs and growth’.  Worth £106billion and supporting 2.6million jobs, English tourism is the driving nation behind an industry that has grown faster than manufacturing, construction and retail. The tourism economy […]

Lancashire Day is celebrated on 27 November, marking the day in 1295 when King Edward I invited Lancashire’s first representatives to attend Parliament. Today this historic event is marked by the reading of proclamations, the participation in Lancastrian traditions and enjoyment of Lancashire food and drink. To help raise awareness of Lancashire Day, Marketing Lancashire […]

The five bubble SPA Hotel at Ribby Hall Village, Wrea Green Lancashire has won a second award within the space of just one week, beating fierce competition from both new and very well established Spas in the North of England.  Seventeen spas were originally shortlisted from across the northern counties including Yorkshire, Cumbria, Durham, Manchester, […]

The Winners! On Thursday 7 November, Blackburn Cathedral proved the perfect setting for Marketing Lancashire’s 10th annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, where 20 of the county’s finest tourism businesses were awarded for excellence in their field and recognised by an audience of over 400 industry colleagues and sponsors. Marketing Lancashire would like to thank all the […]

Ribby Hall Village’s award-winning Health Club is first in the North to be equipped with Technogym’s UNITY™, the world’s most advanced cardio console   Last night, The UK’s Health Club of the Year for 2013 at Ribby Hall Village, Wrea Green Lancashire, officially unveiled its all-new £1M gym, setting a new benchmark for Interactive Wellness […]

The all new Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013, taking place at Blackburn Cathedral on Thursday 7 November is set to be the biggest tourism industry awards ever seen in the county and today, the organisers Marketing Lancashire appointed Darwen-based With A Twist, as caterers for this special 10th Anniversary event.   With A Twist was established […]

Today (Thursday 3 October) Marketing Lancashire revealed an impressive shortlist for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013; having received more applications than ever before, this year’s list of finalists is also the longest in the event’s 10 year history.   The Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013 will take place on Thursday 7 November at Blackburn Cathedral and […]

 Business leaders and Council welcome Government award Recognition of efforts to date will only spur town on to continue developing jobs, training and economic opportunities Burnley has won a prestigious national award. The town is officially the ‘Most Enterprising Area in the UK’ in 2013. The accolade, awarded through the Government Department for Business, Innovation […]

Marketing Lancashire, the Destination Management Organisation for Lancashire, is pleased to offer local retail businesses the chance to take part in a series of free workshops led by leading retail expert, inspirational speaker and winner of Innovator of the Year, Kate Hardcastle. Kate Hardcastle is an internationally respected authority on transforming the retail experience for […]

Marketing Lancashire has launched the all new Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013 which, in this their 10th anniversary year, will be the biggest tourism industry awards ever seen in the county. The Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013 will take place on Thursday 7 November at Blackburn Cathedral and will be one of the cathedral’s first major corporate events.  […]

Manchester United Football Club is no stranger to trophies and accolades but in recent months, the team at the Manchester United Museum and Tour has shown they’re also at the top of their game in terms of customer service. 41 members of the museum and tour staff have recently successfully completed intensive training provided by […]