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Don’t panic, this year’s county-wide celebration of the very best in tourism isn’t on hold, it has simply found a new venue; one that is best known for hosting the hottest ice show in the UK.  Today, the awards organisers,Marketing Lancashire, announced that the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2019 will be held on Thursday 7 November […]

Leading website and restaurant guide, SquareMeal, has announced the UK’s Top 100 restaurants, voted for by thousands of readers, bloggers and local foodies. SquareMeal’s Top 100 is truly unique as it’s the only poll to exclude London restaurants, allowing the UK’s regional dining scene to truly shine. From the Scottish Highlands to the beaches of […]

The South Ribble Borough Council consultation with residents over the future of the iconic Worden Hall (in Worden Park, Leyland) has been extended due to popular demand. Not wishing for anyone’s views to be missed off, the council took the decision yesterday to extend the consultation exercise until Monday 16 September – allowing for seven […]

On 9 September the Harris will launch a new gallery exploring how art can improve all our wellbeing.  A new partnership with Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust is also being launched on this day. This autumn and winter the NHS’s Lancashire Recovery College will be based at the Harris every Monday offering a programme of […]

The Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Arnside & Silverdale AONB will be taking part in Landscapes for Life week which takes place 21-29 September 2019. Each year Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty across the UK organise special events during Landscapes for Life week, but this year is special – we […]

VisitEngland has launched the next phase of its campaign to get more young Brits to take a short break at home with a series of new short films and images. The new content targets young people with experiences and activities typically taken during a gap year that can be condensed into what VisitEngland has termed […]

Darwen’s adidas brand consultant and adidas SPEZIAL designer, Gary Aspden is set to present an exhibition of 1000 shoes from his own archive as well as those from fellow adidas collectors at the upcoming British Textile Biennial. Throughout October 2019, the British Textile Biennial will look at fabric as a means of expression; exploring textiles […]

The world-famous Blackpool Tower has got a brand new illuminated heart in its 125th birthday year. The giant heart on the front of the structure has been completely rebuilt and re-fitted with new-style light nodes in time for the 2019 Illuminations display which runs for 66 nights until November 3. It is part of a […]

Award-winning actress Lucy Fallon made a short trip from the cobbles of Coronation Street to her home town of Blackpool to switch on the world-famous Blackpool Illuminations. Lucy, 23, pulled the switch in front of almost 20,000 people on the Tower Festival Headland sparking a colourful explosion of light and pyrotechnics along the seafront, and […]

One of the UK’s leading chefs and Taste Lancashire Ambassador Nigel Haworth is launching a new initiative, with a hospitality package combining his food expertise with interior design. Michelin starred chef of 20 years, Nigel Haworth, co-founder and global ambassador of the acclaimed Northcote, and creator of food festival Obsession, has now joined forces with […]

What More UK are investing in the future of employees and young adults in education through funding apprenticeship and NVQ courses at their Altham-based warehouse site. As the UK’s largest manufacturer of plasticware, bakeware and cookware, What More UK – in conjunction with Themis – are the ideal professionals to learn from. They enjoy industry […]

Blackpool Zoo has reported a massive 20 per increase in August Bank holiday visitors, beating its previous record from 2016. The sun certainly shone in the resort and the zoo is on course to celebrate the busiest August in its 47-year history!  New attractions including Project Elephant Base Camp, which is home to a herd […]