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An innovative partnership between the Seafood Pub Company and Nelson and Colne College is celebrating winning a prestigious apprenticeship award. The Seafood Pub Company has been named the Large Employer of the Year in the Liverpool City Region, Cumbria and Lancashire region of the National Apprenticeship Awards for its joint initiative with the college which […]

Blackpool’s tourism economy is riding on the crest of a wave after two surveys showed significant growth in visitor numbers over the past 18 months. The annual STEAM survey* for 2016 has revealed that the overall number of tourism visits to the resort grew to 18 million – an increase of around one million compared […]

Thousands of people enjoyed a weekend of live entertainment in Chorley as the fifth Chorley Live met huge success. Over 10,000 people of all ages attended the reputable two night event in Lancashire and enjoyed music of every genre from jazz to rock in venues ranging from pubs and restaurants to a sweet shop, a […]

Lancashire’s business growth hub, Boost, has surpassed another major milestone after helping 2,888 businesses in the county to access business support. Latest figures show Boost has also led to the creation of an estimated 291 new jobs since January 2016 when the growth hub secured £7.8m of funding to run for a further three years. […]

Blackpool Transport have scooped the Vision of the Year award at the recent Global Light Rail Awards. The award, presented at the Global Light Rail Awards in London on Wednesday 4 October, celebrates and rewards the most outstanding contributors to the Global Light Rail industry. The Vision of the Year category recognises those who have […]

Marketing Lancashire is delighted to announce the three finalists, now going to public vote for the title of Lancashire Tourism Superstar 2017 – the only award in the Lancashire Tourism Awards to be nominated and decided by the public. This special award aims to highlight the contribution of outstanding individuals who have made a real impact on […]

with more jobs, more visitors and increased spend revealed in latest figures  Today, Friday 6 October, Marketing Lancashire revealed the latest annual tourism figures have risen +4.5% to 67 million, jobs in the sector have increased by +2.6% to over 59,000 and the economic impact of the visitor economy has risen +5.3% to £4.13 billion.   Lancashire continues to excel as a destination […]

On Monday (2nd October) Marketing Lancashire in partnership with the Lancashire Skills & Employment Hub hosted the Lancashire Tourism & Hospitality Skills & Employment Forum with over 50 industry colleagues in attendance at Brockholes Conference Centre. Lancashire’s Visitor Economy Strategy, adopted by Marketing Lancashire and sector partners, aims to help tourism businesses grow and to […]

James Towers Way, the name given to the Broughton Bypass, officially opened to vehicles earlier today (Thursday 5 October 2017). The road has been named in honour of a local hero of World War One and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC). The new road was officially opened by Jake Berry MP, Minister for The […]

Chef Nigel Haworth is celebrating 18 years of his gastronomic event Obsession by inviting 21 world class chefs with 16 Michelin stars to cook at luxury boutique hotel, Northcote. The culinary occasion will take place over 18 nights from 18th January to 4th February 2018 and sees chefs travelling from diverse countries including India, Russia, […]

The Great Exhibition of the North has teamed up with the Northern Powerhouse to encourage the public to get behind the lens and capture the essence of what makes the North ‘Great’. Running until the end of December 2017, the competition is open to all ages with entrants tasked with responding to one of four […]

Moor Hall, near Aughton in West Lancashire, officially opened in March 2017, and in just six months, the restaurant with rooms has been acknowledged by the Michelin UK & Ireland 2018 guide with the news of its first Michelin star (announced in London today, 2 October). Chef/patron Mark Birchall has created a menu of impeccably […]