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Blackpool Zoo is marking a trio of special occasions as its year of 45th anniversary celebrations continues in earnest! The UK’s only father and son lion group have both celebrated their birthdays in recent weeks while it is 10 years since the zoo’s Pride of Blackpool Big Cat House opened to the public. Wallace turned […]

Colne could become a Business Improvement District (BID) which means businesses would raise their own funds to spend on projects they’ve identified will benefit the town. This move comes after businesses and organisations highlighted a need to stimulate the high street. And following a feasibility study, which showed support for the creation of a BID […]

The Royal Hotel at Kirkby Lonsdale has been awarded the Hotels Combined Recognition of Excellence for 2017 in the UK and Ireland. The award is the result of analysis of customer feedback from across the internet and highlights those who consistently attract positive opinions and top scores. The Royal has achieved an average of 9.0 […]

Lancashire-based hospitality group James’ Places is investing in the local economy and community, creating 180 new jobs by the end of 2017. Its latest business venture, Holmes Mill in Clitheroe, includes a function room, café, shop, gelateria, the Beer Hall which houses what is believed to be the longest bar in Britain, and the Bowland […]

Kind-hearted shoppers at The Mall Blackburn have helped raise almost £6,000 for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.   Over £3,400 was collected from volunteers’ buckets over the past 12 months and over £2,500 was totted up from the distinctive life-size dog collection points across the shopping centre.   A cheque was presented to […]

Award-winning comedian Norman Pace to star as Wilbur Turnblad with Matt Rixon returning as Edna, Layton Williams will play the role of seaweed alongside musical theatre star Brenda Edwards as motormouth Maybelle. Norman Pace (ITV1’s The Hale and Pace Show) will play Wilbur Turnblad in the major UK tour of the smash hit musical Hairspray, […]

In early 2016 Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, gave copies of his new Play, Shakeshafte, to a drama group in Swansea and to Trinity Players, the drama group from Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon where Shakespeare was baptised and buried, for a first performance in Wales and in England.   On Saturday 17 June, Trinity […]

While the nation’s cinemas are busy showing the new blockbuster Baywatch movie, Blackpool’s real life beach patrol is gearing up for potentially its busiest summer ever. With millions heading to the UK’s favourite beach resort this summer to enjoy the golden sands, safety is at the forefront on the seafront. The resort’s Beach Patrol team […]

Internationally renowned singer/songwriter, Will Young, reprises his Olivier Award-nominated performance as the enigmatic Emcee alongside musician and presenter Louise Redknapp, who makes her stage debut as Sally Bowles in Rufus Norris’ multi-award winning production of CABARET. Cabaret will embark on a UK tour this autumn, visiting the Opera House Blackpool from Tuesday 3 until Saturday […]

TWO of the most well-known names in the horticultural world are set for Chorley after organisers announced they would be making special appearances at Chorley Flower Show (29 -30 July). Hundreds of people have already booked their tickets for the Chorley Council-run event, which will see Gardeners’ World presenter Carol Klein and garden designer, broadcaster, […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation, will be returning to The Blackpool Tower’s unique ballroom on Thursday 9 November for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2017 with the University of Central Lancashire as Headline Sponsor; the event, now in its 12th year, is the only county-wide awards ceremony that recognises the achievements of Lancashire’s £3.8billion […]

VisitBlackpool and the Winter Gardens Blackpool are heading to the premier international Meetings Show in a bid to target meeting and event organisers to showcase the plans for Blackpool’s new conference and exhibition centre. The Government announced earlier this year that the proposed new development will be part-funded from Lancashire’s Growth Deal allocation. It is […]