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Viva Blackpool is to transform the former Harry Ramsden’s into the Viva Vegas Diner offering a brand new dining concept on Blackpool’s Golden Mile. The new venue sees the multi-award winning business expand its offer, creating 25 new career opportunities and providing a one of a kind experience for visitors and locals alike. Development work […]

An exhibition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of The Honourable Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth MBE, will go on display in Burnley later this month. The exhibition, entitled The Gawthorpe's Great Lady Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth 1886-1967, will be at Gawthorpe Hall from Thursday 20 April until Sunday 5 November. The display will showcase some of the […]

The Dukes is hoping for a hat-trick at the first ever North West Cultural Education Awards. The Lancaster theatre’s Centre for Creative Learning is a finalist in three categories of the awards run by Curious Minds, an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people in the North West by connecting them […]

Clitheroe's legendary Emporium is getting set to celebrate its 20th birthday in true Ribble Valley style.   Next month (May 2017), the former Methodist Chapel on Moor Lane and first member of the James’ Places family, marks its milestone anniversary with a new seasonal menu and a selection of original cocktails.   The Emporium, which […]

Clitheroe’s Holmes Mill is to host more of the biggest and freshest stand-up comics in Lancashire following the success of its first comedy night. In association with comedy fame, Frog and Bucket of Manchester, the mill has lined up two more nights of side-splitting entertainment in its function room, bringing six great comedians to the […]

Hipping Hall, is gearing up to host its first ever arts pop-up on 28th April. The event featuring top artists and creators from across the north of England will take place from 10am until 4pm. Artists working across a variety of media will feature, including calligraphy from Neat Creative, ceramics from Martin & Siobhan Miles-Moore, […]

VISITORS to Chorley’s Flat Iron car park will notice some changes from today (Monday 10 April) as preparation ground work begins for the extension to Market Walk shopping centre. Although work on building the extension to Market Walk will not start until later in the year, Chorley Council has commissioned contractors, Eric Wright, to reconfigure […]

Fans of history and nostalgia will be thrilled to know that there is only a couple of weeks until Leighton Hall opens its door to the public for the summer season. Opening on Bank holiday Monday (1st May), Leighton Hall is the lived-in home of the Gillow furniture making family, with all the rooms regularly […]

Brockholes, Lancashire’s youngest nature reserve will feature on Countryfile on Easter Sunday. And viewers nationwide will get a treat as the reserve puts on a brilliant show for the cameras. It will be the first time Brockholes has featured on the nation’s favourite countryside show since it opened at Easter 2011. Events and Communications Manager […]

VisitBlackpool today announced that MTV, the world’s biggest youth entertainment and music brand, is set to deliver the 2017 Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On event for the second year running, as part of an ongoing partnership. The event, which will take place on the evening of Friday 1st September, will build on the huge success of last […]

VisitEngland has today (10 April 2017) announced that the AA has been awarded a contract to run the VisitEngland Quality Assessment Schemes under licence for the next three years. VisitEngland Chief Executive Sally Balcombe said: “I am delighted to announce this contract which guarantees the standards and expectations our scheme participants have come to expect […]

Businesses across Blackburn and Darwen are celebrating after being named finalists in the third annual Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards. Successful businesses have had their written entries validated and scored against strict criteria to be named one of four finalists in each category. Finalists will now face an interview and presentation stage with judges […]