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Two New Projects Delivered By The Grand Theatre In Partnership With LeftCoast Today Blackpool Grand Theatre is pleased to announce that its application to Arts Council England’s ‘Ambition for Excellence’ Fund has been successful.  The fund has been created to stimulate and support ambition, talent and excellence in the arts, particularly outside London.  The award […]

We are continuing to help residents following flooding in West Lancashire over the Christmas and New Year period. Council vehicles will visit areas affected by the flooding to collect materials such as carpets and furniture and dispose of them. This will be a free service and the visits will take place on specific dates up […]

BUSINESSES in the Western parishes of South Ribble can benefit from a boost of cash from the Coastal Communities Funding.   The funding has been awarded to the Western area of the borough which will include Longton, New Longton, Much Hoole, Little Hoole, Hutton West and Howick and Priory.   The funding will offer free, […]

Pendle Council is helping people whose homes or businesses have been affected by the recent flooding, as the Government announces extra funding to help in the recovery. Leader of Pendle Council, Councillor Mohammed Iqbal said: “We’ve acted fast with immediate Flood Recovery Payments of £500,  most paid directly to people whose homes have been flooded […]

Rural companies in Lancashire are being encouraged to apply for a share of £3.6m to grow their business. Lancashire County Council has announced the funding through its new Lancashire LEADER programme 2015-2020. The funding can be used for a range of different uses, such as buying equipment and refurbishing buildings – if the project meets […]

Lancashire County Council has received confirmation from government that funding will be available for residents and businesses hit by the recent floods. Work is already underway to ensure that the help already pledged for those affected by Storm Desmond before Christmas will be extended to those hit by Storm Eva. Every household affected will be […]

Get ready for half price WOW Weekends at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 2016!  The UK’s favourite amusement park opens for an exciting new season on Sunday 7th February with all wristbands just £15 when booked online in advance online at . Beat the winter blues at Blackpool Pleasure Beach where all wristbands will be £15 for […]

Tony Award-winning comedy musical Avenue Q is the latest show to be announced at Blackpool Winter Gardens’ Opera House for 2016.   The smash hit Broadway and West End musical will bring a host of fuzzy friends to the Opera House from Monday 6 to Saturday 11 June as part of a nationwide tour.   […]

A £10m fund for tourism investment in the North of England was announced by Government on the 6 November 2014. The programme aims to deliver an additional 2m visitor nights to the North of England equating to £177m in international visitor expenditure and create 3,280 jobs. Marketing Lancashire is a lead destination and has contributed […]

Invitation to tender – Website Design and Delivery for Marketing Lancashire Overview: Marketing Lancashire is the destination management organisation for Lancashire, promoting the county as a visitor destination as well as a place to live, study, invest and work in.  It is Marketing Lancashire’s ambition to make the world sit up and take notice of […]

A Christmas Carol is now officially in the Blackpool Winter Gardens “Hall of Fame.” The magical festive musical starring Paul Nicholas is proving a hit for audiences in Blackpool and in the tradition of all top shows and acts performing at the Winter Gardens, A Christmas Carol is now etched in gold. Since 1889 top […]

Invitation To Tender Food & Drink Strategy Development Project Brief Introduction: Lancashire welcomes just over 63 million visitors each year who contribute £3.67 billion in visitor spend to the local economy and support just over 56,000 jobs. Food and drink is worth around £734 million to Lancashire’s visitor economy accounting for 20% of this tourism […]