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“We’re in the final stages before the judges decide if Colne will win Best Market Town in UK and every vote counts,” said Councillor Sarah Cockburn-Price, Chairman of Colne Town Council. Sarah helped to write the bid which got Colne in the top three, competing against Helmsley in North Yorkshire and Chipping Norton in the […]

New Hall Lane is set be the first city gateway to benefit from improvements, as part of the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal. Earlier this year, Preston City and Lancashire County Councils carried out consultation with residents and businesses about the proposed developments. Taking on board the comments and suggestions received, a detailed […]

The full cast has been announced for A Christmas Carol at Blackpool Opera House. As previously announced, Paul Nicholas will play Ebenezer Scrooge for the four-week run of the musical from Friday December 4 until Sunday January 3. Paul will be joined by Tom Bright (Ghost Present), Christopher Howell (Marley), Daniel Cane (Bob Cratchit), Matt […]

Ho Ho Ho!  The festive season is on its way and Blackpool Pleasure Beach is giving families the opportunity to get into the seasonal spirit at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach Arena with the launch of the Christmas Grotto and Ice Skating. Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s wonderful characters Poppy Corn, Kandy Floss, and Bradley and Bella Beaver […]

Earlier this week 30 students from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) joined forces with Merlin Entertainments Blackpool Cluster as part of their annual visit to review their attractions accessibility and health and safety protocols. The students, who are currently studying International Tourism at the Preston based University, carried out a number of case based […]

On Thursday 5 November, The Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens Blackpool was a stunning venue for Marketing Lancashire’s annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, supported by headline sponsor University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). As winner of last year’s Lancashire Tourism Award for Cultural Venue, the Winter Gardens was a fitting location for the 600-strong audience to celebrate Lancashire’s tourism excellence and the […]

Marketing Lancashire today launched a social media campaign for the month of November to help raise awareness of Lancashire Day which takes place each year on 27th November*.  Social media users are asked to illustrate their love of Lancashire with photographs of their favourite Lancashire location or activity, in ‘the county where life feels good’ […]

#Lancashire Day 2015 Twitter ‘Spot Prize’ Partners Marketing Lancashire is pleased to work with the following partners on an array of ‘Spot Prizes’ promoted throughout the day in celebration of 27 November, Lancashire Day. The winner of each ‘Spot Prize’ will be selected at random from the entries received using #LancashireDay #wherelifefeelsgood – the Spot […]

Blackpool is preparing to welcome Labour’s new leader Jeremy Corbyn to Blackpool this weekend as delegates gather for the North West Labour Party conference. The conference, which starts on Friday 30 October with a welcome dinner at the Hilton Blackpool, sees the party return to the resort for the fifth year in a row. More […]

A new customer service course developed specifically for visitor attractions has been launched by the tourist board for England this week. Exceeding Visitor Expectations, part of the Welcome to Excellence suite of customer service programmes, was launched by Visit England at the Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions. The one day course has been designed […]

The World Bread Awards 2015, sponsored by Tiptree and Brook Foods took place in mid September at Cathedral Hall in Westminster, London. Over 1000 bread products were presented for judging by 70 judges. On October 16th, Artisan Foodworks were awarded a Silver Award for their Fruit Teacakes, which are one of their best sellers to […]

Beatrice Blackhurst, Joseph Garstang and John Gregson may not be household names, but they each played an important part in Preston’s First World War story. Now, thanks to the Preston Remembers project and the Heritage Lottery Fund, walking tours around the city are available which delve into the past of a range of men and […]