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Blackpool’s Illuminations season will be launched with a spectacular three-day festival this year. It was revealed today that the annual Switch-On weekend will be rebranded as Blackpool iFest and will be produced in partnership with leading TV channels, including Sky Vintage music channel which will host the Saturday night event. The festival will take place […]

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking 2015 Olivier award nominated musical CATS is to return to Blackpool direct from its sell-out season at the London Palladium in the West End. The hit show will run at the Blackpool Opera House for a strictly limited eight week run from 9 July. Tickets go on sale at 10 am […]

150 Lancashire businesses celebrated at the sell-out Red Rose Awards in Blackpool, with 24 collecting specially crafted trophies to mark their exceptional business performance. The winners, along with a trio of firms which were highly commended in their categories, were cheered on by a capacity audience of more than 1,100 – filling the vast Winter […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is celebrating after receiving one of VisitEngland’s Accolades in recognition of their quality visitor experience on offer. The 42-acre attraction has been recognised for their ongoing commitment to creating an enjoyable and memorable experience for all their visitors as part of VisitEngland's Visitor Attraction Quality Scheme. Only 57 attractions across England received […]

Charlie the Panther Chameleon at SEA LIFE Blackpool will be as hard to spot as a leprechaun this St. Patricks Day. The SEA LIFE Blackpool team thought it would be nice to treat Charlie to some additional greenery to freshen up his display in readiness of the ever growing popularity of St Patricks Day, by […]

CHORLEY’s popular events publication ‘What’s Happening’ has hit the shelves this week with a brand new edition featuring more event listings than ever before. The March – July issue includes a preview of the Chorley Grand Prix, a sneaky peak behind the scenes of Astley Hall’s conservation work, details about the Chorley Flower Show, plus […]

Talented designer Jessica Browning will help people design and create their own tea towel at an evening workshop on Thursday 19 March at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum in Burnley. At the workshop, 'Print in't Mill', from 6pm to 8pm, visitors will learn how to create a design and print it on to a cotton […]

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has launched a 40th anniversary photography competition to showcase the best wildlife on display at the centre. Upload your best snap taken at the centre over the past year for your chance to win some fantastic camera equipment. The competition will be judged in two categories, one for adults and […]

An exhibition of contemporary art based on Lancashire folklore will be on display at Lancaster City Museum from Saturday 21 March. The 'King of Cats' is a touring exhibition, funded by Arts Council England. It features a variety of artwork by five talented artists. Heather Dowler, Lancashire County Council's manager at the city museum said: […]

The design and architectural competition for Preston Bus Station has already received interest from across the globe. So far there have been 8,000 unique visits to the bus station competition webpage, from 80 different countries as far afield as Azerbaijan and Venezuela. And 125 architecture practices from 16 different countries have already registered to take […]

If you’ve been to Lancaster Leisure Park in recent weeks, you’ll have seen a few changes. It’s a period of much excitement at the park. After planning permission was granted recently, building work has now begun and Miller Homes are on site erecting some of the 71 houses planned for development over the next three […]

Preston City Council plan to refurbish the Fish Market (the smaller market canopy) as phase 1 of the market project. The Covered Market (the larger 1875 canopy) will be refurbished as part of phase 2 which will also include the new markets facilities. We expect the Fish Market to be used more intensively whilst work […]