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Residents in Lancashire will gain an exclusive taster of a new form of treatment favoured by celebrities. The Spa at Stanley House, Mellor has revealed it will host Natura Bissé’s – Bubble Pure Air this month, a new concept where a 99.9 per cent pure air is breathed during spa treatments. The avant-garde innovation will […]

A customer service training initiative was rejoicing with pride after the recent Lancashire Tourism Awards. Award sponsor, Welcome to Excellence, saw that seven out of the eight Customer Service Award Finalists were its customers, in addition to other category winners which were long-standing recipients of its Excellence training. The Lancashire Tourism Awards, held at Blackpool […]

Leighton Hall is delighted to be celebrating 2 huge wins this week. Fresh from being awarded a “Hidden Gem” for customer service, from quality assurance scheme VAQAS, Leighton went on to win the “Best for Groups” award at the Lancashire Tourism Awards on Thursday. Hosted and managed by Marketing Lancashire, the Lancashire Tourism Awards is […]

A rare bravery medal is now on permanent display at Lancaster City Museum. It is a silver Edward Medal, awarded to Police Sergeant Thomas Coppard for his courage during the devastating White Lund munitions factory explosion of 1917. Rarer than the Victoria Cross, only 25 silver Edward Medal were awarded between 1907 and 1949, four […]

Hundreds of special diverters have saved migrating swans and geese from colliding with overhead power lines in Lancashire following the first study of its kind in the country. The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West in partnership with WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, has seen a 50 percent reduction in power cuts caused by […]

Michelin-starred restaurant and country-house hotel Northcote has been welcomed into the prestigious portfolio of renowned Relais & Châteaux – a luxury collection of handpicked gourmet restaurants and boutique hotels across the world. With fewer than 600 properties from 60 countries, Northcote has become part of a select group of just 32 places in the UK […]

Burnley’s new £2.3 million Manchester Road railway station opened its doors to its first passengers this morning (Monday, 17th November). The regenerated station features a staffed ticket and information office in a modern eye-catching building, a larger car park, CCTV, a real time passenger information system and new passenger waiting shelters. The station also includes […]

Northcote Celebrates with Gastronomic Event of 2015 this January. January, 2015 sees Michelin—starred restaurant and country-house hotel Northcote celebrate its 30th anniversary together with the 15th year of its annual guest-cheffing event, Obsession. Tickets to the gourmet evenings – running from Friday, 23rd January to Saturday, 7th February for 15 consecutive days – are released […]

Blackpool Council has today thanked the public for their incredible show of support for the town’s annual illuminations display. A grand total of £132,624 was donated to the display this year at the public collection points along the Promenade – a new record! That’s around £7,000 more than last year and £3,000 up on 2012. […]

Lancashire Day is celebrated on 27 November, marking the day in 1295 when King Edward I invited Lancashire’s first representatives to attend Parliament. Today this historic event is marked not only by the reading of the proclamation but also by numerous events and activities taking place across the county to celebrate all things Lancashire. To […]

Leading tourism businesses across Blackpool are busy training their staff using the customer service programmes that trained thousands of staff and volunteers at the 2012 Olympic Games, as the resort as a whole seeks to become the first seaside town in the UK to achieve WorldHost Recognised Destination status, renowned for excellent standards of customer […]

An award-winning Lancaster theatre is seeking new independent directors to help plan the next phase of its development. The Dukes is a producing theatre, independent cinema and creativity centre and an essential part of Lancashire and Lancaster life.  Following six years of audience growth and increased creative output, The Dukes needs new independent directors to […]