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Take a look at a snapshot of some of our acheivements over the last 12 months. MORE in 2013 from Marketing Lancashire As the year draws to an end it gives us a great opportunity to celebrate the success of visitlancashire.com. Take a look at the top 10 most viewed places to stay/eat/visit on the […]

The east pedestrian and cycleway bridge at the Crook O' Lune will reopen tomorrow (Friday 20 December) after a restoration costing around £1m was completed by Lancashire County Council. Extensive work on the listed structure began in March to replace the timber deck, repoint masonry and repaint ironwork after an inspection had unearthed problems with […]

As the year draws to an end it gives us a great opportunity to celebrate the success of visitlancashire.com and take a look at the top 10 most viewed places to stay/eat/visit etc on the website. Over the last 12 months visitlancashire.com has received over 1.4 million visitors and 4 million page views, which is a record […]

Marketing Lancashire is helping to change the face of tourism by providing customers with access to visitor information through technology; next year, for the first time, Marketing Lancashire, the county’s Destination Management Organisation (DMO), will offer an iPad version of the Welcome to Lancashire 2014 visitor guide. The guide will provide greater interaction and virtual […]

A new report by the national tourist board, VisitEngland entitled ‘Domestic Leisure Tourism Trends for the Next Decade’, outlining key trends due to significantly affect the future growth of domestic tourism was launched today at VisitEngland’s Visitor Economy Conference in London.  Covering a wide range of demographic, economic, technological and consumer trends, the report, highlights […]

The leader of Lancashire County Council is calling on people to support local companies as part of Small Business Saturday UK, which takes place on 7 December. County Councillor Jennifer Mein, leader of the county council, said: "Small Business Saturday UK aims to celebrate the fantastic businesses in Lancashire and encourage communities to support them […]

At the beginning of November Marketing Lancashire, the Destination Management Organisation charged with promoting the county as a great place to visit, live, work, study and invest, launched the Say Cheese For Lancashire Day social media campaign, with partners Dewlay Cheesemakers of Garstang and Bashall Barn, of Bashall Eaves in the Ribble Valley.   The […]

Multi award-winning chef and TV favourite Jean-Christophe Novelli has helped to raise over £1,600 by hosting the Ladies Who Lunch event at Stanley House Hotel and Spa. One of the nation’s favourite chefs Jean-Christophe, entertained more than 200 guests at the Mellor hotel’s sell-out event in aid of the venue’s charity of the year, Rosemere […]

The world's leading sustainable tourism accreditation programme – The Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) – has honoured Britain's most environmentally friendly businesses at a prestigious national awards ceremony to mark the culmination of Green Tourism Week.  The 2013 Green Tourism Goldstar Awards saw more than 2,400 contenders whittled down to a shortlist of 61 businesses […]

England’s central role in driving the future growth of tourism in the UK has been outlined in a new report released today from Deloitte ‘Tourism: jobs and growth’.  Worth £106billion and supporting 2.6million jobs, English tourism is the driving nation behind an industry that has grown faster than manufacturing, construction and retail. The tourism economy […]

Free hotpot is up for grabs at Clitheroe Castle next Wednesday (November 27) as part of the town's Lancashire Day celebrations. Top chef Anson Bolton of the Millstone at Mellor will dish out the county's favourite bite at the castle gates from 11.00am to noon. And the famous shire horses from Blackburn's Thwaites Brewery will […]

Blackpool’s Grand Theatre Trust Board is launching a process to find individuals with the skills to help preserve and develop the building for future generations and raise awareness of the importance of the Theatre to Blackpool’s heritage and in the national context. In line with best practice, the Trust periodically reviews the skills and experiences […]