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Booths, the Northern fine food and drink retailer take enormous pride in the specialist knowledge of their staff, devoting time and training to visiting producers and understanding how a product is made.  The Booths cheese specialists took their quest for product knowledge to another level and turned their hands to making the cheese themselves.  Six […]

Autumnwatch returns to BBC Two at the end of October. Across four days, from Tuesday 29 October to Friday 1 November, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games follow the stories of the UK's wildlife in autumn, broadcasting live from a new location on the coast of Lancashire in the North West of England. Autumnwatch […]

Today (Thursday 3 October) Marketing Lancashire revealed an impressive shortlist for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013; having received more applications than ever before, this year’s list of finalists is also the longest in the event’s 10 year history.   The Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013 will take place on Thursday 7 November at Blackburn Cathedral and […]

Plans for Lancaster district to achieve international recognition for culture and the arts by 2020 have just been launched. The new seven year framework for the arts in the Lancaster district, entitled 20:20 Vision, has been agreed by Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council and Lancaster Arts Partners in consultation with the local arts community. […]

A pioneering project to help people with dementia and their families enjoy films, theatre and the arts in Lancaster has received a funding boost.   Journeying Together is a unique collaboration between Age UK Lancashire  and The Dukes which was launched last year. The pilot programme proved such a success that it will continue thanks […]

Northcote, Lancashire wins national recognition at the AA Hospitality Awards winning the ‘AA England Wine Award 2013-14’ in association with T&W Wines at the ceremony held last evening (Monday 23rd September) at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The award recognises an outstanding contribution to promoting wine understanding and appreciation whilst demonstrating a high quality […]

 Business leaders and Council welcome Government award Recognition of efforts to date will only spur town on to continue developing jobs, training and economic opportunities Burnley has won a prestigious national award. The town is officially the ‘Most Enterprising Area in the UK’ in 2013. The accolade, awarded through the Government Department for Business, Innovation […]

Marketing Lancashire, the Destination Management Organisation for Lancashire, is pleased to offer local retail businesses the chance to take part in a series of free workshops led by leading retail expert, inspirational speaker and winner of Innovator of the Year, Kate Hardcastle. Kate Hardcastle is an internationally respected authority on transforming the retail experience for […]

Marketing Lancashire has launched the all new Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013 which, in this their 10th anniversary year, will be the biggest tourism industry awards ever seen in the county. The Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013 will take place on Thursday 7 November at Blackburn Cathedral and will be one of the cathedral’s first major corporate events.  […]

Manchester United Football Club is no stranger to trophies and accolades but in recent months, the team at the Manchester United Museum and Tour has shown they’re also at the top of their game in terms of customer service. 41 members of the museum and tour staff have recently successfully completed intensive training provided by […]

The Diageo sponsored National Pubwatch Awards 2013 were presented at the Annual All-Party Parliamentary Beer Awards Dinner on the 19th of July, 2013 in London with the Blackpool Pubwatch scheme scooping the top prize. The scheme’s impressive range of responsible drinking initiatives and clear commitment to working with partners throughout the local community was applauded […]

Statement from  VisitEngland, in response to the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review – relating to VisitEngland’s budget 2015/2016 VisitEngland Chairman Lady Cobham said: Today, Government has announced a zero per cent cut to VisitEngland’s core grant-in-aid. This is good news for English tourism.   We are pleased and reassured by this clear commitment from Government to tourism […]