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Simon Entwistle, current holder of Marketing Lancashire’s Lancashire Tourism Awards Special Recognition Award, is one of just ten finalists for the national Visit England Tourism Superstar 2013 award and now needs the public to vote him to victory.   This new tourism accolade, launched in 2012 as part of English Tourism Week, recognises exceptional characters […]

Staff at Ribble Valley Inns and Northcote are fundraising to purchase defibrillators and raise essential funds for the British Heart Foundation. The group hope to raise enough money to purchase a defibrillator for each property– which can deliver a life-saving shock to the heart if someone is having a cardiac arrest.  All members of staff […]

VisitEngland calls for tourism business to get involved in English Tourism Week, 16-24 March 17 January 2013. VisitEngland, the national tourist board, has mounted a call to action for the industry to get involved in English Tourism Week 2013, and register their special events and activity on the English Tourism Week 2013 website. Tourism is […]

Northcote’s food and wine festival, ‘Obsession’ starts today Monday (21st January) for the 13th time; showcasing great chefs, a celebration of fine food and a gathering of friends. The 10 day event takes place at the Michelin Starred restaurant, Northcote, Lancashire, in which culinary experts showcase their skills, creating a unique menu. Nigel Haworth, Chef Patron […]

Marketing Lancashire, the organisation created to promote the county as an excellent place to visit, live, work, study and invest in, today announced the appointment of its new non-executive board directors from the private sector, who will play a key role in the strategic direction of Marketing Lancashire and the realisation of the company’s ambitions […]

On Wednesday 30 January The Villa, Wrea Green, will host the first Taste Lancashire Produce Event of 2013 with a menu created by Head Chef, Matthew Johnson who features local producer, Pugh’s Piglets.    Marketing Lancashire’s Taste Lancashire Produce dining events, in partnership with some of the county’s finest restaurants, help demonstrate the abundance of […]

101 Things To Do Before You Go Abroad VisitEngland Launches New Facebook App 14 January 2013. Today VisitEngland, the national tourist board launches a new Facebook App, 101 Things To Do Before You Go Abroad. Designed to inspire the nation to take more holidays in England, the new app will include the best of the […]

VisitEngland, the national tourist board, and leading holiday rental agency cottages4you, part of the Hoseasons Group, have today announced an exciting partnership to promote self-catering holidays in England in 2013. VisitEngland research shows that 60 per cent of British people feel more proud to be British and 20 per cent plan to take more breaks […]

This year Marketing Lancashire, in partnership with Dewlay Cheesemakers,  launched a mini profile-raising campaign called ‘Say Cheese For Lancashire Day’, inviting visitors, members and Lancashire businesses to load ‘smiley’ pictures to Visit Lancashire’s Facebook and Twitter streams.  West End star and Blackpool-Born Jodie Prenger, opening that day at the Blackpool Grand Theatre in One Man, […]

Take a look at some of our highlights and achievements of 2012. This following film was shown at the Lancashire Tourism Awards in September 2012 were Marketing Lancashire celebrated Lancashire’s tourism champions. Since this film was made in September 2012 we have achieved even more! Over 100 delegates trained on Welcome to Excellence courses East Lancashire […]

12 million Brits (24 per cent of the adult population) plan to make the most of Christmas and New Year period by taking at least one overnight trip in the UK, with 9.8 million people (20 per cent) planning to take that trip in England, according to VisitEngland’s latest Trip Tracker survey.  This is likely […]

Marketing Lancashire has launched a mobile version of its essential guide to Lancashire, offering visitors access to accommodation providers, attractions, places to eat, special offers and inspiration while on the move. Visitlancashire.com has over 1million unique visitors a year and 25% of these people visit the website on mobile devices.  The new mobile visitlancashire.com will […]