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Ruth Connor, Chief Executive gives her view on the year and opportunities ahead. RUTH CONNOR – Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire. The role of the Visitor Economy sector is significant, attracting 62 million visitors to the county, making a £3.4billion contribution to the Lancashire economy and supporting 55,000 FTE jobs (Source: STEAM 2012).  Lancashire attracts […]

Blackpool has enjoyed its best ever visitor numbers for an autumn season since survey records began. More than four million adults visited the UK’s most popular seaside resort between September and December 2013 according to the latest national Omnibus survey. The figure represents an increase of 250,000 visits over the same period in 2012 making […]

  Marketing Lancashire, the county’s Destination Management Organisation, has added a further two dates to its second series of FREE inspirational workshops led by Kate Hardcastle – due to increased demand for her no-nonsense approach to great customer service and achieving business success. The additional workshops will take place in the impressive, classical surroundings of […]

Preston Market is to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the most important date in the Chinese calendar with vibrant colours and a Chinese dragon parade. On the Chinese calendar, this is the year of the horse. The horse is one of the animals within the 12 year cycle of the Chinese calendar. This Friday the […]

VisitEngland and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have produced a new guide for tourism businesses on welcoming customers with assistance dogs. Take the lead highlights the important role performed by assistance dogs, it outlines the legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, and how tourism businesses can boost business by attracting more visits […]

Northcote, Michelin starred restaurant in Lancashire is primed and ready for an epicurean 10 day adventure during the annual Food and Wine festival, ‘Obsession’ which starts today (Monday 20th January, 2014).  In its fourteenth year the festival returns for gastronomy enthusiasts to enjoy ten signature menus created by eleven of Europe’s and the UK’s top […]

Burnley Council has received £33,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War. The project, entitled ‘Little Children Weak’*, will take place between 2014 – 2018 and include a range of commemorative activities in Burnley and Padiham. From June, over 4,000 small wooden crosses will be laid in […]

 Over 13 Million people shared in the VisitLancashire ‘Say Cheese For Lancashire Day’ social media campaign, organised by Marketing Lancashire in partnership with visitor attractions Dewlay Cheese Shop  and  Bashall Barn Visitor Food Centre. The campaign, to celebrate all things Lancastrian and to promote Lancashire Day*, invited visitors to share photographs or ‘selfies’ of themselves […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s Destination Management Organisation, has a new member on the team, former semi-pro Nottingham RFC and Fylde RFC rugby player, Nicholas King. Nick, 38, originally of Nuneaton in the Midlands joins Marketing Lancashire as Head of Business Development and brings his experience both on the field and with digital marketing agencies and […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s Destination Management Organisation, is pleased to bring back retail guru Kate Hardcastle for a second series of FREE inspirational workshops in 2014; it’s a New Year gift for any business keen to develop their customer relations, increase sales and enhance profile. ‘The retail work shop was truly inspirational and beneficial.’       […]

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 […]