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As the nights draw in and thoughts turn to Halloween, visitors to Lancashire can expect some top quality, spine-tingling thrills thanks to some of the county’s foremost purveyors of dark tourism and winners of prestigious Lancashire Tourism Awards 2012. World class scream park, Farmaggedon, took the coveted Best Visitor Experience of the Year award at […]

Sir Matthew Pinsent opens new Stanley House estate Olympian and BBC journalist, Sir Matthew Pinsent, was guest of honour at the opening ceremony of Stanley House Hotel’s new multi-million pound estate. Located in Mellor and set in 54 acres of Ribble Valley countryside, Stanley House has completed hotel’s final chapter in a major investment programme. […]

The popular BBC2 antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is coming to Blackpool. Flog It! – the major BBC2 antiques series – regularly gets an audience of two million viewers each weekday. The Blackpool Tower Circus will be hosting the Flog It! Valuation Day.  Rather like a treasure hunt, members of the public […]

The winners of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2012/13 were announced last night (Thursday 13 September 2012) at the Guild Hall, Preston in the first formal event organised by Marketing Lancashire, the new company charged with promoting the county as a great place to visit, work, invest and live in. The evening was hosted by guest […]

Saturday 22nd September heralds the start of British Cheese Week, and it’s not too late to take advantage of it as a promotional opportunity- and support local cheese makers at the same time. If you use Lancashire cheese in dishes on your menu, make a point of where the cheese comes from. If you’re looking […]

Marketing Lancashire is pleased to announce that acclaimed fashion designer and style guru Wayne Hemingway MBE will be guest presenter at the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2012/13 which will be held at The Guild Hall, Preston on Thursday 13 September 2012.     Wayne Hemingway MBE was born in Morecambe, Lancashire and established his fashion label Red or […]

As the Olympic Games came to a spectacular close on Sunday 12 August, Marketing Lancashire and VisitEngland were putting final touches to a two day tour of Lancashire, which was offered to unaccredited media through the London Media Centre. Hundreds of unaccredited media arrived in England to cover the social and cultural events surrounding the […]

Marketing Lancashire, the organisation created to promote the county as a great place to visit, work and invest, has announced the appointment of its first Chief Executive. Ruth Connor, previously Managing Director of Shearings Holidays, is taking up the key role this month. She will work alongside Paul Heathcote, recently appointed as Chairman, to spearhead […]

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Increased Visits to England’s Attractions in 2011 show sector’s potential for future growth According to VisitEngland’s Annual Visitor Attractions Survey released today, admissions to England’s visitor attractions rose by 3 per cent in 2011, demonstrating the importance of attractions to the visitor economy, and highlighting the potential for further growth in this important sector of […]

TRADERS SOLD ON VINTAGE GUILD OPPORTUNITY Traders selling vintage clothing, homeware, crafts and up-cycled or handmade goods are being encouraged to book lucrative space at A Vintage Guild Weekend in September, curated by internationally-renowned designers Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway. Stallholders who book their space before the end of July will receive an early-bird reduced rate. […]

This year, British Food Fortnight coincides with the start of the Olympics so what better way to celebrate Team GB than with a feast of home grown goodies. Running from 27 July until 12 August, British Food Fortnight is the definitive national celebration of food. So it is the perfect time to promote your food […]