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Nationally renowned restaurateur Paul Heathcote MBE has been announced as the new Chairman of Marketing Lancashire today. Mr Heathcote, a proud Lancastrian who worked under legendary chef Raymond Blanc, has been chosen to lead the new organisation, which replaces the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board. Paul is a well respected businessman who runs The Olive […]

The Dukes is to present outdoor walkabout theatre again in the summer of 2013. Overwhelming support for what became the biggest event of its kind in the UK means the show will go on in Lancaster’s Williamson Park next year. The Lancaster theatre is taking a break from its park productions this summer owing to […]

FIRST PARTICIPANTS TEE-OFF A potential 1,000 participants are set to benefit from a new Welcome to Excellence customer service training course aimed at tourism businesses across the Fylde, which was launched today (Monday 30 April, 2012)  by the very first participants at the inaugural Welcome to the Fylde Coast training day held at St Annes […]

Marketing Lancashire will be delighted to welcome diners at the tourist board’s next Taste Lancashire Produce evening which takes place at Twelve Restaurant & Lounge Bar, Thornton Cleveleys, on Wednesday 16 May 2012. The tourist board’s new dining events, in partnership with some of the county’s finest restaurants, help demonstrate the abundance of superb produce […]

Businesses keen to source more food and drink locally, are invited to join us for a personal introduction to some of the county’s best rural producers. On the 20th May, Marketing Lancashire will be hosting ten producers in the exclusive Taste Lancashire room at Nigel’s Fantastic Food Show at Ewood Park. The show is a […]

Instead of squelching mud beneath your wellies this summer, enjoy the sand between your toes in Morecambe – the festival town by the sea. Once described as the Naples of the North, thanks to the natural beauty of its Bay, Morecambe is fast transforming in to the Brighton of the North with Morecambe Festivals By […]

People who want to play an important role in guiding a leading theatre and cinema to greater success are needed by The Dukes in Lancaster. “ this re-invigorated theatre knows exactly where it’s going.” The Guardian Building on recent success, The Dukes has plans to develop its role as an excellent, ground-breaking small city theatre […]

Marketing Lancashire (formerly Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board), is celebrating news that six of the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Award Winners 2011/12 are now going forward to the Visit England Awards for Excellence and the chance of a prestigious national award. Lancashire has six finalists in 15 categories, the highest ever Lancashire representation in the […]

VISITENGLAND ANNOUNCES DOMESTIC TOURISM FIGURES FOR 2011 Overnight trips in England up by 9% compared to 2010 4 April 2012. VisitEngland, the national tourist board, today released figures revealing that over 104 million domestic overnight trips were taken in England last year – an increase of 9 per cent compared to 2010 and the highest […]

A young chef from Grill on the Hill at Stanley House in Mellor is celebrating after being awarded Lancashire Young Chef of the Year for the second year in a row.  Lewis Gallagher secured this title by winning the Essential Cuisine Sponsored Lancashire Heat of the North West Young Chef Competition on 29th March 2012 […]

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) has achieved a major landmark today (27.3.12), with the tourist board’s visitor website visitlancashire.com recording 1 million unique users in the last twelve months (exceeding it by 4,000 by 9.30am on 27.3.12).  LBTB uses ‘unique visitors’ for evaluating and benchmarking online activity, but those 1 million unique users have […]

VisitEngland, the country’s national tourist board has launched a nationwide campaign to find England’s biggest fan for an all-expenses paid 70-day trip around the country.  The organisation is looking for a budding travel writer / broadcaster / social networker who is passionate about England, and likes nothing more than exploring the country and passing on […]