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Real Radio, Smooth Radio and visitBlackpool are delighted to announce TV’s hottest funny man, Mr Keith Lemon as the Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On artist for 2011. Joining Keith Lemon in this final wave of announcements for Blackpool’s party of the year are multi-million selling artists Scouting For Girls and the queen of ‘UK Soul,’ Miss Beverley […]

 THE CURTAIN RISES ON A NEW SEASON AT BLACKPOOL’S GRAND THEATRE  Grand Theatre has announced a packed programme of productions from September through to March 2012 The beautiful Grand Theatre, Blackpool offers Blackpool and Fylde Coast residents and visitors a packed year-round programme of live theatre from opera, ballet, plays, comedies, musicals, contemporary drama and […]

Charges of witchcraft were leveled again in Pendle on Wednesday…just months before the 400th anniversary of the most famous witch trials in English history. The courtroom was Barley Village Hall, but these were mock trials…for the judge and accused alike were performers from the soon-to-open Blackpool Tower Dungeon. The newly assembled cast of Blackpool’s macabre […]

Today (Friday 12 August 2011), Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) and visitBlackpool have announced the shortlist for the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards 2011/12, which will be held at the Paradise Room, Pleasure Beach Resort, Blackpool on Thursday 22 September 2011. Over 170 hopefuls entered the 16 categories in this year’s awards. The shortlisted […]

 News from Visit Blackpool James Morrison Joins Blackpool Illuminations Big Switch On Party Real Radio, Smooth Radio and visitBlackpool are delighted to announce today that James Morrison has been added to The Big Switch On Party line-up for Blackpool Illuminations Switch On on September 2nd . An international multimillion selling artist, James is renowned for […]

News from VisitBlackpool  The Stars Come Out For Blackpool Illuminations 2011 Real Radio, Smooth Radio and visitBlackpool are delighted to announce the first wave of acts to be performing at this year’s Blackpool’s Illuminations Switch On Ceremony on Friday September 2nd.  They will be Pixie Lott, Joe McElderry, Olly Murs, Paul Carrack, Wonderland and The […]

Twelve’s young chef joins Lancashire Hotshots Seaside fun has inspired the menu of  Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board’s (LBTB’s) next  Lancashire HotShot,  22 years old Graham Lloyd.  Graham, Sous Chef at Michelin Bib Gourmand and Taste Lancashire Highest Quality Assured restaurant Twelve, will take over the kitchen on Wednesday 24th August as part of the […]

Sunshine and a Double Bank Holiday Give Domestic Tourism a Great Boost in April. 29 July 2011: VisitEngland, the national tourist board today reports that the warm weather and an extra bank holiday had a positive impact on domestic tourism, with overnight trips taken in Great Britain up by 5 per cent (12 million visits) […]

Merlin Entertainments receives over 150 job applications. Entertainment giant Merlin, the company which owns Madame Tussauds Blackpool and SEA LIFE received a record number of job applications this week, more than 150 from around the region, as it announced vacancies for its two new attractions The Blackpool Tower Dungeon and The Blackpool Tower Eye. The […]

WHAT I DID THIS SUMMER visitLancashire competition With the long school holidays looming here’s something to keep the kids occupied, with the added incentive of a great family prize and national profile for the lucky winner. Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board has launched a children’s travel writing competition for the summer months and hopes to […]

  The Northwest Annual London 2012 Conference takes place on Friday 22nd July. Highlights for the event include: – An opening address by Jonathan Edwards, Olympic Gold Medallist and Deputy Chair of the London 2012 Nations and Regions Group – The announcement and unveiling of the London 2012 ‘Make your Mascot’ winner for the Northwest […]

Visit Lancashire in 2012 for unforgettable events and once-in-a-lifetime experiences –  from heritage and sport, to the utterly unique The year starts with a heritage experience with a difference, as a county-wide initiative to mark the 400th Anniversary of the Lancashire WitchTrails throws light on the hysteria that swept Lancashire in 1612 and made convicted […]