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Marketing Lancashire today (Monday 29 September) revealed the finalists of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2014. The awards now in its 11th year has received a record number of applications with an increase of 25% on 2013. The only tourism-focused awards in Lancashire will take place on Thursday 6 November at The Blackpool Tower Ballroom. This […]

Thousands of businesses and employees across Lancashire are set to benefit from free workforce training after Lancashire County Council launched a new £5.6 million programme which will be delivered by some of the county’s leading training providers. Lancashire Skills Support for the Workforce (LSS) aims to support 3,817 employees aged 19 and over who are […]

**Issued on behalf of the Lord Lieutenant's office** The historic and majestic surroundings of Lancaster Castle will host a prestigious Honours ceremony on Friday 26 September. Recipients will receive a BEM (Medallist of the Order of the British Empire). The BEM rewards an achievement or contribution of a very 'hands-on' service to the community in […]

Summer in Lancashire promises to be a fun-packed-sandcastle-building-kite-flying-ice cream-eating-extravaganza of family events, theatre, activities and festivals. Make the most of the summer months, discover new experiences or rediscover old childhood favourites that make each day out in Lancashire an unforgettable, new adventure. Enjoy a bird’s eye view from the top of Blackpool Tower, celebrating its […]

Pennine Lancashire Museums group, has secured a grant £71,000 of Arts Council strategic support funding for a new multi-museum project, ‘We are the Champions’. This ambitious project will see all nine museums in the partnership develop workforce ‘champions’, to develop their brand, share best practice across the museums and improve the visitor experience as a result. […]

The Winners! On Thursday 7 November, Blackburn Cathedral proved the perfect setting for Marketing Lancashire’s 10th annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, where 20 of the county’s finest tourism businesses were awarded for excellence in their field and recognised by an audience of over 400 industry colleagues and sponsors. Marketing Lancashire would like to thank all the […]

Today (Thursday 3 October) Marketing Lancashire revealed an impressive shortlist for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013; having received more applications than ever before, this year’s list of finalists is also the longest in the event’s 10 year history.   The Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013 will take place on Thursday 7 November at Blackburn Cathedral and […]

The results are in for the people’s choice – Best Tourism Event Award The Lancashire and Blackpool (LBTB) Tourism Awards 2010/11 are just a week away and the public have chosen their Best Tourism Event of the Year – the only finalists to be decided by visitors to Lancashire. Over 20,000 identified visitors to Lancashire […]

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB), chose an internationally diverse cluster of recently accredited restaurants in Rossendale for the launch of Taste Lancashire International, a brand new category in its successful Taste Lancashire Quality accreditation scheme. Taste Lancashire is a quality marque awarded to places to eat which provide a consistently high quality dining experience […]

Lights, camera, action! Lancashire producers dish up a series of delicious short films Four of Lancashire’s leading food producers starred in their own three-minute mini-films as part of this year’s Lancashire Producers’ Month.  Previewed yesterday at Bashall Barn, Bashall Eaves – our four leading men (namely, vegetable farmer Peter Ascroft of H & P Ascroft […]

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board cooks up a tasty treat for Producers’ Month As the nights draw in and the cooler weather begins to take hold, Lancashire looks to warm our hearts with their annual October celebration – Producers’ Month.  Launched during British Food Fortnight, (the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range […]

The sixth, annual, Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards, which will take place on Wednesday 10 June 2009 at Ribby Hall, will celebrate tourism businesses across the county and today (April 20) the tourist board announced the very best, shortlisted in each category – trailblazers who now find themselves deservedly in the spotlight.  The awards are […]