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Marketing Lancashire is proud to share that VisitEngland will next week launch its domestic coastal marketing campaign to drive breaks to all seaside destinations on England’s North West coast The £1 million funded campaign, ‘All on England’s North West Coast’, will feature key Lancashire destinations, and kicks off on 16 February. The campaign is putting […]

Lancashire’s finest tourism and hospitality businesses were in the spotlight last night (11 February) at the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2026, held in the spectacular surroundings of the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, hosted by BBC Radio Lancashire’s Mike Stevens.   The annual awards, organised by Marketing Lancashire, the county’s LVEP (Local Visitor Economy Partnership) was a dazzling showcase for the county’s leading tourism, hospitality and food and drink businesses, supported by Headline Sponsors Blackpool […]

VisitEngland has today (9 February) launched its Tourism Superstar 2026 competition with voting open to the public. VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar competition, now in its 14th year, encourages the public to cast its vote to find the unsung hero of England’s tourism industry. There are 10 finalists, currently working in tourism in England, competing to take […]

Booths has won “Drinks Buying Team of the Year” at the Drinks Retailing Awards 2026.  Held on February 3 at The Dorchester Hotel in London, the Drinks Retailing Awards gathered top industry professionals to celebrate the best retailers in the drinks business. Booths was praised for its highly engaged, category immersive buying team that “clearly […]

One of Blackpool’s most iconic venues is set for an exciting new chapter after plans were agreed to transfer its operation to Blackpool Council’s wholly owned tourism company. In late January, the council’s Shareholder Committee approved proposals to dissolve the company that currently manages the Winter Gardens, bringing all council‑owned leisure assets under a single […]

Lancaster-based Hotfoot Design has been appointed to design and develop the new website for Hudson Valley Shakespeare, the acclaimed theatre company based in New York’s Hudson Valley. The new site will launch later this year to coincide with the opening of the company’s first-ever permanent home, the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center.  Founded in 1987, […]

Blackpool Restaurant Week returns from Thursday, 12th to Thursday, 19th March, with restaurants across the town offering special menus and deals to encourage people to eat out, try new places and support local businesses. The week brings together a wide range of venues, from long-standing family-run favourites to independents and well-known names, with more businesses […]

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal met students and academics on a tour of the University of Lancashire’s School of Veterinary Medicine The University of Lancashire’s School of Veterinary Medicine has been given the royal seal of approval by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. During her visit to the UK’s 11th and the county’s […]

Colleagues at GA Pet Food were treated to a true Lancashire classic on Friday 23rd January, as the company celebrated National Pie Day across its two local sites in Buckshaw Village and Plocks Manufacturing Site in Bretherton. More than 600 colleagues enjoyed a hearty lunch of pie, mash, peas and gravy, with traditional butter pie, […]

The life of a remarkable artist and pioneering inventor who lived and worked in Lancaster more than a century ago will be celebrated this year, thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Lancashire-based arts and heritage charity, Mirador, has been granted £91,430 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to mark the centenary of Karel Klic’s […]

The University of Lancashire is offering low-cost complex dental surgery treatment to patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Patients who require difficult surgical procedures, such as wisdom tooth surgery or complex tooth or root removal, can have the work completed for only £35 per tooth. The work would take place at the University’s Dental Clinic on […]

Teenage entrepreneurs and young creatives will be showcasing their talents at two upcoming Teenage Market events in Poulton-le-Fylde and Garstang, bringing fresh energy, creativity and community spirit to Wyre this February. The first event will take place on Saturday 7th February at the Teanlowe Shopping Centre, Poulton, delivered in collaboration with Booths Supermarket. The event will give […]