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A range of training courses aimed at benefiting tourism and hospitality businesses in Blackpool has been launched. Courses to train staff in areas including social media marketing, leadership and management and presentation and selling techniques are available at a subsidised rate at Blackpool and The Fylde College. Businesses operating in the tourism and hospitality sectors […]

At Hoghton Tower we have developed 2 new exciting tours to add to our already highly rated house tour. From 7th August, every Sunday, visitors will be able to take a new Dolls House & Dungeons tour, specifically focusing on these two areas. The standard house tour visits these areas on the route around the […]

With most eyes on Rio de Janeiro & the upcoming Olympic games, Garstang based cheesemakers, Dewlay have already accumulated an enviable hoard of medals and trophies making 2016 one of the most successful years for the family owned dairy. Their most recent success came at the International Cheese Awards held at Nantwich, Cheshire on 26th […]

Lytham Festival organisers are warning of low tickets remaining for this year’s week-long festival after experiencing an unprecedented demand. Day tickets to see Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams are now SOLD OUT and the only chance of now seeing him at Lytham is by buying one of just a few weekend tickets still remaining. There […]

Musical comedy double act Ferris & Milnes are to join the line-up for the West End Proms at Lytham Festival. The duo, made up of Dominic Ferris and Martin Milnes, offers an eclectic and packed musical programme including Broadway and Hollywood favourites plus pop classics, which will have theatre lovers dancing in the aisles. The […]

Walking tours of Lancaster are planned in August and September for anyone interested in finding out about the darker secrets of Lancaster's criminal history. The 'Lawless Lancaster' walking tours will take place on Tuesday 9 August, Tuesday 23 August and Tuesday 6 September. The tours will start at 10.30am at Lancaster Castle, and will finish […]

The Mall Blackburn will celebrate the completion of its £3million renovation with the official opening of its new Ainsworth Street entrance on Saturday 30th July 2016.   A fun packed event is in store with giveaways, discounts and special offers galore as well as face painting and balloon modelling with guest appearances from The Mall […]

Delicious event bursting with business opportunities    Lancashire’s first ever ‘Taste Exchange’ has been declared a resounding success, described as the ‘best food and drink show I have ever attended’ by several of its exhibitors.  Organised by Marketing Lancashire, and held at Barton Grange Hotel, the open event connected makers and producers of Lancashire’s finest […]

A mixture a stars from stage, screen and the world of pop will lead the cast in the hit musical and classic story Great Expectations at Blackpool Opera House this Christmas. It is announced today that veteran TV and stage actor Chris Ellison will play convict Magwitch in the musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ […]

Lancaster Castle is the setting for a new outdoor theatre adaptation of The Wind in the Willows in August. The show is being performed on Friday 5 August and Saturday 6 August at 6pm and 8pm, and is produced by Attic Door, based in Morecambe. The Wind in the Willows, by British writer Kenneth Grahame, […]

Families looking for holiday fun this summer should head for Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham, near Burnley. On Thursday 28 July, as part of a national celebration, Gawthorpe Hall will be recognising the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth with themed family activities. The activities include a fun trail to find bunnies hidden around the museum, […]

With balmy summer evenings well and truly upon us, Blackpool Pleasure Beach is giving guests the chance to make the most of the glorious weather by opening the UK’s favourite amusement park late into the night!   On Saturday, July 30th all the rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach will be open until 10pm for some […]