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February half-term family fun at Blackpool Zoo

There will be plenty of fun for all the family at Blackpool Zoo this February half-term! The chance to fly a barn owl, hand feed one of the zoo’s majestic giraffes and even meet and greet the family of Californian sealions are just a few of the daily animal encounters families can get involved in […]

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Blackpool to host national tourist awards

Blackpool’s Winter Gardens will host the national VisitEngland tourism awards this year, it has been announced. Tourist figures from across the country will descend on the resort for the Awards for Excellence 2016 ceremony, which will take place on Tuesday 8 March. With sixteen categories to compete for, hundreds of nominees are set to visit […]

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Free half-term fun for all in The Mall

Half-term is jam packed with free fun at The Mall, with crafts for Mother’s Day, a Chinese lantern parade and fairy tale lovers of all ages.   As the first, and possibly coldest and wettest, of 2016’s school holidays gets underway The Mall is offering parents the chance to keep the kids entertained for free. […]

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Comedy Revived For 20th Anniversary Celebration

The Dukes will launch the 20th anniversary production of the worldwide comic theatre sensation – Stones In His Pockets – from February 25-March 12. Performed at a breakneck pace, Stones In His Pockets has become internationally renowned and deeply loved among audiences in more than 30 countries since it was premiered in 1996. Two actors […]

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Q&A Erica Whyman, director of A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Play for the Nation

Why is your production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream ‘a play for the nation’? We are making the show with a unique combination of participants from all over the country: 18 fabulous professional actors, 84 amateur actors from 14 different amateur theatre companies, and 583 schoolchildren. And, we will open the show in Stratford and […]

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Stunning Stonyhurst Hosts Food & Drink Festival

Set in the grounds of the magnificent grade 1 listed building, the college near Clitheroe in Lancashire provides a stunning venue for a Food & Drink Festival.  The event to be held for three days between the 8th April to the 10th April opens its gates at 10am each day.  The Great British Food Festival […]

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European Leading SFX Firm Relocates to Burnley

One of the UK & Europe's leading special effects companies, BPM-SFX Ltd, which supply a wide range of special effects including stage & indoor Pyrotechnics, for some of the world’s leading music artists and music events, are in the process of relocating to a new building in Burnley which will accommodate their rapid growth. BPM-SFX […]

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Virgin Trains joins forces with VisitEngland to boost tourism in regions hit by floods

Virgin Trains is offering an exclusive discount of 30% off advance fares to areas affected by recent flooding as part of a three-month promotion starting next week. The operator has teamed up with VisitEngland to boost tourism and support the #Openforbusiness message in Cumbria, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Northumberland, to encourage people to visit the outstanding […]

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Lancashire LEP launches ambitious Transport Strategy

New Transport Prospectus outlines how major investments in rail and road initiatives could create 15,000 new jobs and generate £685m in new economic growth The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has today (February 4th) published its latest Strategic Transport Prospectus which sets out the opportunities for Lancashire with regards to unlocking substantial economic potential via better […]

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Love is in the air at Ribby Hall Village with the #LoveRibbyHall Love Heart Trail

Five-star Ribby Hall Village in Wrea Green Lancashire is ensuring Valentine’s Day will be a sweet affair with a romantic and fun ‘Love Heart Trail’ through The Village’s woodland. The Love Heart Trail sponsored by Swizzels Love Hearts is a free-of-charge treasure hunt throughout the woods finding iconic love heart signs and solving clues. Guests […]

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£2.4 Million Investment in the world famous Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Council has today announced a rebranded flagship Harry Ramsden fish restaurant is to open at the Blackpool Tower complex this summer. A Harry Ramsden restaurant and quick service outlet will be located in the space previously occupied by the Tower Lounge bar, complemented by a further eatery within the Tower complex. The operator of […]

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Lancashire County Council welcomes funding to preserve Rivington Terraced Gardens

Lancashire County Council has welcomed the award of a £3.4million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to the unique Rivington Terraced Gardens. This funding means that a three year programme of work can be carried out by heritage experts to protect the buildings and the landscape. The Rivington Heritage Trust, working with Groundwork Cheshire Lancashire and […]

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