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An award-winning Lancashire business support service that’s created over 1,200 new jobs in the county has received a multi-million pound boost that will see it continue until 2018. Boost Business Lancashire – the county’s business growth hub – will be given £7.8m to continue offering high-quality support for Lancashire’s ambitious and growth-hungry companies. £3.8m of […]

The Wellbeing Farm in Edgworth, Lancashire has just been approved to hold Civil Ceremonies! Although the farm has been around for generations and is owned by the Whitehead Family, the farm was transformed in April 2013 from a neglected farm into a multi-award winning facility and started running weddings in late 2014.  Last year the […]

583 children (aged between 6-12) from 28 schools throughout the UK will take to the stage in theatres in their areas as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s forthcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Play for the Nation. Between February – July 2016, and as part of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, […]

European circus greats, sideshow sensations, a steampunk werewolf, a post-millennium take on Punch & Judy and acrobats and contemporary cabaret stars that will entertain and enthral you – it can only mean one thing… Showzam! is back! Blackpool’s annual festival of circus and performance returns this February half-term for eight days of fun-packed thrills and […]

Postcards are winging their way out to businesses announcing that Pendle Business Awards is back! Businesses will be able to enter the prestigious Pendle Business Awards 2016 in February. The application form will be live from Monday 15 February until Friday 18 March at www.pendle.gov.uk/businessawards Pendle Council and Pendle Vision are again jointly organising the […]

The Grand Theatre, Blackpool announces an exciting new programme of shows for spring/ summer 2016. With an incredible line-up of drama, musicals, dance, opera, music and comedy–there’s something for everyone to enjoy at The Grand! This season’s highlights include; The Royal Shakespeare Company presenting A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the first ever live tour of ITV’s […]

Marketing Lancashire has been awarded £50K from Arts Council England National Lottery Funded Grants For the Arts programme, to commence work on a new initiative to help raise Lancashire’s profile as a cultural destination. Over the coming months, the project will help establish the county’s cultural offer as one of the leading reasons for people […]

Marketing Lancashire has appointed Melanie Sensicle, an experienced professional in the field of destination management, organisational development and partnership working, to the role of Associate Director. Melanie’s work helped transform the marketing of destinations such as Brighton and Durham.  As the first Chief Executive of Visit County Durham she set up the company in 2006 […]

New website reveals clean, fresh new look for The Grand. The Grand unveiled a brand new season this week. To run alongside the new season, The Grand announced their new website that’s been described as ‘Fresh, contemporary and awesome to use.’ (Nicola Atanassova – Marketing Manager of Visit Blackpool). Now easier to navigate, The Grand’s […]

BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT’s Lucy Kay will play the Narrator in the upcoming 2016 touring production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, starring X FACTOR winner Joe McElderry.    Lucy scored her first number one album in 2014, after her stunning debut album ‘Fantasia’ shot straight to the top of the Classical Album Chart. The […]

Construction of the Broughton Bypass is officially underway following a ground-breaking ceremony earlier today (Monday 11 January). The new road will help boost the local economy and create jobs, as well as reducing congestion and pollution in the centre of the village, and improving journey times for people travelling locally. Edwin Booth, chair of the […]

THOUSANDS of people flocked to Chorley this Christmas to enjoy the seasonal attractions and make it one of the town’s best festive periods yet. Despite the extremely wet weather over the last few months, over 22,000 people attended the various Christmas attractions organised by Chorley Council including: Around 5,000 people cheering on Coronation Street actor […]