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Blackpool Zoo is making preparations for a bumper reindeer baby boom in 2016 after welcoming a male from the country’s largest working reindeer herd. Buster, the three-year-old bull, has travelled from his home at Blithbury Reindeer Lodge in Staffordshire, to introduce a new bloodline to the zoo. He will spend the next six weeks in […]

Major changes are about to happen to the long-running record-breaking West End concert spectacular, Thriller LIVE. Direct from London’s West End, THRILLER LIVE is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer, and it arrives at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre in October. A thrilling new opening to the show is being […]

A Lancashire hotel is celebrating after receiving a flurry of nominations in this year’s Good Spa Guide Awards. Stanley House Hotel and Spa in Mellor has been shortlisted in three categories by the Good Spa Guide – a national expert guide to spas and treatments across the UK. The awards, which recognise the best spas […]

The Blackburn BID (Business Improvement District) has announced the date for this year’s Christmas Lights Switch On as Thursday 19th November and a line-up of stars will be there to tempt all the family to the town centre for the party of the year.   Pop star and talent show judge, Alesha Dixon will headline […]

The Grand Theatre, Blackpool is a 120 year old Grade II* listed Matcham theatre, owned by Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Limited and operated by Blackpool Grand Theatre (Arts and Entertainment) Limited. Both companies are registered charities.  The theatre is now seeking to recruit two new board members with finance skills, as part of our regular […]

“Colne needs your vote, as the battle is on to be Britain’s best!”  So urges the Colne Town Centre Forum as it was announced this week that Colne had made the shortlist. Chairman of Colne Town Council, Sarah Cockburn Price, explained: “It’s a huge achievement to be chosen out of 230 town entries across the […]

Patrick Kielty is making his Dukes debut this month – and he needs your help! The popular Irish funnyman is returning to his stand-up roots with his new show called Help which premiered at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. During the show – which comes to the Lancaster theatre for one night only on October […]

PLANS to extend the Market Walk shopping centre to bring a cinema and big name retailers to Chorley town centre can now go ahead after planning permission was granted. The £12.9 million extension that will see a multiplex cinema, restaurant and new retailers come to the town was unanimously approved by councillors on Tuesday night. […]

Bicycle Ballet is coming to Blackpool as part of a new series of events designed to wow visitors to the resort’s world famous Illuminations.   The events, on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October, are the first in a series of exciting cultural events created by LeftCoast as part of Blackpool Illuminations’ new LightPool project, […]

Outstanding innovation and ambition shown by Pendle Council and Pendle Vision has led to an Enterprising Britain award. Together they’ve helped to create the business environment, skills and confidence needed for small businesses to start and grow.  Councillor Iqbal, Leader of Pendle Council, said: “Through our Gearing up for Growth programme we have a fantastic […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county's destination management organisation, today (Wednesday 30th September) revealed the finalists and headline sponsor The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2015. The only tourism-focused awards in Lancashire will take place on Thursday 5 November in the spectacular Empress Ballroom at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. Ruth Connor, Chief Executive […]

Blackpool Grand Theatre is launching a brand new theatre company for young people aged 14-19 years. This is not just any young Theatre company, Blackpool Grand have become part of the National Theatre’s prestigious Connections 500 programme. Connections is the National Theatre’s nationwide youth theatre. Each year they provide support to a network of youth […]