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The Sparrowhawk in Fence, is the final venue in Marketing Lancashire’s Taste Lancashire Produce spring/summer dining programme, and offers a truly traditional Lancashire menu for diners on Wednesday 11 July 2012. Marketing Lancashire’s Taste Lancashire Produce dining events, in partnership with some of the county’s finest restaurants, help demonstrate the abundance of superb produce available […]

Brockholes Nature Reserve has won three awards at Britain’s architecture Oscars. The Visitor Village, at the Lancashire Wildlife Trust reserve, off the M6 at Preston, was chosen as the North West’s Building of the Year by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at a ceremony at the Queens Hotel in Leeds, last night. And […]

MAKE, TASTE & TALK AT THE GUILD FOOD FESTIVAL! Taste buds are set to be tickled all over Lancashire, on 1 and 2 September, as the Preston Guild 2012 SQUARE FOOD FESTIVAL on Preston’s beautiful Winckley Square showcases some of the region’s finest food and drink. The festival, which is set to be a fitting […]

Sand, Sea & Spray – Urban Art live in Blackpool It will be a case of Spraywatch as the Sand, Sea & Spray Urban Art Festival returns to Blackpool on 15, 16 and 17 June 2012. Huge names from the world of Urban Art are due to descend on the resort for three days when […]

BRITS GET INTO THE JUBILEE SPIRIT WITH 4 MILLION TAKING A BREAK IN THE UK 4 million Brits (8 per cent of the adult population) plan to make the most of the forthcoming double bank holiday weekend by taking at least one overnight stay in the UK, with 3.4 million people (7 per cent) planning […]

Marketing Lancashire, is celebrating the news that six of our members are celebrating their success at last night’s national award ceremony. These winners of the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards were finalists in The Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, which took place on Tuesday 22nd May 2012 at Athena, Leicester, an art deco gem located in […]

VISITENGLAND ANNOUNCES DOMESTIC TOURISM FIGURES FOR 2011 Overnight trips in England up by 9% compared to 2010 4 April 2012. VisitEngland, the national tourist board, today released figures revealing that over 104 million domestic overnight trips were taken in England last year – an increase of 9 per cent compared to 2010 and the highest […]

A young chef from Grill on the Hill at Stanley House in Mellor is celebrating after being awarded Lancashire Young Chef of the Year for the second year in a row.  Lewis Gallagher secured this title by winning the Essential Cuisine Sponsored Lancashire Heat of the North West Young Chef Competition on 29th March 2012 […]

NEW GB-WIDE SURVEY ANNOUNCED DURING ENGLISH TOURISM WEEK As English Tourism Week begins, VisitEngland, the national tourist board announces findings from the first survey of its kind on the importance of day visits to the domestic tourism industry.  The survey, conducted in 2011, in partnership with the national tourist boards of Wales and Scotland, shows […]

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) is pleased to announce that the very first of its new Taste Lancashire Produce evenings will take place at The Millstone at Mellor, on Thursday 23 February. These new dining events will help demonstrate the abundance of superb produce available across Lancashire and the creativity and talent of our local […]

The Bowland Symposium A Two Day Event Showcasing Sustainable Tourism in the Forest of Bowland AONB Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho, Lancashire – 1st and 2nd May 2012 Come and join the Forest of Bowland AONB team to learn more about the many successful sustainable tourism initiatives that have been taking place in Bowland over the […]

PRESTON REVEALS INTERNATIONAL STARS AND TALENT FOR THE GUILD CITY FESTIVAL International opera legend José Carreras has been confirmed as the headline act for Preston Guild 2012’s Proms in the Park, set to be one of the most prestigious events in the classical calendar this year. Avenham Park will be transformed into an open-air amphitheatre […]