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Lancashire’s International Food Award

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB), chose an internationally diverse cluster of recently accredited restaurants in Rossendale for the launch of Taste Lancashire International, a brand new category in its successful Taste Lancashire Quality accreditation scheme. Taste Lancashire is a quality marque awarded to places to eat which provide a consistently high quality dining experience […]

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New YouTube Film – Blackpool Love Story

“HOTPOT” FILM INSPIRES GOLD BLEND STYLE SEQUEL Blackpool tourism chiefs are to launch a Gold Blend style sequel to J’aime La Tour – the award winning hit viral watched by millions of TV and YouTube viewers about a Lancashire lad and a chic French girl who fell in love in a Blackpool which cleverly stood […]

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Rosebud helps business bloom!

A new guest house has expanded in South Ribble thanks to Lancashire County Council’s Rosebud Finance. Oaklands Guest House is located on Park Lane at Mellor Brook, Samlesbury and has three double en-suite rooms furnished to a high standard. Owner David Alderson said: "Rosebud Finance enabled us to seize a business opportunity to develop our […]

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Lancashire Producers – On Film

Lights, camera, action! Lancashire producers dish up a series of delicious short films Four of Lancashire’s leading food producers starred in their own three-minute mini-films as part of this year’s Lancashire Producers’ Month.  Previewed yesterday at Bashall Barn, Bashall Eaves – our four leading men (namely, vegetable farmer Peter Ascroft of H & P Ascroft […]

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October is Producers’ Month

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board cooks up a tasty treat for Producers’ Month As the nights draw in and the cooler weather begins to take hold, Lancashire looks to warm our hearts with their annual October celebration – Producers’ Month.  Launched during British Food Fortnight, (the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range […]

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Lancashire Award Winners

Congratulations to all Lancashire and Blackpool finalists and winners at England’s Northwest Tourism Awards held at Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Monday 28th September 2009. Commenting after the ceremeony Mike Wilkinson, LBTB Chief Executive said: "Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board is delighted that three of our members have won their category in this year’s England’s Northwest […]

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LBTB Board Enjoys New Conference Centre

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) chose the new Oswaldtwistle Mills Business and Conference Centre, as the place to host their AGM and Board meeting on Tuesday 8 September 2009. Situated within the Mills grounds overlooking the fishing lake, the centre features furnished offices up to 10,000 sq ft which can be broken up into […]

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Cleveleys Named Lancashire’s Top TIC

Today (10/9/09), Cleveleys Tourist Information Centre (TIC) was named Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board’s (LBTB’s) Tourist Information Centre of the Year 2009/10 and will now go forward to represent the county at the England’s Northwest Tourism Awards later this month. Cleveleys TIC, last year’s runner up, today topped the chart of Lancashire’s fifteen tourist information […]

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40 Miles of Unforgettable Food

Celebrity food writer Philippa James cooks up a treat on Lancaster Canal British Waterways teamed up with Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) and celebrity cook and food writer Philippa James to launch ‘Forty miles of unforgettable food’ on Wednesday 5 August 2009 at Guys Thatched Hamlet, Bilsborrow. As one of the most scenic canals in […]

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Lancashire Trading Standards – Alert

Business Advice Alert Please see the warning below sent from Lancashire Trading Standards Service: Companies need to be alert to the fact that DPA Registrations (Data Protection Act Registrations), giving a PO Box address in Blackpool, has been sending notifications to companies throughout Lancashire requesting a fee for assistance in registering their business with the […]

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Nominate now – LETS Awards 2009

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) is now looking for tourism’s most talented individuals for the Lancashire Excellence in Tourism Skills Awards 2009 (LETS 2009), which will be held on Thursday 12 November in the impressive Marine Hall, on Fleetwood’s beautiful esplanade. The visitor economy supports 54,000 jobs in Lancashire and to remain a key […]

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Chief Executive meets Hot Shot

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) Chief Executive, Mike Wilkinson took time out to present local  chef, Robbie Walls, who works at the Shireburn Arms Hotel, with his commemorative HotShots menu. Robbie, aged 21, cooked up a storm with an inspirational menu when he was the latest to take part in the Lancashire HotShots initiative.   Lancashire HotShots […]

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