Our Press Releases

Award for Blackpool’s Ambition  Blackpool has been named ‘Town of the Year’ in a prestigious awards ceremony marking property development, building and regeneration work. More than 600 industry professionals gathered at Manchester Central on Thusrday for the Property Week North West 2010 Awards. Thirteen categories rewarded the individuals, teams and projects that have excelled in […]

TOURISM AWARDS – IT’S NEVER BEEN EASIER TO ENTER  Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) is looking for winners and there’s never been an easier time to enter our annual celebration, to recognise the very best tourism businesses in Lancashire and Blackpool. The LBTB Tourism Awards are the county’s premier tourism awards, leading to the […]

BASHALL BARN HAILED THE FUTURE OF ON-FARM RESTAURANTS Bashall Barn in Clitheroe, Lancashire, has been awarded the best on-farm restaurant award from the National Farmers’ Retail & Markets Association (FARMA). Selected by judges for its innovative and exciting food offer, the winner was announced on Tuesday 26 January at Farm & More, the farm retail […]

Work Begins on Innovative New Lancashire Visitor Attraction Work has commenced on the landmark floating visitors centre at Brockholes, off Junction 31 of the M6. The designs by Adam Khan, chosen through a RIBA competition, are set to provide Lancashire with a new landmark that will attract visitors from all over the UK. The building […]

As we countdown to the culinary delights of the festive season, Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) is reflecting on a year-round celebration of Lancashire produce and quality eating establishments, as well as a number of ‘foodie’ landmarks and several awards and nominations that have raised the county’s distinctive food and drink offer on a […]

Grand Designs for Museum of Lancashire. – £2m re-style Investment in The Museum of Lancashire means this centrally located Grade II listed building will become a central  "hub" venue for Lancashire Museums. Here visitors will be able to get their first taste of the Lancashire story and be sign posted to the wealth of varied […]

Press Release from VisitEngland STAYCATION PHENOMENON A PROVEN REALITY WITH 18.5M HOLIDAYS TAKEN IN ENGLAND THIS SUMMER Monday 14th December 2009 – New figures released today by VisitEngland from the UK Tourism Survey show that the staycation phenomenon was a reality with the number of holiday trips taken by Britons within England between June and […]

Press Release from VisitEngland NEW RESEARCH REVEALS HUGE MARKET FOR ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL Thursday 19th November 2009 – New figures released today by VisitEngland from the UK Tourism Survey show that overnight trips made by, or accompanied by, someone with a health condition or impairment contributed almost £1bn to the English domestic visitor economy in the […]

The official news release circulated today from National Football Museum follows : National Football Museum enters into Manchester partnership The trustees of the National Football Museum today resolved in principle to enter into a partnership with Manchester City Council, which will see the Museum open at the Urbis building in Manchester. This partnership will guarantee […]

WELCOME TO BLACKPOOL ANNIVERSARY Over the summer, 450 staff from two of Blackpool’s best known and popular attractions Pleasure Beach and Sandcastle Waterpark completed the resort’s Welcome to Blackpool training programme; a unique course delivered by Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board in partnership with Blackpool Council which was launched just a year ago (Nov 08). […]

 REWARDING LANCASHIRE’S FINEST at LETS SPECTACULAR Yesterday evening (Thursday 12 November) Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) celebrated Lancashire’s finest with an array of winners and highly commended finalists sharing the spotlight with stars of stage and screen Tupele Dorgu and Paul Nicholas, at this year’s annual LETS (Lancashire Excellence in Tourism Skills) awards, held […]

Three quarters of adults say they are likely to take a break in England in 2010 VisitEngland today exclusively releases new research on holiday booking patterns that reveals almost three quarters of adults (72%) say they are likely* to take a break in England in 2010, making England the holiday destination of choice. Encouragingly, 95% […]