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Earlier this week 30 students from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) joined forces with Merlin Entertainments Blackpool Cluster as part of their annual visit to review their attractions accessibility and health and safety protocols. The students, who are currently studying International Tourism at the Preston based University, carried out a number of case based […]

On Thursday 5 November, The Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens Blackpool was a stunning venue for Marketing Lancashire’s annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, supported by headline sponsor University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). As winner of last year’s Lancashire Tourism Award for Cultural Venue, the Winter Gardens was a fitting location for the 600-strong audience to celebrate Lancashire’s tourism excellence and the […]

Marketing Lancashire today launched a social media campaign for the month of November to help raise awareness of Lancashire Day which takes place each year on 27th November*.  Social media users are asked to illustrate their love of Lancashire with photographs of their favourite Lancashire location or activity, in ‘the county where life feels good’ […]

#Lancashire Day 2015 Twitter ‘Spot Prize’ Partners Marketing Lancashire is pleased to work with the following partners on an array of ‘Spot Prizes’ promoted throughout the day in celebration of 27 November, Lancashire Day. The winner of each ‘Spot Prize’ will be selected at random from the entries received using #LancashireDay #wherelifefeelsgood – the Spot […]

Blackpool is preparing to welcome Labour’s new leader Jeremy Corbyn to Blackpool this weekend as delegates gather for the North West Labour Party conference. The conference, which starts on Friday 30 October with a welcome dinner at the Hilton Blackpool, sees the party return to the resort for the fifth year in a row. More […]

A new customer service course developed specifically for visitor attractions has been launched by the tourist board for England this week. Exceeding Visitor Expectations, part of the Welcome to Excellence suite of customer service programmes, was launched by Visit England at the Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions. The one day course has been designed […]

The World Bread Awards 2015, sponsored by Tiptree and Brook Foods took place in mid September at Cathedral Hall in Westminster, London. Over 1000 bread products were presented for judging by 70 judges. On October 16th, Artisan Foodworks were awarded a Silver Award for their Fruit Teacakes, which are one of their best sellers to […]

Beatrice Blackhurst, Joseph Garstang and John Gregson may not be household names, but they each played an important part in Preston’s First World War story. Now, thanks to the Preston Remembers project and the Heritage Lottery Fund, walking tours around the city are available which delve into the past of a range of men and […]

Work on the Prairie Sports Village in Burnley has been officially completed with the formal handover of the keys to the new building that is set for opening on Monday, 26th October. Developers Barnfield Construction have carried out the £2.5m project for Burnley Leisure, bringing state-of-the-art leisure facility to the town. Gerard Vinton, Burnley Leisure’s […]

A Lancashire hotel receptionist has completed a ‘Stagiaire' work placement at one of the UK’s leading hotels, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire. Reception manager at Stanley House Hotel and Spa in Mellor, Clare Tauber, was offered a special week-long experience to work alongside the Le-Manoir team on all aspects of guest relations, services […]

Following an online public vote hosted by media partner Lancashire Evening Post/Johnston Press, Marketing Lancashire today announced the three finalists in the Lancashire Tourism Awards Tourism Superstar 2015 category; an award that recognises and rewards individuals who have been nominated by their tourism industry colleagues for their special contribution to tourism in Lancashire.  Five local […]

Following an online public vote hosted by media partner Lancashire Evening Post/Johnston Press, Marketing Lancashire today announced the three finalists in the Lancashire Tourism Awards Tourism Superstar 2015 category; an award that recognises and rewards individuals who have been nominated by their tourism industry colleagues for their special contribution to tourism in Lancashire.  Five local […]