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The Grand Theatre is delighted to welcome Record-breaking comedian Tim Vine this October in his first stand-up tour in 4 years! Tim joins a stellar line-up of top comedians performing on Blackpool Grand’s stage in 2015/16, including master of Comedy Michael McIntyre, ‘Chatty Man’ Alan Carr, Mock The Week favourite Milton Jones, New York Comic […]

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Vintage by the Sea to Return to Morecambe for 2015

The Hemingway-inspired Vintage by the Sea has announced it will once again transform  Morecambe’s seafront and landmark venues in September (5th & 6th September) after over 40,000 visitors took over the town in an uplifting extravaganza in 2014. Morecambe-based organization, Deco Publique, will co-deliver the festival, along with Lancaster City Council and Hemingway Design’s Vintage […]

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Annual duck race at WWT Martin Mere

Their under starter’s orders……. For the annual duck race at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Come down to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre all week to paint, personalise and design your own plastic duck to enter into the annual duck race on Sunday 19 April at 3pm. Ducks can be painted everyday at the centre […]

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City-wide fashion event returns

The city’s biggest fashion showcase, Preston Fashion LIVE, returns to St George’s Shopping Centre on Friday, April 10. Retailers from across Preston will help shoppers spring forward into the new season, showcasing the latest styles from petals to metals and bold to beautiful. Those hitting the catwalk include high street favourites such as Topshop, Miss […]

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City-wide fashion event returns

The city’s biggest fashion showcase, Preston Fashion LIVE, returns to St George’s Shopping Centre on Friday, April 10. Retailers from across Preston will help shoppers spring forward into the new season, showcasing the latest styles from petals to metals and bold to beautiful. Those hitting the catwalk include high street favourites such as Topshop, Miss […]

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Have your say on skills issues!

Marketing Lancashire, Lancashire County Council and the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership would like to invite you to take part in a focus group about current and future skills needs facing your business and the wider visitor economy in which you operate. This focus group is an important part of a project being undertaken to develop […]

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New Astley Experience opens at Astley Coach House

A new pop-up Astley Experience is set to open this weekend while conservation repairs continue at Chorley’s historic hall. Astley Hall has been closed since Christmas whilst conservation work was done to preserve the Grade 1 listed building. Now following the recent announcement that the Hall will have to remain closed until the summer, Chorley […]

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Ribby Hall Village’s award-winning SPA Hotel launches NEW treatment menu

The award-winning SPA Hotel at Ribby Hall Village has today launched their NEW treatment menu and brochure following a recent investment in excess of £500,000 to enhance The Spa Hotel’s facilities and offering*.  Over the last 12 months the award-winning SPA Hotel which is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year has welcomed […]

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Countryside Comes to Town will mean Blackburn is busy by nature

The full details of Blackburn BID's Midsummer Festival have been released online showing the full extent of the programme of activities taking place from Darwen Street to Sudell Cross. A FarmVille style map for the Blackburn BID’s Countryside Comes to Town event turns the town into a series of fields showing key landmark buildings reveals […]

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McBusted confirmed for Lytham Festival

McBusted confirmed as the Saturday superstar main stage headliners for Lytham Festival Rae Morris, Rebecca Ferguson, Scouting For Girls, Chicane and Tenors of Rock to headline new Pavilion stage Pop punk supergroup McBusted are today confirmed as the Saturday main stage headliner for Lytham Festival, taking place 2nd – 9th August across Lytham. Additionally, Rae […]

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WWT Martin Mere hosts model boat show this Easter

Families can come and experience the best model boats in the North West at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this Easter. Model boat groups from Southport, Hoylake, Liverpool, Runcorn, Ormskirk and West Lancashire will be showcasing their collection of model boats on Saturday 11 April and Sunday 12 April. Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “Easter […]

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Fabulous Five Go For Lancashire Gold!

Marketing Lancashire is delighted to announce that five Lancashire Tourism Award Winners 2014/15 have been named as finalists in the prestigious Visit England Awards for Excellence 2015. The glittering Awards Ceremony is being held on Monday 11 May 2015 at the Sage Gateshead.  Lancashire Tourism Award winners who are now finalist in the national Visit […]

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