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All aboard Wyre’s new i-bus
An innovative one-stop shop for volunteering and tourist information in Wyre will be officially launched this week. The i-bus is a unique mobile service combining a Visitor Information Centre for Cleveleys and the Volunteer Wyre outreach programme, which promotes volunteer opportunities and services across the borough. To see for yourself, why not come along to […]
Spirit Of The Guild Returns For Winckley Weekend
On Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd May an area off Fishergate will be transformed to celebrate the Winckley Weekend, which aims to bring back a flavour of the hugely successful Preston Guild 2012. Street traders selling cooked food from around the world and local produce will feature along with vintage fashion cat walk shows and […]
New Route Announced From Blackpool Airport
Holidaymakers from across Lancashire will be spoilt for choice next summer, as a new Spanish destination is announced from Blackpool Airport. Sun seekers will now be able to travel to Reus as part of the Jet2.com summer schedule, which is a popular route to Costa Dorada and gateway to Salou, Barcelona and Madrid. Flights to […]
Lancashire’s National Finalists
Celebrating the finest in the Tourism Industry: VisitEngland Reveals Finalists for 2014 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence Today, during English Tourism Week, VisitEngland announces the finalists for the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2014. The Awards celebrate the very best England has to offer and the winners of this prestigious accolade will be announced the Award Ceremony […]
Boosting Morecambe Bay’s tourism
A series of inspirational new tourism resources have been unveiled today (Wednesday 2 April 2014) to help local businesses promote Morecambe Bay’s fantastic natural and cultural assets to visitors. The Morecambe Bay Sense of Place toolkit and Nature on your Doorstep guides celebrate the area’s unique attractions. The Toolkit provides detailed information about the Bay’s […]
VisitBlackpool Season Launch 2014
VisitBlackpool today unveiled its plans for the 2014 season. More than 200 hoteliers, attraction bosses and business owners packed into the Winter Gardens newly refurbished Derham Lounge to hear plans for the UK’s most popular seaside resort over the next six months. It’s an exciting year for Blackpool as it welcomes international stage show Mamma […]
Clitheroe To Host Its First Continental Market
SOME of the finest foods and artisan products in Europe will be up for grabs in Clitheroe next month, when the town hosts its first continental market. Geraud Markets, the UK's leading operator of specialist markets, will occupy the Clitheroe Market Car Park for three days from Thursday, April 17, to Saturday, April 19. Gerraud […]
And the North West’s Rural Oscars go to
The North West of England’s Champions in the 2013 Countryside Alliance Awards (aka the Rural Oscars) have been announced, with top local businesses now going forward to the UK & Northern Ireland final. The Awards are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of rural produce, skills, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses. They are […]
First Retail Factor Pop-Up Shop Opens in The Mall
The Mall Blackburn has opened the doors of its first ever Retail Factor pop-up shop, which is home to four aspiring local businesses. Fatema Fulat who owns Irresistible Cupcakes, Amanda Logan and her dress making business Tutus and Tulle, Sam Houghton and Jack Godden and their contemporary clothing design company Krosl and Sue Seddon who […]
Blackpool hailed best town for holiday accommodation
Blackpool has been named the best town in the UK for holiday accommodation. The popular seaside resort has been awarded the accolade by Quality in Tourism (QiT), the official assessment service provider for VisitEngland, who today have produced a league table of those streets within the UK, that have the largest percentage of accommodation outlets […]
Happy Visitors Will Visit Again
WELCOME TO MORECAMBE BAY Helping to transform the Bay in 700 days Welcome to Morecambe Bay, a new and bespoke customer service training course, was launched on Monday 24 March at The Midland Hotel, Morecambe by Marketing Lancashire, Cumbria Tourism and the Morecambe Bay Partnership, as part of the partnership’s 700 Days to Transform The […]
Lottery boost for Lancaster park
A project to transform one of Lancaster’s most historic public spaces has received almost £60,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund's 'Our Heritage' programme. The 'Beyond the Castle' project wants to create a high-quality public space around Lancaster’s historic castle and priory, down the hill and over the meadows to the quayside. The lottery funding will […]