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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lancashire Heritage Attractions Network – Thursday 1st October 2009. Following the success of previous Lancashire Heritage Attractions Networking meetings held at Samlesbury Hall,  Rufford Old Hall and Blackburn Cathedral, Blackburn. The next meeting of the Lancashire Heritage Network has been arranged to take place on Thursday 1st October, 2009 at Lytham Hall (Heritage Trust for […]

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 […]

Thurs 10 Sept 2009 Today, 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We have a new Blackpool advert which you may have already seen inbetween prime time and popular television programmes, but if you haven’t here it is!

Nigel Haworth – wields frying pan for Lancashire! James Martin hosts the nation’s favourite Saturday morning show and this week Nigel Haworth will be starring with one of his fellow Great British Menu competitors – Tristan Welch. There are also moments from Rick Stein, the Great British Menu and the Two Fat Ladies. Hollywood actor Alan […]