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Public voting now open to find VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar 2024   VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar 2024 competition has launched today, Monday 19 February, with the public urged to get involved and cast their vote.   VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar competition, now in its 12th year, seeks to find the unsung heroes currently working in tourism who provide […]

On Friday 1st March, Blackpool Transport is hosting a recruitment day at their Starr Gate Depot between 9am and 5pm. Applicants are invited to book a time slot where they will fill out an application form and sit a short test before having a guaranteed interview for the role of Seasonal Tram Conductor.  Successful applicants […]

Garstang Walking Festival is back for 2024 and tickets are on sale now! Taking place from 4 to 12 May, the festival is coordinated by a brilliant volunteer group, the Friends of Garstang Walking Festival, and is supported by Wyre Council. This year there’ll be over 40 walks for all ages and abilities. It’s the […]

The concept design for the £8.3million redevelopment of Bacup Market and Union Street has been given the green light by Rossendale Borough Council. Plans for the new community-focused market – to be called Temple Court – include the construction of a state-of-the-art two-storey Market Hall offering local produce, crafts, food and drink on the ground […]

2024 marks 60 years since the designation of the Forest of Bowland as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and coincides with celebrating our new name as a National Landscape, making this a fantastic year to explore and enjoy this beautiful area. As the Forest of Bowland launches its 2024 ‘Discover Bowland Guide’, rural businesses […]

Blackpool is preparing to cast off the winter blues with a full programme of February half-term fun and entertainment. Just weeks after the resort saw out the 2023 season with a spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks finale, it is back in business to celebrate the first school holiday of 2024. The half-term break will see […]

The stars of Lancashire tourism and hospitality shone brightly last night (Tues 6 February 2024 ) at the Lancashire Tourism Awards, held at the iconic King George’s Hall in Blackburn, supported by Headline Sponsor, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Destination Sponsor, Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council. Lancashire favourite radio broadcaster John “Gilly” Gilmore was the evening’s guest presenter,  and […]

Students at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) will be able to further their entrepreneurial ambitions thanks to a financial legacy donated by a UCLan graduate’s family following her death. Sarah Butterworth, who graduated from UCLan in 2012 with an MA in Finance and Management, had always harboured ambitions to set up her own business […]

The refurbishment of The Harris has taken another step forward with the appointment of a fit-out team that will help cement the Museum’s position as one of the region’s leading visitor attractions and a contemporary cultural hub. The Harris Your Place fit-out team comprises BECK, Orbis, Four Agency Worldwide, Click Netherfield and Lancashire County Council’s […]

RSPB Leighton Moss will mark its diamond anniversary this year and 2024 marks 60 years since the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, began managing what is home to the North West’s largest reedbed, adding a further 200 hectares in recent years. Attracting just 365 permit-holding birdwatchers in […]

Members of the public are invited to take part in The Hobby Cave, the largest ever exhibition of the UK’s hobbies. From makers and modifiers to crafters and collectors, the National Festival of Making with Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, alongside award-winning artist and Spider-Man enthusiast Hetain Patel and Artangel, is inviting audiences to share […]

HAPPA (Horses and Ponies Protection Association) are celebrating a milestone in the Charity’s history this year, its Golden Anniversary of its time in Burnley. Celebrate 50 years of HAPPA rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming equines across the Northwest in 2024 by joining the Charity at the Golden Anniversary Ball. The event is to be held at […]