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Very Happy Birthday at Blackpool Zoo!

12/17/2012 5:37 AM EST - ICG PR

Blackpool Zoo is hailing its 40thanniversary year as its busiest yet with visitor numbers, revenue, internet sales and school visits all hitting all-time highs!

Visitor numbers are up one per cent on the previous year, revenue saw a four cent hike, internet sales were boosted by 16 per cent and 12 per cent more schools came through the doors of the award winning attraction.

The addition of new species, a £500,000...

VERY SPECIAL BOY BORN IN A STABLE

12/3/2012 6:46 AM EST - ICG PR

There is a truly festive feel in the air at Blackpool Zoo after the birth of a very special boy in one of its stables.

The male Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra foal, which is yet to be named, is only the fourth of his kind to be born in the UK for the past decade and he is a hugely significant addition to the European Endangered Species Programme.

When senior mammal keeper Sofie Fawzy arrived for work on Monday 26th...

MICHELLE KEEGAN SET TO APPEAR AT FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA

9/26/2012 11:04 AM EST - ICG PR

Fashion shows, family fun, stylish Lancastrians, free gifts and a very special celebrity appearance are all in store at The Mall Blackburn this Saturday (29th September).

The fashion extravaganza will take place in Victoria Court from 11.00am until 3.30pm and will feature Danielle Hunter from Accrington, Chris Ham from Darwen and Christopher Hodgson and Nafisa Karbhari from Blackburn, who were the winners of The...

ZAMBAR IS ALL SMILES FOR ALYONA

9/19/2012 7:43 AM EST - ICG PR

….And tiger makes two at Blackpool Zoo!....
Zambar the Amur Tiger is all smiles now his new mate has moved in at Blackpool Zoo!

Alyona, who is four years old, arrived from her birthplace SafariparkBeekse Bergen in the Netherlands on Tuesday 18th September and is currently settling into her new home in the Big Cat house.

Over the coming weeks Zambar and Alyona will be gradually introduced and keepers are...

Michelle Keegan please credit photo to Rex Features

CORRIE FAVOURITE MICHELLE KEEGAN SET TO APPEAR AT THE MALL BLACKBURN

9/12/2012 10:43 AM EST - ICG PR

Coronation Street sweetheart Michelle Keegan is set to be the VIP guest at The Mall Blackburn’s fashion extravaganza on Saturday 29th September.

Michelle, who won Best Soap Actress in the TV Choice Awards on Monday 10th September, will be introduced to the crowd at the beginning of the 1pm fashion show and she will sign autographs for the public at intervals until 4pm.

Her on screen alter ego, Tina McIntyre, is...

SUPER STYLISH SHOPPERS SET FOR CATWALK DEBUT!

9/6/2012 8:16 AM EST - ICG PR

The Mall Blackburn has announced the four winners of its Lancashire’s Got Style model search!

Danielle Hunter aged 20, from Accrington, Chris Ham, 34 from Darwen, Christopher Hodgson, 16, from Blackburn and Nafisa Karbhari, 19, from Blackburn, are set to make their catwalk debut at a fashion extravaganza in The Mall on Saturday 29th September.

They beat hundreds of hopefuls in a model search during the summer and...

Flamingo chick relaxing under the heat lamp

CARIBBEAN SUN SHINES IN BLACKPOOL DURING BUMPER BIRD YEAR!

8/23/2012 8:13 AM EST - ICG PR

Nine Caribbean flamingo chicks are soaking up some homeland sun in Blackpool Zoo’s bird nursery!

The eight week old hatchlings are spending their days under specialist heat lamps as keepers hand rear them and make them feel at home with a daily dose of sunshine.

They are also being fed round the clock on a fluid mixture of fish, shrimp, egg yolk, distilled water, flamingo pellets...

DRESS LIKE THE STARS DAY AT THE MALL BLACKBURN

8/22/2012 6:24 AM EST - ICG PR

Aspiring fashionistas are being invited to The Mall Blackburn for a day of celebrity inspired style tips on Saturday 25th August.

Shoppers who want to dress like their favourite fashion icons, without the designer price tags, will be shown how to achieve the all-star look at high street prices, proving the people don’t have to sacrifice style when money is tight.

A professional stylist will recreate the latest...

PEPPA PIG POPS INTO THE MALL BLACKBURN

8/20/2012 11:52 AM EST - ICG PR

Peppa Pig fans are in for a real treat on Thursday 23rd August.

The children’s TV favourite will make a special guest appearance in The Mall Blackburn and will posing for pictures in Victoria Court between 11.am and 4.00pm.

The event is part of a family focused exciting summer in The Mall, which has already seen Fireman Sam visiting and Waves Water Fun Centre host two weekends of sporting fun.

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STYLISH LANCASHIRE SHOPPERS SHORTLISTED FOR CATWALK SPOT!

8/13/2012 11:11 AM EST - ICG PR

Twelve super stylish people from Lancashire are in with a chance of winning a catwalk spot in a professional fashion show and a £250 Mall Gift Card.

They have been selected from hundreds of hopefuls that went along to The Mall Blackburn’s model search earlier this month and are vying to be chosen to appear in a fashion show extravaganza in September.

Shubnum Valli, Nafisa Karbhari, Ashley Willoughby, Christopher...

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