Stobart Air has announced plans to bring commercial passenger services to Carlisle Airport. The proposed £25 million investment would see a new runway, control tower and hangers at the ageing airport, currently only used by private aircraft.
Jetstream Express has ceased flights between Blackpool Airport, Aberdeen, Southampton and Belfast. A statement on the company’s website says ‘With immediate effect, Jetstream Express have ceased operating the routes to Blackpool, Aberdeen, Southampton and Belfast. All unused portions of the tickets will be refunded shortly and you will be contacted regarding this using the contact details provided to us. We regret this action and the inconvenience it may cause but these routes have not proved viable.’
Liverpool City Council has released a podcast tour of the city’s heritage sites to celebrate the city’s 800th birthday and the 3rd anniversary of it being added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The tour is narrated by Loyd Grossman and is available for download from the Liverpool 08 website.
Budget airline FlyGlobespan is to suspend their service between Liverpool John Lennon Airport and New York’s JFK from October 2007. The Scottish airline says the move is necessary because of low passenger numbers and technical problems.
Blackburn’s Mela Festival has been cancelled because of muddy conditions at the festival site. The town’s annual Asian festival was due to be held at Witton Park on July 7-8. It will be replaced by a 6-hour music festival on Sunday July 7 at King George’s Hall.
The Singing-Ringing Tree at Crown Point, Burnley has won a National Award for Architectural Excellence from the Royal Institute of British Architects. The musical sculpture, by architects Tonkin-Liu, produces a low hum audible only at close range as the wind blows around it. It is part of East Lancashire’s ambitious Panopticon arts project.