Tweet to Win a Social Media Marketing Package

We are currently running a competition, which is open to anyone based in the UK with a Twitter account who is signed up to @LDSTS.

To be in with a chance of winning one of our Social Media Packages (worth £350), you will need to retweet one or more of our special competition messages between now and 11.30 pm on

 20th January 2011. The winner will be selected at random from all those who have taken part on 21st January 2011.

The promotional, month-long package will include page and profile set-ups (where required), daily tweets, articles, forum seeding, microblogging, a press release and more. The content will be uniquely geared towards the winner's business, event or enterprise.

So, come on. What have you got to lose? Follow @LDSTS and get retweeting!

Bloomin’ Marvellous!

Chester has been named as the region’s ‘best’ in the prestigious North West in Bloom Awards.

Beating off close competition from Wigan (which was named as Best Improved entry), the city impressed the judges with the quality of its new landscaping schemes, clean streets and community involvement. In addition to this impressive accolade, Chester Zoo also received a visit after winning the Chester in Bloom trophy for the second year on the run.

It would seem that the zoo can’t put a foot (or should we say "paw"?) wrong at the moment!

The Northwest's Best Tourism Website

Five websites have been shortlisted for this year's Northwest Tourism Awards, and Welcome to England's Northwest would like everyone to help select the region's winner. The best one will represent the Northwest in the National Awards later in the year.

We're delighted to report that one of our clients, Arley Hall and Gardens has made it on to the shortlist. The other contenders are the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Manchester International Festival, Near Howe Guest House and Cottages and Blackpool Grand Theatre.

By voting for your favourite they'll also enter you into a draw to win a brand new Ipod Nano with video. However, you only have until 2nd October to count and be entered into this draw.

We would like to wish Viscount Ashbrook and his family lots of luck. The website is certainly a credit to them.