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Gazegill Organics are delighted to announce that Eight at Gazegill has been shortlisted to win a Countryside Alliance Award in the Rural Enterprise category. The Awards are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of British food & farming, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses. The Awards are now in their eighteenth year and have […]

Chorley in Bloom has today been announced as a finalist in this year’s RHS Britain in Bloom competition. Chorley in Bloom is an independent voluntary group formed to enter the town into the RHS North West in Bloom Competition and, by working together with Chorley Council, they make Chorley look blooming lovely. The group has […]

A wealth of live job vacancies will be promoted at a special Jobs Fair taking place on Thursday 20th March at Accrington Town Hall. The event is being run by Hyndburn Borough Council to support local businesses with their recruitment, with free stands available for Hyndburn businesses looking to recruit staff at the event, which will […]

Barton Grange Garden Centre in Preston is celebrating after being named Destination Garden Centre of the Year at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) 2024 awards. It scooped the prestigious title of best large garden centre in the UK at a ceremony held at Da Vere Wokefield Estate in Reading on Tuesday 28th January. Guy Topping, managing director of Barton Grange, says: […]

To drive inbound tourism across Britain, national tourism agency VisitBritain has this week launched a global screen tourism campaign, kicking off with a blockbuster-inspired film that sees Britain the star of the show.   The campaign ‘Starring GREAT Britain’ rolls out internationally this week with a launch film drawing on iconic film and TV moments from Mission: Impossible […]

Radio Burnley, a brand-new local radio station, have teamed up with The Landmark in Burnley as part of an exciting new collaboration.  The town’s newest radio station will use The Landmark’s popular Business Club facilities including co-working space, meeting rooms, Lounge Café and Bar, plus much more. The space provided by The Landmark will provide […]

The chairman of Lancashire’s recently constructed business will take centre stage at Impact Conferencing in Burnley for Lancashire Festival of Business 2025, later this month. Mo Isap is the founder of the IN4 Group, a technology company designed to give every individual access to high quality skills training. Last week, Lancashire Business View reported how […]

Ranvir Singh has been announced as the host of Convention of the North 2025 in Preston.   Taking place at County Hall and University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) on February 27 and 28, the 2025 event will bring together business, community, academic, and political leaders to discuss how they can address the pressing challenges and opportunities […]

Two chefs at a Lancashire hotel are celebrating the completion ofqualifications to equip them with new leadership skills in thehospitality sector. The dynamic culinary duo of Joey Longmire-Dodd and Sam Pierce fromLancaster House Hotel have both been studying two year courses as partof their continuing professional development. 28-year-old Joey from Lancaster rejoined the hotel’s culinary […]

Chorley Council, South Ribble Borough Council and Preston City Council have worked in collaboration to develop the Publication Version of Central Lancashire Local Plan (CLLP) which is now with councillors of each of the councils for approval of the Publication Version and to agree the commencement of a statutory consultation which will run from 10 […]

Following the huge success of their Christmas events, Great Harwood Events are proud to launch and new and unique experience over Valentine’s weekend – a Pop Up Cinema in the historic Mercer Hall – sitting in the disused swimming pool! The pop up screen is 6m wide and there is a superb selection of films […]

Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID) has announced the retirement of its Chairperson, Ruth Wilkinson, after over three years of dedicated voluntary service. Ruth’s leadership and collaboration with a passionate and committed committee have driven a range of initiatives aimed at supporting Morecambe’s community and economy. Morecambe BID is a voluntary organisation representing over 350 independent, […]