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The Covid-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for all businesses especially within the hospitality sector in Lancashire and beyond. While many restaurants, hotels and eating/drinking establishments have closed, The Best Western Lothersdale Hotel in Morecambe has remained open. Working with various local and government authorities, The Lothersdale is providing accommodation for many key workers who […]

Local artist Gillian Wood set up the Fylde Coast Scrub Hub just over a week and a half ago to help local front-line NHS workers who have faced a scrubs shortage due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hub uses donations to buy material and distributes it to local volunteer sewers to make up scrubs in […]

Two University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) engineering lecturers have teamed up to make potentially life-saving equipment for coronavirus patients from their homes. Dr Steve Sigurnjak, a senior lecturer in electronic engineering, and Dr Matthew Dickinson, a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering, have designed and created three brackets which will allow breathing masks to be attached […]

A Lancashire emergency Fund has been created to support those in most need across the county during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Community Foundation for Lancashire (CFL) – which is managing all donations received to the Fund, ensuring they reach the most vulnerable people affected by the coronavirus – is working in partnership with the National […]

Volunteers from Inspiring Grace and staff from Pendle Leisure Trust are putting together food parcels in a bid to stop Pendle’s vulnerable residents going hungry. Morrison’s in Nelson, Tesco in Burnley, Nelson and Colne College – but most of all, the general public – have donated much-needed food for those unable to shop for themselves. […]

With Hopes It Will Help Businesses When The UK Is Back Up And Running After Corona Lock Down A six-part mini documentary filmed across the Fylde Coast is to be released this week. The series follows families and friends from across the UK – with visible and invisible disabilities – on a visit to the […]

Easter visitors are being urged to avoid a traditional North West visitor hotspot this Easter and take their festivities online instead. Good Friday traditionally sees tens of thousands of people, mostly families, visit Rivington Pike, a popular landmark situated between Chorley and Bolton, for an Easter Fair.  But this year, amid fears the age-old tradition […]

These are unprecedented times and during the Covid19 pandemic the Government announced a series of support measures, including those to support businesses. Further to the Government’s announcement on 11 March that the £25,000 support grants would be available from early April, our teams have been working through the criteria details. Small businesses and those in […]

The Chorley 10K scheduled for May has been postponed until later in the year amid current coronavirus crisis. Chorley Council have taken the decision to postpone the popular event that was scheduled for May until Sunday 30 August 2020 for the health and wellbeing of participants and spectators. Councillor Alistair Bradley, Leader of Chorley Council […]

The nation’s hard-pressed parents are finding out the hard way what it takes to keep children entertained and learning at the same time, as Britain prepares to enter week three of its Coronavirus lockdown. The Blackburn Bus Company has now come up with its very own unique answer … ‘Transdev Teach’, a colourful world of […]

Boost; Lancashire’s Business growth Hub, and Lancashire Business View have joined forces to support and connect the county’s business community during the coronavirus pandemic. The public-private sector partnership will see a prolonged campaign drawing together timely advice and essential information as well as expert comment and stories of resilience, innovation and corporate kindness. At its […]

A range of measures are in place to support businesses affected by Covid-19 and Pendle Council is urging local businesses to see how we can help. “The response to the current coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis is making this a very difficult and challenging time for local businesses and their employees. “That’s why we’re prioritising our efforts […]