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VEKA UK hosts an annual ‘long service lunch’ each year to recognise and reward employees celebrating 5, 10, 15, 25 and 30 years of service. In 2019, December’s lunch saw 45 employees presented with certificates commending a collective 500 years! The industry-leading PVCu systems manufacturer invited long-serving staff from departments across the business to come […]

Moves are underway to transform part of Padiham Town Hall into a business hub as part of wider proposals to improve the town centre. More than £330,000 of Growth Deal funding has been secured from the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to cover the cost of the programme of refurbishment work to the first floor of […]

The finalists of the Red Rose Awards 2020 have been chosen as the countdown continues to the biggest night in Lancashire’s business calendar. Spanning microbusinesses to international brand names, a full spectrum of industries and representatives from every part of Lancashire, this year’s awards have attracted the strongest set of entrants in its ten-year history. […]

Professor Graham Baldwin has been appointed as Chair of the new Maritime Skills Commission. The University Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) Vice-Chancellor has been appointed chair of a new skills commission, Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani has announced today (24 January 2020) during her visit to the Port of Tilbury. Professor Graham Baldwin, a third-generation mariner, will lead […]

Nelson is gearing up to bid for up to £25 million for a Town Deal from the Government’s new Towns Fund – through a transformational Town Investment Plan. Nelson is one of 100 places in England which have been chosen to develop proposals which seek to drive the economic regeneration of towns “We’ve been chosen […]

Drivers of electric vehicles can now find a place to park and plug-in when visiting most of Lancashire’s town centres thanks to a project to install 150 on-street charging points. The partnership between Lancashire County Council and BP Chargemaster is nearing completion and reached a milestone this week with the opening of a new charging […]

A vibrant and energetic dance display heralded the start of the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) Chinese New Year celebrations. UCLan’s Confucius Institute brought the Guizhou Song and Dance Troupe to Preston for an evening filled with unique folk customs and modern artistic performances. The Troupe marked the Year of the Rat by performing a […]

The Two Zero: Food & Drink programme to launch in Lancashire next month. Two Zero: Food & Drink: fully-funded by Lancashire County Council is a pioneering cohort-led, interactive programme aimed at Lancashire food and drink businesses looking to develop their strategy, increase market share, access finance and join a community of like-minded business owners. The […]

New astronomy research from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) suggests giant planets could form around small stars much faster than previously thought. As published in today’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Journal, Dr Anthony Mercer and Dr Dimitris Stamatellos’ new planet formation research challenges our understanding of planet formation. Red dwarfs, the most common type of […]

Education Secretary joins call urging business to do more to close skill gap in schools. Businesses are working in schools in increasing numbers with next generation to develop homegrown pool of talent. Eighty per cent of young people are now benefiting from meeting employers every year and two thirds are gaining from work experience. Gap […]

Cask Aged Cuckoo Sunshine Gin has been awarded the BEST Gin in England in the Matured Category at the World Gin Awards 2020. The limited-Edition Cask Aged Sunshine Gin will now compete against winners from various other countries across the world in February to win the crown of World’s Best Gin. Diversification has always been […]

Visitors to Lancaster’s Judges’ Lodgings Museum will soon be able to get a discount on the entrance price if they also visit Lancaster Castle. At its meeting yesterday (Thursday 16 January), cabinet agreed to reduce the ticket price from £3 to £2, as long as a ticket is also bought to visit the nearby castle. […]