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“I was told I would never be able to walk, yet alone dance,” says Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli, founder of international dance crew ILL-Abilities, who will be performing at Lytham Festival ahead of Kylie Minogue and hosting a free street dance workshop in Cleveleys this month. The Canadian, who performed at the opening ceremony of the […]

VEKA UK Group’s Trainee Operations Manager, Khaleel Mahmood, has been named joint winner of the Young Employee of the Year Award at the prestigious Burnley Business Awards 2019. The trophy was presented in recognition of the valuable contribution Khaleel has made to the globally renowned uPVC extrusion company since he joined in 2017. The Awards […]

Tourism Exchange Great Britain (TXGB) is a one-stop shop for English tourism suppliers including accommodation providers, visitor attractions and experiences, to link to distributors with international reach and sell their products overseas. VisitEngland Commercial Director Carol Dray said:  “TXGB will drive bookings for the hundreds of thousands of tourism businesses in England by making it […]

Following an extensive recruitment and selection process the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) today announced that Steve Fogg, Managing Director of Corporate Shared Services and a Member of the UK Management Board of BAE Systems, has been appointed as the new LEP Chair with immediate effect. He takes over from Edwin Booth, the LEP’s first Chair, […]

BUSINESSES across the region are being invited to a special event that will give them an exclusive first look at Chorley’s Strawberry Fields Digital Office Hub while enabling them to explore the future of digital in Lancashire with experts, including top tech ambassador, Maggie Philbin OBE. The annual Choose Chorley for Business event will have […]

Eight schools and colleges in Lancashire have been recognised as providing world-class careers education. A further 13 schools and colleges also received awards at an event which celebrated the success of Lancashire’s Enterprise Adviser Network and Careers Hub, both of which have been key to achieving high levels of careers advice for young people in […]

Burnley-based VEKA UK Group, the world leader in the development of uPVC window systems has joined the county’s growing network of Lancashire Ambassadors, with MD Dave Jones as representative. Lancashire Ambassadors, launched by Marketing Lancashire, brings together Lancashire business leaders who share a passion for the county’s success and a desire to champion Lancashire’s world-leading […]

The England’s Historic Cities consortium has announced a major conference for tourism destinations and visitor attractions for this Autumn. To be hosted by Alexandra Palace in north London, 19th September 2019, the conference – “Interpreting History, what works, what’s next?” – is for anyone who is passionate about interpreting, communicating and marketing history to future generations of visitors. The […]

Mal Garnett was recently appointed as the new President of the Lancaster and District Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), replacing Alistair Eagles who had presided over the presidency for the last two years. The AGM was held at the Best Western Lothersdale Hotel, which also features multi-award-winning Aspects Bar and […]

New life is to be breathed into buildings at one of Rossendale’s iconic tourism locations thanks to a £1.7million National Lottery Heritage Fund grant. Rossendale Borough Council worked in partnership with The Whitaker, in Rawtenstall, to secure the National Lottery Heritage Fund award to convert the former barn and stables and a further £189,950 of […]

ORGANISERS of the award-winning, two-day live music and entertainment event, Chorley Live, are encouraging local performers and talented individuals who would like to take part to come forward. Chorley Council is once again teaming up with the Creative Network to stage Chorley Live, the hit festival that attracted over 11,000 people to the town over […]

Blackpool Council has today been allocated £4 Million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the development of the Blackpool Museum Project. This is this final piece in a £13 Million funding jigsaw that will see the project become a reality. The Blackpool Museum Project will celebrate Blackpool as the UK’s most popular seaside destination […]