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A primary school’s bid to win Britain’s Got Talent 2019 is being backed by Lancashire County Council. Following their previous golden buzzer success, Flakefleet Primary School have made it through to the Britain’s Got Talent final. Pupils from the school, with their headteacher David McPartlin, will perform this Sunday (2 June) in the finals of […]

Sir Ian McKellen made his Dukes debut yesterday and began the venue’s fundraising campaign for its famous park show by raising over £23,160. The acclaimed actor of stage and screen appeared as part of a tour celebrating his 80th birthday, reciting anecdotes and performing extracts from Lord of the Rings and Shakespeare. After the show, […]

Lancashire Business View made its own headlines last week as it triumphed in the ‘news and magazine’ category at the prestigious Prolific North Awards. The award was announced at a ceremony held at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on 24 May. The gala event celebrated excellence in the creative and media industries across the North […]

Brindle Distillery, the creators of international award-winning Cuckoo Gin, are excited to announce the launch of a Limited Edition range of gins to celebrate World Gin Day 2019. World Gin Day takes place on Saturday 8th June, which also marks Cuckoo Gin’s 2nd Birthday; the date in which Brindle Distillery launched their product into the […]

Virgin Trains has today revealed figures for record journeys taken on its Blackpool route one year after introducing electric Pendolino services, which strengthened connections to and from the resort. Latest figures from Virgin Trains show over 150,000 journeys have been made on the 36 Pendolino services that launched in May 2018 – with 34% (51,000) […]

Some of the most recognisable names in fashion, design and art will sit alongside the British creative, arts and manufacturing industries’ brave, new innovators in a series of FREE talks and panel discussions at The National Festival of Making on Fri 14 – Sun 16 June 2019. Organised by Creative Lancashire and open to all, […]

On the 25th May 2018, an ICON was born. After 43,800 hours of planning, Blackpool Pleasure Beach opened on the UK’s first double launch rollercoaster. A rollercoaster that has the same G force level as a Formula 1 car, one of the quickest accelerating vehicles in the world. This weekend will mark the ICONic first […]

The search for a new trader is on, as market specialist Crafty Vintage is looking for a new maker or seller to help mentor and get their business off the ground. Packed with purveyors of classic vintage, collectables and retro wares, this social gathering of various vintage market offerings has popped up all over Lancashire, […]

A Preston-based bamboo flooring specialist has growth aspirations to recruit six employees after receiving advice from Boost – Lancashire’s business growth hub. David Lord set up Bamboo Family Co Ltd in 2018 importing bamboo flooring from China which he then distributes throughout the UK. David had taken early retirement after being diagnosed with MS but […]

Pet and personal care products manufacturer Group55 Ltd has increased turnover by more than 40% and created twelve new jobs after receiving mentoring support from Boost – Lancashire’s business growth hub Stephen Turner, who first started up in business at the age of 25, formed Group55 in 1999, initially selling pest control products online. Over […]

Researchers from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have today been recognised for their exceptional contribution to keeping the nation healthy. Dr Ivan McGlen and Professor Karen Wright from the School of Nursing are two of the Nation’s Lifesavers – the top 100 individuals or groups based in universities whose work is saving lives and […]

Work has started on a new £12m facility at Samlesbury Aerospace Enterprise Zone, marking the latest phase in its development as a national centre of excellence for advanced engineering and manufacturing. Representatives from the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Lancashire County Council (LCC) and BAE Systems attended the ground-breaking ceremony at BAE Systems’ new asset management […]