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The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has called upon Lancashire businesses to consider recruiting, retraining and upskilling more older workers as they could make a key contribution to the county’s growing economy. Graham Cowley, Chair of the LEP’s Growth Deal Board, highlighted the contribution of older workers at a special conference, The Value of Experience: Retaining, […]

Preston has unveiled a City Living strategy in a bid to attract inward investment from developers and investors with the full support of the public sector. Preston’s leaders are aiming for a new wave of high quality residential development across the city centre and Cushman and Wakefield have produced a City Living Prospectus to support […]

Lancashire business leaders gathered this week to discover how The Queen's Awards for Enterprise could help to take their company to the next level. A number of past winners spoke at the event at Brockholes near Preston on Monday night to tell how receiving the UK's most prestigious business award had helped their firm to […]

Blackpool’s Armed Forces Week is back with an stellar line-up of events and entertainment to honour the nation’s military personnel. The annual celebration has been running in Blackpool since 2006 and has become a permanent fixture in the resort’s events calendar. Armed Forces Week is Blackpool’s opportunity to say thank you to our heroes. From […]

A doughnut manufacturer, which supplies supermarkets including Tesco and Iceland, has created two new jobs and forecast a sales increase of £75,000, following support through the Lancashire Manufacturing Growth Fund. Simply Doughnuts Ltd based in Blackburn, owned by Shiraz Master, produces long shelf life doughnuts, which stay fresh for up to 20 days and has received […]

A University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) undergraduate has been named the best mediator in the world at a prestigious annual law event. Phoebe Dearden, a third year law student, fought off tough opposition at the International Mediation Competition to scoop the Best Student Mediator award. The 21-year-old competed against 100 other students across the two […]

A giant gin tasting event is taking place in Blackpool this summer. The Gin Jamboree, which takes place within the Empress Ballroom at Winter Gardens on Saturday 19th August, is hosted by the same team who broke the world record for the largest gin tasting event in 2016. The Gin Jamboree will feature more than […]

CROW Wood Leisure has announced that it is set to contribute £7,500 worth of gym equipment to a secondary school in Burnley or Pendle. Crow Wood’s members won the UK portion of the global Technogym challenge over 3 weeks in March, for an astonishing third consecutive year. The win will see Crow Wood contributing Technogym […]

The award-winning Stanley House Hotel and Spa has revealed a first glimpse of its six-figure renovation project. Extensive refurbishment of the hotel’s bridal suites and a further two Manor House bedrooms are nearing completion. Renovation will then commence on the hotel’s multi-purpose function rooms. The project is being led by Lake District-based interior designer, Sarah […]

Education and training for an innovative new nursing role within the region has started thanks to investment from a national pilot scheme. Three local health trusts and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) are working in partnership to deliver a new nursing associate programme. The nursing associate will work alongside registered nurses and healthcare support […]

It is announced today (Monday 24 April), that Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Jacksons and Pete Waterman's hit Factory Acts starring Jason Donovan are coming to Blackpool as part of the ‘LIVEWIRE Festival’ for 2017! On Friday 25th August the Bank Holiday weekend, The Jacksons will be performing at Blackpool’s Headlands Arena.  Saturday 26 […]