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Almost 100 businesses have earned a place in the final round of the Red Rose Awards 2023, the UK’s biggest regional business awards. After rigorous selection processes, six companies in each of the 21 categories will now be invited to Burnley FC’s Turf Moor on February 8 and 9 to present their cases in person […]

The leader of Lancashire County Council has issued a call to action to Lancashire businesses to tap into the funded business support services delivered by its Growth Hub, Boost. The call by Councillor Phillippa Williamson is part of a new Helping Lancashire Businesses campaign, aimed at increasing its support to businesses across the county in […]

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove visited the site of Eden Project Morecambe today, following last night’s announcement that the project has been awarded £50m from the Levelling Up Fund. Mr Sunak and Mr Gove were given a tour of the site on the Morecambe […]

Lancashire County Council has been awarded £50 million from the government’s Levelling Up Fund following the submission of an ambitious bid last year.  The funding for the East Lancashire scheme has been announced as part of a wider package of £200million government awards for the county.  Lancashire’s successful bid has been designed to develop a […]

Rachel McQueen, Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire comments on the announcement regarding the news of £50m funding of Eden Project Morecambe from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund announced today 18/01/2023 “From the very beginning of this journey, the first visit to Cornwall to meet the team at Eden, Marketing Lancashire has believed in, championed and […]

The Eden Project has today (Wednesday) been awarded £50m in the second round of the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund to build the new Eden Project Morecambe in Lancashire. The bid was submitted by Lancaster City Council, one of the Eden Project’s key partners on the Morecambe attraction, and was chosen as a recipient of […]

Marketing Lancashire is thrilled to announce that much-loved Lancastrian comedian Steve Royle, will be this year’s guest presenter of the Lancashire Tourism Awards. Steve Royle, who has recently celebrated his 1000th panto appearance will take to the stage at the new Blackpool Conference and Exhibition Centre on Tuesday 7 February, alongside Headline Sponsor UCLan and […]

The Burnley Bid and Independent Street cannot wait to welcome you back to the Brilliant Burnley Artisan Market for our first outing of 2023! Make sure Saturday February 4th is in your diary! We have a sensational line up of 65 artisan stalls for you!  We will be packed to the rafters with the very best […]

A Lancashire company which manufactures high-performance compression springs for motorsport, space and defence markets has set its sights on doubling in size in the next three years. Melling Performance Springs, based in Lytham St Annes, is taking part in the Two Zero Scaleup Leaders Network, funded by Lancashire County Council. Originally founded in 1996 as […]

The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has confirmed it will be leading a delegation of county representatives at the forthcoming Convention of the North conference in Manchester on January 25th. With Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove MP and Shadow Secretary of State Lisa Nandy MP due to be in attendance, the Convention of the North will bring together business, political […]

Funding for a £730K arts and culture project for the next three and a half years to revitalise Nelson town centre has been granted Government go-ahead. This is Nelson is one of seven projects backed by the Nelson Town Deal Board as part of a £25 million Government Towns Fund. The project is being spearheaded […]

Mergon UK Ltd, has become the latest ‘Patron’ of Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone, a youth charity raising aspirations and changing the lives of thousands of young people. Mergon UK Ltd who are a manufacturing business based in Blackburn has evolved to become one of Europe’s leading providers of specialist blow moulding services, placing a […]