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International Women’s Day on the 8th March celebrates the achievements of women across the globe and champions inclusivity. This year the theme is ‘Choose to Challenge’ and that is something that the women who work at VEKA plc and the wider industry and beyond do every day. VEKA has spoken to several women leaders on […]

Work to refurbish Worden Hall, the centrepiece of the iconic Green Flag Award-winning Worden Park, will begin late March/early April following planning approval. Having been unused for more than seven years, resulting in the space falling into a state disrepair, this exciting, ground-breaking project will see a raft of refurbishment works to the site which […]

The Eden Project has reaffirmed its commitment to creating Eden Project North in Morecambe in Lancashire, despite no direct funding for the project being announced in today’s Government Budget speech. Eden has submitted a business case to the Government for £70m towards the total £125m cost of the project, a major new exemplar attraction that […]

Leyland is to receive up to £25 million in funding, the Government has announced. The award follows a funding bid submission in October 2020 by Leyland Town Board to the Government’s Town Fund. The bid includes three key projects in Leyland Town Centre: Leyland town centre improvements including a new public square and commercial and […]

Some of the biggest names in international trade are gathering with county exporters for the Lancashire International Trade Conference. Designed to acknowledge the challenges and highlight opportunities, representatives of  the county’s most successful globally-trading businesses and the support organisations behind them are coming together with international guests to inspire and motivate new and seasoned exporters […]

A first of its kind programme has been launched across Lancashire aimed at helping the county’s fastest growing food and drink businesses to target contracts with national retailers. Route Into Retail is a partnership between Lancashire’s public sector backed scaleup brand, Two Zero, and Wynne Business, a Lancashire-based retail sales consultancy specialising in helping food […]

Burnley is at the centre of UCLan’s expansion plans, Vice-Chancellor Professor Graham Baldwin has explained; There are many reasons why, including an engaged business community and the desire to raise aspirations across the borough; The borough was recently singled out by the Former Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening, who said: “The […]

The Michelin-star Chef Nigel Haworth is backing Blackburn Youth Zone to feed over 4,000 families this Easter. Over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, Blackburn Youth Zone will deliver 500 food parcels containing all the ingredients to make a two-course meal for a family of four.  Blackburn Youth Zone is set to launch their ‘Zone to […]

Building on the success of the of the Northern Asian Power-list 2020 which showcased the incredible impact of the exceptional Asian business and cultural leaders across the Northern Powerhouse. We  are working in partnership with the UKIERI and the University of Delhi to host the Northern Asian Power Mission: India, a virtual 5 day trade event […]

A letter signed by nearly 100 leaders, academics and educators urging the Government to provide funding for Eden Project North in its forthcoming Budget has been sent to the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer. The letter lays out the economic, environmental and social benefits the project will bring to Morecambe in Lancashire and […]

VisitBritain is gearing up to host virtually its flagship global travel trade event ExploreGB from 1 to 5 March. VisitLancashire will be actively promoting the county with almost 50 pre-booked appointments ExploreGB Virtual is bringing together more than 350 global buyers to connect online with 350 tourism industry suppliers and destinations from across the UK […]

Lancashire is bidding to become City of Culture in 2025; the first time a county-scale cultural programme will compete for the title and the first time a submission will have envisaged a county as one ‘virtual city’. Debbi Lander, Bid Director of Lancashire 2025 and Tony Attard, Chair of the Board of Lancashire 2025, have […]