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This year's Business Innovation for Growth (BIG) Conference theme is 'Transformation: Mission & Ambition' – how creativity and innovation can unlock expanding and emerging markets. BIG conference will be Lancashire's contribution to IFB2014. Speakers: Chris Sanderson – The Future Laboratory Mat Hunter – Design Council Phil Jones – Brother UK Wayne Hemingway MBE – Hemingway […]

Many places claim their location sets them apart for business but Chorley really is hitting the mark, having developed a package of financial measures that makes choosing Chorley a more attractive proposition for any business. Chorley is a location that appeals to start-up businesses as well as those looking to relocate or expand and they’ve […]

Lancashire Manufacturing Week: 2 – 6 June 2014 The Manufacturing Club has run previous events focusing on business growth for the county's manufacturers. In June 2014, we are running Lancashire Manufacturing Week, a series of events featuring sector experts from Moore and Smalley, HSBC, The Manufacturing Institute, Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), Boost Business Lancashire, MAS, […]

People with an interest in art and creative writing are being invited to join a fascinating World War One project. The project, run jointly by Lancashire County Council's Archives Service, Preston Arts Association and writer Deborah Morgan, will explore the use of First World War archives for writing and creating art. A free launch event […]

Pupils from a Lancaster school have become the first to benefit from a new cultural partnership between The Dukes and Lancaster University. The partnership aims to enrich the city’s cultural life by providing services, opportunities and education to people in Lancaster using the arts. Six classes from Central Lancaster High School worked with The Dukes […]

After last year’s successful event, Preston Guild City Games is back with a bang! The popular event, organised by a number of partners across the city, is set to kick off with a golf competition at Ashton and Lea Golf Club on Friday 6 June. On Saturday 7 June, businesses will battle it out in […]

Staff at Queen Street Mill (QSM) are looking for budding Wikipedians to help research and record the history of Lancashire's textile industry. The museum, at Harle Syke, near Burnley, is hosting a special Wikipedia open day from 11am to 4.30pm on Saturday 10 May. The open day follows a successful £2,000 Wikipedia project which ran […]

The announcement of £3.5 million funding for Leyland Station, under the Government's Access For All scheme has been welcomed by South Ribble Borough Council, Lancashire County Council, Network Rail and Northern Rail. The funding will enable the installation of a new footbridge and three lifts, providing access to all platforms for wheelchair users, people with […]

Get Your Business Superfast 3 (#GYBSF3) is a free event for Lancashire’s small and medium sized businesses that will take place on 22 May 2014 at De Vere Village Urban Resort, East Park Drive, Blackpool FY3 8LL from 09:00 to 16:30. This FREE event will improve your business knowledge and help you grasp a competitive […]

A vision for the future of Winckley, the area that connects with both Fishergate and Avenham and Miller Parks and which includes Winckley Square and neighbouring streets, has been unveiled and the public are being asked to give their views. New visual images for the gardens, improvements to buildings and to the public realm have […]

This weekend sees the spirit of Preston Guild 2012 return to the city centre with the ‘Winckley Weekend’ Festival. There will be a range of events and activities taking place across both days and into the evening with an on-street vintage fair and fashion shows, foods from around the world, street cafes and bars, classic […]

This year, for the first time in its very long history, Hoghton Tower will be opening its doors to the public for an extended season from May to October. In previous years house opening has been restricted to just three months of the year: July, August and September. However, due to feedback from visitors and […]