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Approval of over £1.7M capital investment for the venue gives the green light for the first of over 40 transformation projects The green light for over £1.7M worth of capital spend has allowed the first phase of work to begin at Winter Gardens Blackpool as part of a major investment programme in the venue. The […]

MAG (Manchester Airports Group) today announced a £440m investment in Manchester Airport that will create thousands of jobs and unlock billions of pounds of economic value for the North over the next decade. The investment will transform the passenger experience at the UK’s third largest airport, with new spacious facilities, state-of-the-art technology and equipment, and […]

Lancashire pubs dominate the top 10 in the prestigious Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs 2023, awarded last night (23 January) in Suffolk*, with Parkers Arms in Newton-In-Bowland, taking the much-prized number 1 top spot. Parkers Arms was voted number 1 UK Gastropub by pub industry peers, with the Freemasons at Wiswell winning 3rd place and […]

East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce are thrilled to announce the addition of four new members to their team, with Mark Greenhalgh joining as Training Business Development Manager, Jemma Chadwick as Marketing Executive, Stephen Lane as Membership Recruitment Executive and finally, Maisy Hargreaves as Low Carbon Energy & Environment Advisor Apprentice. Each are an exciting investment […]

National green energy firm MEG (Making Energy Greener) who have their HQ in Preston, has announced a record turnover of £6.2m in 2021, compared to £1.7m the year before, representing a 264% increase. This turn-over figure is also set to rise to £8.5m at the end of this financial year, which fits in with the […]

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 […]