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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 […]

Marketing Lancashire and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have today (Thursday 12 January) announced the shortlist for the brand new Hospitality and Tourism Student of the Year award which will form part of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2022 to be held on February 7 2023.   Four students from three of Lancashire’s leading colleges will be […]

The UK’s favourite amusement park Blackpool Pleasure Beach is recruiting and it’s the ultimate dream role for young enthusiasts. The first amusement park in the UK to have a junior team of decision makers, Blackpool Pleasure Beach is looking to appoint new members of the Junior Board of Directors to assist with decision making and […]

Business Health Matters (BHM) has been announced as the headline sponsor of the Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Conference 2023, which will take place on Thursday 26 January at Crow Wood Hotel in Burnley. The brand new event designed to inform and inspire Lancashire businesses to create healthier, happier and more productive workforces. BHM is one […]

Forbes Solicitors has appointed Gabriela Hammond in the newly created role of Head of HR Consultancy. The role will see Gabriela work together with Forbes’ established employment law team to support clients with employee relations matters and to develop people strategies. Gabriela brings with her more than 20 years of people management experience, having led […]

Blackpool Grand’s sensational family pantomime Sleeping Beauty is a real record breaker with an incredible 30% increase in group bookings and 10% increase in revenue! Blackpool Grand Theatre is starting the New Year with a bang having welcomed record-breaking numbers of delighted customers to take their seats for Blackpool’s No. 1 pantomime Sleeping Beauty! The […]

Morecambe Sparkle CIC is pleased to announce that the plans for a new light festival in Morecambe have been given the green light following the feasibility study carried out in 2022. The festival will take place over 3 days during February Half Term – the dates are 16 to 18 February and the event is […]

Pendle Leisure Trust have recently won numerous categories at this year’s Member Experience Awards (MEA)This is not a local, or even a regional, competition – it is global, and we have beaten off competition from a total of 538 leisure trust’s sites across 3 continents including Europe, USA & Australia. At the recent ceremony, they […]