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A Lancashire company which manufactures energy management systems has set its sight on continued high growth following rapid expansion over the past 18 months. Chorley-based EnergyAce manufactures energy saving systems, helping businesses to reduce costs and improve their carbon efficiency. The firm has grown around 80 per cent after developing a range of new products […]

The UK government’s new National Cyber Force (NCF) will be located in Samlesbury in the North-West, bringing highly skilled jobs to Lancashire, the Defence Secretary has confirmed today. The National Cyber Force was announced by the Prime Minister as part of the Integrated Review in November 2020. The joint MoD and GCHQ partnership is helping […]

Chorley businesses came up trumps at the recent Enterprise Vision Awards – with the borough producing an award winner and five finalists. The Enterprise Vision Awards celebrates the outstanding successes and achievements of the North West’s most talented female entrepreneurs … something Chorley isn’t short of! Ruth Poar, founder of Yarrow Mill-based business Eat My Logo, won […]

British Textile Biennial 2021 returns this year with new artist commissions, exhibitions and performances presented against the backdrop of the impressive infrastructure of the cotton industry in Pennine Lancashire. This October (1-31), BTB21 turns its attention to the global nature of textiles and the relationships they create, both historically and now, with a major new […]

Lancashire businesswoman, Breda Murphy, struck gold after scooping the Hospitality award at the highly prestigious 10th Anniversary Enterprise Vision Awards. The girls were back in town as the awards ceremony which recognises outstanding female entrepreneurship in the North West, sparkled with glitz and glamour. More than 650 guests turned out to celebrate the EVAs ceremony which […]

VIPs and members of the Houndshill development team met [Friday 24 September] to break ground at Tower Street Car Park at Houndshill Shopping Centre to mark the start of the main contract for Phase Two works on site. Three key deals were signed in February that have enabled the scheme to commence, the Council’s acquisition […]

After some of the most challenging times for the county’s tourism and hospitality businesses and an absence of a Lancashire Tourism Awards in 2020, Marketing Lancashire is pleased to launch the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021 competition. As always, Marketing Lancashire’s tourism awards are aligned with Visit England’s national awards, with the vast majority of the […]

A week-long programme of networking, debates, inspirational talks and celebrations will take place in December as Lancashire Business Week returns for a second year. From Monday December 6 to Friday December 10, businesses of all sizes and sectors are invited to take part in the series of activities, organised to enable organisations to debate the […]

A key climate crisis conference, which will welcome a group walking from London to the COP 26 conference in Glasgow, wants local people to join the debate at Morecambe Winter Gardens on October 22. The event will encourage those attending to look hard at what climate change means to them and what can be done […]

After some of the most challenging times for the county’s tourism and hospitality businesses and an absence of a Lancashire Tourism Awards in 2020, Marketing Lancashire is pleased to launch the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021 competition. Rachel McQueen Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire at the most recent Lancashire Tourism Awards in 2019 As always, Marketing Lancashire’s tourism […]

The housing and regeneration team at Forbes Solicitors is expanding its team across the North West as performance exceeds pre-pandemic levels. Having recruited six new team members since March 2020 to take its total headcount to 48 professionals, the team is now in the process of adding another 15 hires following a raft of 11 […]

An artist, an ecologist, and a chef have joined forces to create a local culinary delicacy with a bite-sized environmental message. Pendle Peat Pie is a novel interpretation of a Lancashire Friday night post pub staple – chips and curry sauce – highlighting local conservation efforts. One-hundred orders of Peat Pie have been placed for […]