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Peer Networks are set to drive SME growth in Lancashire as small and medium sized business owners work together to navigate their challenges and adapt to the ‘new normal’. Throughout Lancashire, business owners are coming together in small groups to learn from and support each other as they work together on important challenges and opportunities, […]

For the past 17 years More Music has organised the Winter Lantern Festival with its lantern parade through the streets of the West End of Morecambe. It has been a magical and memorable start to the festive season for residents and school children, a true community celebration.  This year in its place, More Music has […]

VEKA plc, the UK’s leading uPVC window supplier based in the heart of Burnley, has donated £3200 to local foodbanks helping provide meals for children throughout the Christmas holidays. Khaleel Mahmood, Head of Commercial Support at VEKA led the initiative having been part of the NCM Foodbank since 2019. Khaleel’s involvement in supporting and helping […]

Blackpool is bouncing back with a new destination guide for 2021 showcasing the myriad of attractions that draw millions of families to the UK’s most popular seaside resort. After the ups and downs of 2020, which saw much of its tourism season disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic, the resort has produced a free 92-page guide featuring […]

Local, leading textile supplier, Vision Support Services, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, has donated 2000 face masks to The Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity. This independent charity supports over 45 frontline organisations across Greater Manchester, all of whom are supporting people either experiencing, or at risk of homelessness. Vision came across the charity’s Covid-19 Appeal asking businesses […]

When Anne Selby arrived at The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside, it was based in a ramshackle shed in Cuerden Valley Park Over the past 29 years Anne has presided over the creation of a chairty that stretches across the whole North West region and includes 37 nature reserves. Millions of people will […]

Its forecast published today shows a gradual increase in the value of inbound tourism during January to March 2021 with a step-change heading into Easter and the spring, if national restrictions are eased as expected, particularly from short-haul European markets. Overall, VisitBritain is forecasting 16.9 million inbound visits in 2021. While this is an increase […]

The Lancashire Wildlife Trust receives grant of £218,000 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund 68 projects have been awarded grants between £62k and £3.8 million to kick-start a pipeline of nature-based projects while creating and retaining jobs First funding round sees £40 million pot allocated, second round of funding to open in early 2021 […]

Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty receives grant of £233,900 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund. ·         68 projects have been awarded grants between £62k and £3.8 million have been awarded by Defra to kick-start a pipeline of nature-based projects while creating and retaining jobs ·         First funding round sees £40 million pot allocated, […]

The Eden Project has received £1.2m from the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to fund the development work needed to prepare a planning application for Eden Project North in Morecambe. The money from the LEP will fund the next stage of the design work, further developing the content of the project and conducting the environmental impact […]

A new joint initiative led by Edge Hill University to support the adoption of productivity-boosting digital technologies in SME manufactures, has officially been launched across the north-west. The Manufacturing Connect (MC) initiative brings together manufacturing, technology and business experts from Edge Hill University, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NW), and Manchester Metropolitan University. The UK’s productivity […]

For Lancashire Day 2020 Marketing Lancashire invited the county to share thank you photo messages and virtual hug videos, in a year that has challenged and affected us all. People across the county and beyond responded in their thousands and the hashtag #LancashireDay reached out to a record-breaking 147million* people (compared to 124 million in 2019), in 846 different locations around the […]