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A Lancashire organisation which helps companies to improve their sustainability is targeting US expansion after experiencing a four-fold increase in turnover with the support of a business loan from Rosebud. TBL Services, based at Lancaster University, has also increased its headcount from two to 11 since receiving the loan in early 2020. The consultancy was […]

People can now have their say on how Lancashire County Council will shape a £50 million levelling up bid which aims to bring investment to the east of the county. To support jobs and businesses, provide for a greener environment, and improve the health of residents, the council is applying to the government’s Levelling Up […]

Two historic textile museums, Queen Street Mill and Helmshore Mills, will welcome National Trust members for half-price in May and June this year  Offer includes the Grade I listed Queen Street Mill, which featured in The King’s Speech starring Colin Firth and is the last surviving steam powered weaving mill in the world  National Trust members can also visit Helmshore Mills Textile Museum for half […]

The shortlist for the 2022 Red Rose Awards, in association with Forbes Solicitors and Barclays, has been announced following a bumper number of entries. This year’s event will take place just six months after the 2021 ceremony – which was delayed due to lockdown – but that hasn’t stopped organisations from across Lancashire flooding the […]

-Tickets on sale for Rossendale’s new family attraction with water features, interactive raft and animal statues –   Step into The Squirrel’s Lair – American Golf’s newest UK adventure golf course is set to open in Rossendale on Thursday 24th March, boasting an interactive woodland-themed golfing experience with unrivalled views across Lancashire’s rolling hills. Located […]

  A retailer of children’s gift boxes is looking to launch a European arm to its business, after growing in a host of new international markets with the support of a business loan from Rosebud. BOE House, which trades as Baby Box Shop, is based in Thornton and sells a range of gift boxes for […]

One of Burnley’s biggest employers, VEKA plc, is doubling down on its commitment to help ‘Build the Future’ as it celebrates National Apprenticeship Week. The industry-leading supplier of uPVC windows and doors will take on a record number of apprentices this year as it kick-starts a new programme aimed at giving young people “more than […]

Yesterday evening (Wed 2 February 2022) Marketing Lancashire hosted almost 400 tourism and hospitality partners and colleagues, at the new Orangeraie at Stanley House Hotel & Spa, where guest presenter Tez Ilyas, alongside Headline Sponsor UCLan and Destination Sponsor, Blackburn with Darwen Council celebrated the winners of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021. After a gap […]

Marketing Lancashire, today (Thursday 18 November) announced the finalists competing in 16 categories for this year’s Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021, supported by headline sponsor, University of Central Lancashire.   The Lancashire Tourism Awards are Lancashire’s only dedicated county-wide tourism and hospitality awards. Rachel McQueen, Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire said, “Like so many other awards ceremonies […]

Based in the Rossendale Valley, Matrix247 was founded on the 25th November 1991 by Stephen Pritchard and Geoff Wright. The firm had originally set the business up to assist Lancashire organisations with more cost-effective communication systems through the supply of digital phone systems. However, in the years since, the firm has expanded to provide cloud […]

Exciting plans to improve the town square area in Rawtenstall have been confirmed with an on-site start expected mid November. The scheme will see a much-improved area with new parks and garden space and a dedicated events area created. The plans follow on from the council’s earlier decision not to progress with future phases of […]

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 […]