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Residents and businesses are being urged to take part in a countywide consultation asking whether people support the proposal for a Lancashire Combined Authority. Councils across the county have given the go-ahead to gauge public opinion and everyone is being encouraged to have their say. Councillors have labelled the move a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring Lancashire […]

Rural companies in Lancashire are being encouraged to apply for a share of £3.6m to grow their business. Lancashire County Council has announced the funding through its new Lancashire LEADER programme 2015-2020. The funding can be used for a range of different uses, such as buying equipment and refurbishing buildings – if the project meets […]

A £5.6m programme offering Lancashire companies free workforce training has been hailed a success after helping more than 5,500 Lancashire workers gain new skills and qualifications. Lancashire Skills Support for the Workforce (LSS) launched in September 2014 and aimed to help Lancashire companies accelerate business growth by addressing skills gaps. It closed this autumn after […]

On Thursday 5 November, The Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens Blackpool was a stunning venue for Marketing Lancashire’s annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, supported by headline sponsor University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). As winner of last year’s Lancashire Tourism Award for Cultural Venue, the Winter Gardens was a fitting location for the 600-strong audience to celebrate Lancashire’s tourism excellence and the […]

The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has today announced investment in economic development schemes that could deliver 3,000 new jobs as part of a £190m public/private investment package This investment will boost a range of schemes using Lancashire's £13m allocation from the Growing Places Fund. The fund is designed to make economic development schemes happen by […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county's destination management organisation, today (Wednesday 30th September) revealed the finalists and headline sponsor The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2015. The only tourism-focused awards in Lancashire will take place on Thursday 5 November in the spectacular Empress Ballroom at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. Ruth Connor, Chief Executive […]

Lancashire County Council's libraries are helping people to discover what life was like for women on the home front during World War 1. Staff from the county council's community heritage team will hold a number of fascinating talks across the county in September and October. The contribution women and children made and how the war […]

Visitors of all ages are invited to the annual Heritage Open Weekend at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum from Friday 11 September to Sunday 13 September. The mill will be open from 12noon to 4pm on Friday and from 12noon to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. As part of the celebrations, attractions for visitors to enjoy […]

Lancashire County Council's community heritage team are helping people to discover the importance of newspapers of the time as a way of finding out about World War One. Staff will hold an informative talk in August, exploring how both national and local press reported World War One. Fiona McIntyre, community heritage manager, said: "We're lucky […]

A Lancashire-based company that develops specialist computer generated imagery has been backed by Rosebud Micro. Short CGI has received funding and support from Lancashire County Council's Rosebud Micro finance to grow and develop their business. The Rossendale-based company supports large companies' training and marketing departments with computer generated imagery, animation and interactive materials. They produce […]

Some of Lancashire's best creative businesses will be showcasing their work in the capital thanks to Lancashire County Council. 12 businesses have been chosen to travel to Shoreditch for the Best of Britannia (BoB) London weekend, where their work will be seen by the trade and the public. The Lancashire showcase at BoB London has […]

The next generation of business leaders honoured at Young ’Uns Awards 2015 Lancashire’s young business people celebrated on Friday at Lancashire Business View’s Young ‘Uns Awards 2015 as the next generation of movers, shakers and decision makers were crowned at the wild west themed shindig held at Winter Gardens’ Spanish Ballroom in Blackpool. From legal […]