Anna Izza

Four new hires have joined the Manchester office of Lancashire-headquartered Forbes Solicitors, as the firm expands its commercial litigation, property litigation and contentious probate services in the city. The new joiners are Partner Paul Magee, Associate Nicola Laurie, Trainee Solicitor Alexandra Adesina and Paralegal Harry Silverman. Each join from Linder Myers Solicitors, with Paul specialising […]

Burnley Business Improvement District (BID) has revealed its schedule of events for 2023 including two brand new festivals which will take place in spring and summer. Building upon what the town centre organisation delivered last year – which included trails, a car show and festive fun – the BID has lined up six different activities […]

Bowland Inns & Hotels, the parent company behind Bowland Brewery & the James’ Places collection of hotels, inns and restaurants, have reopened the Assheton Arms in Downham. The reopening of this historic Lancashire inn was marked on Thursday 9th February with the unveiling of the newly repainted pub sign above the door by Lord and […]

The stars of Lancashire tourism and hospitality shone brightly last night (Tuesday 7 February 2023) at the Lancashire Tourism Awards, held at the new Blackpool Conference and Exhibition Centre, supported by Headline Sponsor University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Destination Sponsor Visit Blackpool. Lancashire comedian Steve Royle was Guest Presenter and kept the audience entertained […]

Blackpool could be one of the first towns in the world to become a Sustainable Palm Oil Community, thanks to a campaign spearheaded by Blackpool Zoo’s Education, Conservation and Research team. So far, Chester is the only city in the world to have achieved this accolade following the hugely successful campaign launched by Chester Zoo […]

Female business leaders in Lancashire are being invited to take part in a Lancashire County Council backed support programme following a successful first phase. Two Zero’s Women Scaling Up programme began in September 2022 following a Lancashire County Council report, Growing Women, Growing Lancashire, which analysed the need for improved business support for women in […]

Blackpool’s annual Illuminations display will once again be extended by two months after another dramatic rise in visitor numbers over the winter months. Blackpool Council has announced that the Illuminations season will start on Friday 1 September and run until Monday 1 January, 2024. The decision follows the release of new figures showing an 18 […]

A University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) academic, who is the youngest opposition life peer in the House of Lords, has been recognised with an international honorary award. Lord Wajid Khan, a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the MA in Community Leadership, has received the University of Gujrat’s first ever Honorary Doctorate. The honour was […]

Approval of over £1.7M capital investment for the venue gives the green light for the first of over 40 transformation projects The green light for over £1.7M worth of capital spend has allowed the first phase of work to begin at Winter Gardens Blackpool as part of a major investment programme in the venue. The […]

MAG (Manchester Airports Group) today announced a £440m investment in Manchester Airport that will create thousands of jobs and unlock billions of pounds of economic value for the North over the next decade. The investment will transform the passenger experience at the UK’s third largest airport, with new spacious facilities, state-of-the-art technology and equipment, and […]

Lancashire pubs dominate the top 10 in the prestigious Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs 2023, awarded last night (23 January) in Suffolk*, with Parkers Arms in Newton-In-Bowland, taking the much-prized number 1 top spot. Parkers Arms was voted number 1 UK Gastropub by pub industry peers, with the Freemasons at Wiswell winning 3rd place and […]

East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce are thrilled to announce the addition of four new members to their team, with Mark Greenhalgh joining as Training Business Development Manager, Jemma Chadwick as Marketing Executive, Stephen Lane as Membership Recruitment Executive and finally, Maisy Hargreaves as Low Carbon Energy & Environment Advisor Apprentice. Each are an exciting investment […]