Anna Izza

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 […]

The temporary Market Surface car park will be permanently closed next month as preparations for a major new city centre development begin.  The Animate scheme will see the creation of a cinema, bars and restaurants and construction is due to commence later this year. Set for completion in early 2024, the purpose-built entertainment venue will […]

Bowland Beer Hall, based at Holmes Mill, Clitheroe was named Taproom of the Year at the National Pub and Bar Awards 2022 on Wednesday 22nd June. The prestigious presentations took place at 30 Euston Square in London on Wednesday 22nd June and were attended by the 94 County Winners, who were selected and announced earlier […]

The Burnley Business Awards are just around the corner and students from Burnley College form part of the team who is making the event happen. Held at Towneley Hall on Thursday 30th June, the awards will see some 500 members of the Burnley business community come together to celebrate success stories over the past three […]

Andrea Challis, joint owner and CEO of one of Lancashire’s most popular and successful holiday park operators, The Partington Group, has been appointed by the Board of Marketing Lancashire to the role of Interim Chair of Marketing Lancashire. She became a Director of the Board of Marketing Lancashire in 2019 and has been very active […]

Eaves Hall in West Bradford near Clitheroe was named Best Wedding Venue in Lancashire at County Brides’ North West Wedding Awards 2022 last night. The glittering ceremony took place at The Mere Golf Resort & Spa in Cheshire on Wednesday 15th June and was attended by the best in the wedding industry from across the […]

Businesses are being urged to spread their wings to take their products and services to overseas markets. Established exporters will be among the speakers at an event to be held later this month to offer first-hand advice on making those first steps. They will be joined by experts from the Department for International Trade (DIT) […]

More than 5,000 people now expected to attend Live music and entertainment to add to the festivities Special Jubilee cake and a toast to Her Majesty at 3pm to commemorate the event Supported by the Eden Project as part of their commitment to Morecambe More than 5,000 people are expected to come together along Morecambe […]

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is planning to create a state-of-the-art building to house Lancashire’s only Veterinary School. Subject to securing future planning permission, the four-storey property will be home to the 11th Veterinary School in the UK and will be a base for students and staff on foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in areas […]

Young people’s visions for the future are being screened at a shopping centre in Morecambe. Future 5 is a video exhibition by five groups of young people in Morecambe who were asked to explore what their future might look like by 2027. The videos can be viewed in the window of the Venus and Cupid […]

In March, Mark O’Rourke, restaurant entrepreneur, invited the people of Lancashire to have their say in the naming of his next restaurant, which is due to open towards the end of June in Preston’s historic Miller Arcade. Over 550 people responded with an array of ideas, the most popular linked to the arcade’s colourful history […]

A bid by South Ribble Borough Council for a government decarbonisation grant has been successful. The funding of £4,968,854.00, in the form of a Phase 3 Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme grant, will allow further carbon reduction measures to be installed in council owned buildings. The funding, provided by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial […]