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The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has showcased the range of high-quality development opportunities in the county to an audience of property investors and businesses at an event in London, today (Wednesday 27 November) to mark Lancashire Day. The LEP held the VIP event at The Guild of Fine Food in the heart of the City to launch […]

The Division of Tourism, Hospitality and Events at the University of Central Lancashire is working with 3 other Universities on an international enterprise-related project, funded by NAWA (the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange). One of the tasks of the project is to compare and contrast the ways in which academics and businesses interact in […]

Following an extensive recruitment and selection process the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) today announced that Steve Fogg, Managing Director of Corporate Shared Services and a Member of the UK Management Board of BAE Systems, has been appointed as the new LEP Chair with immediate effect. He takes over from Edwin Booth, the LEP’s first Chair, […]

Lancashire’s shining stars have been announced at a glittering celebration of Lancashire’s £4.25 billion visitor economy at the Lancashire Tourism Awards. More than 400 people descended on new Preston venue, Imperial Banqueting, to find out the winners of 22 categories at the prestigious annual event, supported by headline sponsor University of Central Lancashire. Blackpool-born star […]

University to take leading role in tackling serious issues affecting the health and wellbeing of residents The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has marked the 70th anniversary of the formation of the NHS by launching its ‘One Health’ strategy to transform the landscape of health and social care across the North West. UCLan is the […]

Bacup celebrated the official opening of the Britannia Greenway on Saturday 7 July, part of a major new cycling and walking route being developed to link areas throughout East Lancashire. Local people gathered to process along the 1km route from New Line Picnic Site on their bikes, horses, scooters, and on foot, following a ribbon […]

People wanting to snap up advance tickets for the award-winning Chorley Flower Show are being urged to buy now to avoid missing out on the cheaper tickets. Thousands of people have already bought theirs with pre-sales at record levels and if tickets continue to fly off the shelves at the current rate the advance allocation […]

Fundraising for The Dukes pioneering work for people with dementia has received a boost from The Archers! Local actor, Helen Longworth has recently returned to the popular radio drama series to play Hannah Riley after a ten year break. At Christmas, she played Aladdin’s mum in the Lancaster theatre’s Christmas production and she regularly returns […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s new hotel is to be named Boulevard Hotel. The new hotel will boast 120 rooms, including 8 coastal  suites and 8 junior suites with a mixture of coastal and park facing rooms. In addition to the rooms the hotel will include stylish dining and conferencing facilities.  These include the Beachside Restaurant, Ocean Bar, Surfside […]

VisitEngland has today announced the latest successful applicants to receive funding from the three year £40 million Discover England Fund for tourism product development. The 11 successful bids receive funding of up to £250,000 in the third year of the Fund. From promoting food, music and heritage to literature, horse-racing and the coast, the projects […]

An enterprise that helps businesses to harness the power of social media is poised for a successful future after taking part in Boost’s Growth Support programme. Blackburn-based Smith Media Limited helps businesses to develop an effective social media presence without having to pay for a full digital marketing team. They help other companies to create […]

They were the men who gave their lives to secure our future. Now Lancashire is leading the way with a campaign to commemorate the county’s soldiers who served in the First World War. Lancashire was the first county partner to sign up to There But Not There, a campaign marking the centenary of the end […]