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You are invited to join businesses throughout the county to celebrate the first ever Lancashire Business Day at a prestigious dinner event. Lancashire Business Day will bring together and celebrate the county’s business community on Lancashire Day, November 27. The event is being staged by Lancashire Business View magazine, organisers of the national award-winning Red […]

Four of Lancashire’s top ranked and award winning chefs are gathering together to create Lancashire Feast to celebrate Lancashire Day at Hipping Hall on Monday the 27th of November—Lancashire Day. The 4 chefs were all raised in Lancashire and will be creating an 8 course menu inspired by the produce, history and provenance of Lancashire. “Lancashire’s […]

THE GREAT and the good gathered to officially open Leyland’s brand new gateway feature this morning – and what a “Bobby dazzler” he is! Towering at 15ft high, Bobby the Iron Horse stands next to the roundabout connecting Schleswig Way and Longmeanygate. The Mayor and Mayoress of South Ribble were joined by councillors, representatives from […]

In response to continued business growth and future demand for both in-house and private label offerings; Group55 have moved to a new £2m facility in Chorley, Lancashire. The 22, 000 sq. ft. building houses the very latest equipment to maintain the company’s position as one of the world’s leading providers of products to the animal […]

A Lancashire firm which specialises in removing defective cavity wall insulation has grown sales by 150% in a year, thanks in part to support from Boost. Cavity Extraction Ltd, based in Preston, is also creating new jobs after winning major contracts with energy companies and local authorities. The firm, founded in 2015, has been supported […]

Nigel Howarth, chef patron at Northcote, has confirmed he will lead the kitchen team for the first ever business celebration of Lancashire Day. Nigel has held a Michelin Star for more than two decades, one of his many international honours. For Lancashire Business Day, Nigel is devising a unique Lancashire-themed menu, and he’ll personally oversee […]

BSRIA is delighted to announce that its BSRIA North office was officially opened on Friday 20th October with a launch ceremony and ribbon cutting event with local VIPs and dignitaries in Preston, Lancashire. BSRIA North will service BSRIA members and wider industry based in the north of England and the opportunities created by the “northern […]

Jake Berry MP praises LEP’s MIPIM delegation for putting county in global market place Lancaster University’s Health Innovation Campus and City Deal’s Cuerden site highlight region’s ‘can-do’ approach to driving development and growth through private-public partnership The Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry has praised Lancashire’s unified ‘We Are Lancashire – the Place for Growth’ investment […]

Choc Amor at Cedar Farm, Mawdesley, Lancashire is a multiple winner at International Chocolate Awards 2017 World Champions Choc Amor was successful in gaining two World Bronze awards (Turkish Charm and Bitter Orange) at the weekend in London as part of Chocolate Week. The Awards were founded in 2012 and are run by a group of […]

‘Go Ribble Valley’, a new tourism partnership created to encourage more group visits into the area, has launched their promotional campaign at the National Group Leisure and Travel Show, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The partnership, created by the Council and the Ribble Valley Tourism Association, involves a number of key operators, committed […]

His Royal Highness Prince Harry went down to the woods today and had a wonderful surprise when he met young people on the Myplace project at Brockholes. Prince Harry was at the Lancashire Wildlife Trust nature reserve to learn more about the project which is encouraging young people to get into the wild. This is […]

HONOURING OUR NEW BUSINESS HEROES Almost 200 people heralded “the new heroes of the Lancashire economy” at a great evening of celebration showcasing the rising stars of the county. Blackpool’s Winter Gardens was the magnificent setting for the first Lancashire Business View Sub36 Awards which took place last night. Sub36 was officially launched at BAE […]