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The new Chair of Lancashire County Council has taken up his year-in-office. County Councillor Kevin Ellard, who represents the Preston East division, was appointed at today's annual meeting of Full Council (15 May). Kevin Ellard lives in Preston and has represented the electoral division of Preston East since 2001. The former university librarian has just […]

Multi-award winning Stirk House Hotel in Gisburn has successfully achieved another accolade, the GOLD Green Tourism Award from the Green Tourism Programme. Renowned in the area for its green credentials, this is an excellent achievement for an entry level business to the scheme and is a reflection of the hotel’s Green Champion and Head Chef, […]

Winners of Marketing Lancashire’s Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013, who progressed to the national Visit England Awards for Excellence 2014, have brought silver honours back to the county. Bleasdale Holiday Cottages (Forest of Bowland), Sandcastle Waterpark (Blackpool) and The Parkers Arms (Clitheroe) were all awarded silver at the 25th Annual Visit England Awards which took place […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation, has provided a platform on the company’s top performing visitor website visitlancashire.com for the county’s many events marking the centenary of World War One 1914-1918, following a request from the pan–Lancashire WW1 Commemorative Group for a single resource for events and local information related to the 100th anniversary.  […]

British Olympian Peter Waterfield is set to make a splash at Fleetwood's Dizzy Heights festival. The medal winning diver will be performing at the free event on 24 May alongside the La Quebrada team and could also assist them with their world record attempt of a mass dive while on fire. Peter, who partnered Tom Daley in […]

Restoration work to transform Fleetwood's Memorial Park is set to begin following the appointment of P Casey (Land Reclamation) Ltd as main contractor. Following months of preparatory work, the Rochdale based firm is due to move onto the park to start a £2.4m comprehensive restoration funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund. Memorial Park is the latest in […]

Are You A Small To Medium Sized Business With A Dilemma That Needs A Solution? Would You Welcome Advice From A World Renowned Expert? A major UK broadcaster is making a new high-profile television series to be transmitted later this year and we are looking to contact business owners in your area. We are interested […]

Ryan previously worked at The Pines,  but left to widen his experience by going to work at a number of 5 star hotels around the country including the world renowned 5 star deluxe Lanesborough Hotel in Knightsbridge under Executive Chef Paul Gayler who has become one of  the finest of the new generation of British […]

As part of the £3.4million Fishergate Central Gateway project, improvement work will start on Mount Street on Friday 9 May. The work will mean that the top 20 metres of Mount Street (from the junction with Fishergate) will be closed to vehicles from 7pm on Friday 9 May until 6am on Monday 12 May and […]

This year's Business Innovation for Growth (BIG) Conference theme is 'Transformation: Mission & Ambition' – how creativity and innovation can unlock expanding and emerging markets. BIG conference will be Lancashire's contribution to IFB2014. Speakers: Chris Sanderson – The Future Laboratory Mat Hunter – Design Council Phil Jones – Brother UK Wayne Hemingway MBE – Hemingway […]

Many places claim their location sets them apart for business but Chorley really is hitting the mark, having developed a package of financial measures that makes choosing Chorley a more attractive proposition for any business. Chorley is a location that appeals to start-up businesses as well as those looking to relocate or expand and they’ve […]

Lancashire Manufacturing Week: 2 – 6 June 2014 The Manufacturing Club has run previous events focusing on business growth for the county's manufacturers. In June 2014, we are running Lancashire Manufacturing Week, a series of events featuring sector experts from Moore and Smalley, HSBC, The Manufacturing Institute, Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), Boost Business Lancashire, MAS, […]