Burnley MP to promote apprenticeships
8:00pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
BURNLEY MP Gordon Birtwistle is to chair a new Parliamentary group to promote industry apprenticeships.
Thu, 17th May 2012
Telegraph Business
East Lancashire metering company Bglobal holds on to profit
5:50pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
A SMART meter company in East Lancashire says it remains profitable with a strong balance sheet of £3.5million, despite ‘challenging trading conditions’.
Blackburn mum launches her own chocolate enterprise
6:00pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
ENCOURAGMENT from friends and relatives gave Sabiha the push she needed to enter The Mall Blackburn’s annual Retail Factor contest.
Communications firm Daisy creates 80 new jobs
12:28pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
NELSON-based communications firm Daisy has created 80 new jobs after its customer contact centre became a 24-hour operation.
Jobs at BAE Samlesbury secured by jet U-turn
9:00am Friday 11th May 2012
JOBS at BAE’s Samlesbury plant have been secured after a government U-turn over development of the Harrier Jump Jet.
Gloom for East Lancashire workers as Clinton Cards stores collapse
4:40pm Thursday 10th May 2012
THE UK’s biggest card retailer is set to lose its battle to stay open after its largest supplier said it will force it into administration.
East Lancashire families hit by money laundering con
4:51pm Thursday 10th May 2012
STRUGGLING families are ‘unknowingly’ being made to launder money in return for the promise of cash from loan sharks.
BAE Systems in Saudi jets deal hopes at Samlesbury base
12:10pm Tuesday 8th May 2012
DEFENCE giant BAE Systems is in talks with Saudia Arabia over a deal which could see up to 30 Hawk trainer aircraft being made at its factory in Samlesbury, it has been revealed.
Haslingden-based electrical firm William Dyer wins £3m deals
3:21pm Tuesday 8th May 2012
HASLINGDEN-based electrical company William Dyer Ltd has been awarded contracts worth around £3m.
Accrington lap dancing club owner in job advertising row
11:59am Friday 4th May 2012
THE manager of a controversial lap dancing club claims she is the victim of ‘political correctness and discrimination’ after the Jobcentre refused to allow her to advertise for dancers.
Cobham Defence Communications to shed jobs in Blackburn
3:00pm Thursday 3rd May 2012
A BLACKBURN defence firm has announced it is closing its site in the town, causing up to 55 jobs to be lost.
New jobs created at Haslingden flooring firm
12:30pm Thursday 3rd May 2012
AN East Lancs flooring firm has announced the creation of 49 new jobs.
Bank boss jailed for £91k theft from Accrington pensioner's Lloyds TSB account
9:40am Thursday 3rd May 2012
A LLOYDS TSB boss who took £91,000 from a pensioner’s account to feed a compulsive gambling habit has been jailed for 18 months.
Tough times for Lancashire pubs as 68 close in 6 months
12:10pm Wednesday 2nd May 2012
SHOCK figures show 68 pubs closed in Lancashire over the past six months.
Blackburn wallpaper firm sells part of business
5:00pm Tuesday 1st May 2012
A BLACKBURN-based wallpaper design company has sold part of the business to a firm in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, for an undisclosed fee.
Rossendale landlord passes driving theory finally after 17 attempts
1:20pm Tuesday 1st May 2012
THE drinks are on Rossendale landlord Thomas O’Toole – who has just passed his driving theory test at the 17th attempt!
Proposal to double size of Blackburn-based car park
3:33pm Tuesday 1st May 2012
A CAR park at a Blackburn-based forecourt operator could double in size if plans are given the green light by the borough council.
Gold award for Holland's Pies at British Pie Awards
11:31am Tuesday 1st May 2012
AN East Lancashire pie firm proved the upper crust in the British Pie Awards.
Burnley MP calls for local manufacturers to enter competition
9:40am Tuesday 1st May 2012
BURNLEY MP Gordon Birtwistle is calling on local manufacturing firms to enter a competition to win £20,000 worth of consultancy.
Honours at Pendle business awards
10:41am Tuesday 1st May 2012
A NUMBER of Pendle businesses were honoured at the borough’s annual Business Awards ceremony at the ACE Centre, in Nelson.