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| New third sector skills body
12th November 2008
The Government today announced plans to create a new Third Sector skills body which will identify and address skills gaps and shortages for charities, voluntary groups, social enterprises and other third sector organisations. |
| £10m High Growth Programme for the Northwest launched
29th October 2008
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and the Northwest ERDF Programme have today launched a new High Growth business support programme designed to help businesses in the region with ‘Starting a High Growth Business' and provide 'Coaching for High Growth’ that will support and grow the Northwest economy.
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| £4m Innovation Vouchers Scheme launched
27th October 2008
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and the Northwest ERDF Programme have today launched a new Innovation Voucher scheme to help support and grow the Northwest economy.
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 | Sebastian Coe Visits Lancashire
3rd October 2008
Sebastian Coe KBE, Chair of the London Organising
Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG), visited Lancashire on September 23rd
as a guest of the Northwest Steering Group for the 2012
Games to see how the region is engaging with London
2012 and progressing with legacy plans. |
| Lancashire Business Survey - How Does Transport Affect Your Business or Organisation?
3rd October 2008
We want your feedback on how the transport network
affects the performance of your business. The
consultation is part of a wider study by the local
transport authorities in Lancashire to understand how
the transport network currently affects the Lancashire
economy. This is an opportunity for organisations to
influence and inform future transport policy. |
 | LRRAP Wraps Up
4th September 2008
The Lancashire Rural Recovery Action Plan completed with the official opening of Greenlands Waterside Garden Park in Brock by the Princess Royal, Princess Anne. Greenlands was one of thousands of businesses supported by the Lancashire Rural Recovery Action Plan (LRRAP).
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 | Key Manufacturing Publication Launched
31st July 2008
A new publication by LEP aims to improve public sector alignment with the manufacturing sector to support its transition to higher value activity. |
 | LEP flies the flag for Lancashire at
30th July 2008
The Lancashire Economic Partnership joined the North West Aerospace Alliance in showcasing Lancashire’s Inward Investment, Aerospace and Manufacturing strength and potential at the 2008 Farnborough International Air Show. |
 | Board Member Celebrated in Queen's Birthday Honours
30th June 2008
The Chief Executive of East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and Vice Chairman of the Partnership board, Michael Damms, was honoured for his services to business with an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours. |
 | Lancashire Green Infrastructure Strategy
30th June 2008
Lancashire Economic Partnership (LEP) is working with a range of partners in Lancashire and the North West to develop a Green Infrastructure (GI) Strategy to fully develop the potential of this key Lancashire asset. |
 | Balfour Beatty Acquires Blackpool Airport
6th June 2008
Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction,services and investment group, announced on the 6 May that Regional and City Airports (RCA), its specialist airport investment and development group, has agreed to acquire 95% of Blackpool International Airport for £14 million in cash.
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 | Lancashire has Strength in ETS Study Reveals
6th June 2008
A study commissioned by Lancashire Economic Partnership to investigate the opportunities for local manufacturing firms in the fast growing Environmental Technologies and Services (ETS) sector has now been published. The work concludes that compared to other parts of the UK, Lancashire has particular strengths in manufacturing which provide it with a competitive
advantage in terms of exploiting ETS markets. |
| BCC Chamber Awards 2008
7th May 2008
The British Chambers of Commerce Awards 2008 sponsored by NatWest and RBS.
£50,000 Prize Money |
 | Lancashire website means business!
23rd April 2008
A new Lancashire-wide business support website with vital investment information was demonstrated yesterday to over a 100 key commercial agents and developers, partners and staff from the 15 local authorities across Lancashire. The website was demonstrated at the Lancashire Commercial Property Expo and Networking Event at Blackburn Rovers Football Club on Tuesday 22 April 2008. |
 | Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards
10th March 2008
On Wednesday 18th June 2008 BBC North West Tonight's Ranvir Singh will be announcing the winners at the fifth annual Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards ceremony which will take place at Ewood Park, Blackburn. |
 | Blackpool's iconic tram set for £85 million upgrade
3rd March 2008
Plans to move forward with a £85.3 million refurbishment of the historic Blackpool and Fleetwood tram system were announced by Transport Minister Tom Harris in February, with the Government contributing £60.3 million to the scheme.
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 | Creative Industries: Application of Digital Technologies
11th February 2008
The Technology Strategy Board has allocated an indicative amount of £7 million to invest in highly innovative collaborative research in the
application of digital technologies – for creation, preservation, interaction, personalisation and increasing the competitive advantage of creative industry products, services and experiences. |
 | NWDA gets £1bn green light from Europe
25th January 2008
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) - as the new administrator of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the Northwest – recently announced the adoption and approval of the Northwest Operational Programme (NWOP) from the European Commission. |
 | Lancashire’s new business support website goes live!
30th November 2007
An all new Lancashire-wide business support website with vital investment information has recently been unveiled. Promoting Lancashire as a prime business investment location, www.makeitlancashire.com, is a fully comprehensive independent service, and is provided completely free of charge. |
 | £6 billion set to shape a bright future for Lancashire
3rd October 2007
A revolutionary £6 billion economic development plan; the biggest ever investment in the Lancashire economy, has been unveiled by the Lancashire Economic Partnership (LEP) following widespread consultation across the sub-region throughout the summer months. |
 | International flavour for Halo launch
26th September 2007
'Halo', the fourth and final Pennine Lancashire Panopticon, situated on Top o' Slate, overlooking the town of Haslingden in Rossendale, was launched on Thursday, 20 September at a celebratory event directed by international theatre company WildWorks, and involving many local people and community groups. |
 | Exploiting Lancashire's Unique Countryside
12th July 2007
Lancashire Economic Partnership recently hosted a seminar that explored how we can maximise the benefits of living and working within a stone’s throw of the outstanding countryside that is unique to Lancashire. The seminar looked at how our superb countryside can be made more accessible to Lancashire’s residents and visitors and also what the economic as well as social and environmental benefits would be from creating a more linked network of green spaces. |
 | Summer Guided Walks to Officially Open Nature Reserve to Public
10th July 2007
A series of summer guided walks will introduce the local community to Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve – the Lancashire Wildlife Trust-owned site that is the latest to be purchased through Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) regeneration funding as part of the Newlands scheme. |
 | Launch of Lancashire's Economic Blueprint
2nd July 2007
A highly-credible, evidence-based £1.6 billion blueprint has been drawn up to boost Lancashire’s economy and create more than 50,000 jobs by the end of the decade. |
 | Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards Shortlist
22nd May 2007
The shortlist for the 2007/08 Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards organised by Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board has been announced. It comes a fortnight after two of last year’s winners won their national categories at the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2007. |
 | Institute of Directors Event
3rd May 2007
Partnership staff this week attended the UK's leading business conference - the Institute of Directors’ Annual Convention - at London’s Royal Albert Hall. |
 | Chief Executive Addresses All-Party Parliamentary Group
3rd May 2007
Partnership Chief Executive, Dennis Taylor took time off from the Institute of Directors convention at London’s Royal Albert Hall last week to make a whistle-stop lunchtime presentation to the Local Environmental Quality All Party Parliamentary Group’s House of Commons Reception in the House of Commons dining room. |
 | BAE SYSTEMS Celebrate as F-35 Fighter Jet Passes Major Milestone
5th April 2007
The Partnership’s Director of Economic Regeneration, Janet Barton, was this week (3 April) invited to attend celebrations at BAE Systems Samlesbury to mark the official handover of the first aft fuselage of the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. |
 | Winners of the BIBAs 2007 Unveiled
29th March 2007
The winners of The BIBAs (Be Inspired Business Awards) 2007 were unveiled at a glittering, Oscar style ceremony held at The Empress Ballroom, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Friday March 16 2007. |
| Talks on Racecourse Plans Underway
26th March 2007
A series of public meetings are currently underway to discuss plans for a state-of-the-art racecourse in East Lancashire.
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| Regional Park Plan for Ribble Coast and Wetlands
26th March 2007
Bold plans to create new jobs, provide new visitor opportunities and enhance wildlife habitats are at the heart of proposals for a Ribble Coast and Wetlands Regional Park, announced last week (Friday 23 March).
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 | Welcome to East Lancashire!
21st March 2007
People visiting or moving to East Lancashire will have no problems settling in to the area with the help of a new welcome booklet, which covers everything they need to know about the region. |
 | UCLan students impress
12th March 2007
Business leaders of the future from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have triumphed in the regional leg of a national business competition. |
 | Blackpool Looking to the Future
26th February 2007
The Casino Advisory Panel may have recommended that the first super casino be located in Manchester, but Blackpool is now looking ahead and building on its existing strengths.
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| MPs urge Blackpool casino rethink
7th February 2007
The government is being urged to reconsider the decision to award a super-casino license to Manchester, at the expense of Blackpool.
A Commons motion expressing "surprise and regret" that the Casino Advisory Panel rejected Blackpool's application has been signed by 18 MPs.
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| Central Government Visit to Central Lancashire City Region
30th January 2007
The Partnership recently co-ordinated a successful three day visit to the City Region by representatives from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and Communities and Local Government (CLG). |
 | £2.6 million Boost For Northwest Aerospace Industry
29th January 2007
The North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) is poised to launch its largest ever assistance package for the region’s aerospace sector thanks to a £2.6 million package from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). The NWAA is based in Nelson and exists to support the hi-tech industry in the area
including firms such as BAE Systems in Samlesbury and Rolls Royce’s Barnoldswick factory. |
 | Diversity Calendar 2007
22nd January 2007
For the third year running ELT is delighted to be working with the Equality and Access Team at Burnley Borough Council to produce and distribute the annual Diversity Calendar. |
 | Dragons’ Den series four in the making
6th November 2006
Dragons’ Den series three has just ended on BBC TWO and it’s proved to be the most successful series to date.
The production team is now working towards series four and are currently looking for more great entrepreneurs. The programme is once again searching for business ideas, inventions or products with serious business potential that are investment ready and looking for funding.
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 | Apply now for six-star scholarship opportunity
6th November 2006
The Manufacturing Institute is inviting scholarship applications for its prestigious MSc in Manufacturing Leadership which is run in partnership with the six-star Lancaster University Management School.
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 | Kick It Out
30th October 2006
Week of action against racism in football. 17 - 30 October 2006 |
 | Be Inspired Business Awards Launched
28th September 2006
The BIBAs are back!
Put your business in the running for Lancashire’s biggest and most prestigious business awards – and win one of just thirteen exclusively designed trophies! |
 | Ribble Estuary Project Gets off the Ground
27th September 2006
One of Europe’s largest projects to counter the effects of sea level rise due to climate change has taken a step closer to reality thanks to funding from the Lancashire Rural Recovery Action Plan. |
 | Shaping the future of rural Lancashire
27th September 2006
A first blueprint for the future of rural Lancashire has been formally adopted by the Lancashire Rural Development Board and the Lancashire Economic Partnership’s Board and Forum. |
 | Official opening of Pendle’s Panopticon, Atom
27th September 2006
Pendle’s Panopticon ‘Atom’ was officially declared open by Mayor of Pendle, Councillor George Adams and designer Peter Meacock at a celebratory event in Wycoller Country Park on 22 September. |
 | Accrington Stanley Diversity Forum
21st September 2006
An ambitious plan to communicate with diverse communities has been put in place by Accrington Stanley Football Club. |
 | New Economic Blueprint for Lancashire Agreed
25th July 2006
Following a major consultation event at the beginning of June at the Guild Hall in Preston, the Lancashire Economic Strategy and Sub-Regional Action Plan 2006-09 has been formally endorsed by both the Lancashire Economic Partnership’s Board and Forum, at their respective meetings held on the 11th and 18th July. |
 | New EU Objective 2/3 Cross Cutting Themes Website
10th July 2006
A new web site has been launched which sets out to share the best practice gained within the North West of England over the life of the EU objective 2/3 programme so far, to guide and shape any current or forthcoming projects and to ensure that future programmes (regardless of funders) have the benefit of these experiences.
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