Jobs in Blackburn and Burnley saved after superstore UGO is sold to Poundstretcher
2:12pm Friday 10th February 2012
ABOUT 25 jobs at discount stores in Blackburn and Burnley have been saved after the group was sold.
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Chamber of trade chief urges council to cut Blackburn parking charges
9:19am Thursday 9th February 2012
PARKING charges in Blackburn should be cut to save jobs, according to the town’s chamber of trade.
Burnley’s crematorium set to broadcast services to mourners live online
12:00pm Thursday 2nd February 2012
A CREMATORIUM is set to broadcast services live on the internet for mourners unable to make it to funerals.
Multi-million-pound employment tribunal claim for East Lancashire travel firm workers
12:42pm Wednesday 1st February 2012
A MULTI-million-pound employment tribunal damages claim is being sought in the wake of an East Lancashire travel operation’s closure.
BAE Systems leaders 'voice fears' over India jet deal
10:07am Wednesday 1st February 2012
UNION leaders voiced fears today about the job implications of moves by the Indian government
MoD bosses praise BAE Samlesbury staff after fighter’s success in Libya
4:26pm Tuesday 31st January 2012
DEFENCE chiefs praised thousands of employees at BAE Systems for the success of the Typhoon Eurofighter during its first operation.
Staff at Altham manufacturing company go ‘back to school’
11:00pm Friday 27th January 2012
AN Altham manufacturing company has boosted productivity after sending its staff back to college.
Popular East Lancashire restaurant bosses win battle to extend and create B & B
3:40pm Friday 27th January 2012
A LONG-running battle over a proposed bed and breakfast venture in East Lancashire has been won by the bosses of a popular restaurant.
Samlesbury KFC’s plan to expand is ‘finger-licking bad’ for residents
11:07am Thursday 26th January 2012
CONCERNS have been raised over the redevelopment of a restaurant on a main road between Blackburn and Preston.
£1.6m facelift hope for Accrington town centre shops
1:30pm Wednesday 25th January 2012
SHOP fronts in Accrington town centre’s conservation area could get a £1.6million facelift.
New start as Barrowford pub is turned into apartments
11:36am Wednesday 25th January 2012
WORK has started on turning the first floor of a former troubled pub into apartments.
Optare's move 'may not be the end' for Blackburn's bus production
1:19pm Tuesday 24th January 2012
OPTARE’S move out of Blackburn to Yorkshire might not signal the end of all bus production in the town.
Blackburn's 80-year bus manufacturing era set to end as Optare moves to Yorkshire
1:34pm Friday 20th January 2012
EIGHTY years of bus manufacturing in Blackburn is set to come to an end after Optare said its operation will move to Yorkshire.
Hyndburn charity scheme helping residents get back to work
8:36am Tuesday 10th January 2012
THIRTY people have boosted their health and work prospects with help from a Hyndburn charity scheme.
A&M Bargains to close in Darwen
9:00pm Monday 9th January 2012
A&M BARGAINS in Darwen is to close after 14 years of trading.
East Lancashire solar panel firm blasts Government for court appeal over payments
1:30pm Friday 6th January 2012
AN EAST Lancs renewable energy firm says the Government is ‘creating uncertainty’ by launching an appeal against a court ruling on cuts to solar power tariffs.
Japanese MD at Burnley-based engineering firm Futaba-Tenneco says farewell to East Lancashire
2:03pm Thursday 29th December 2011
THE beauty of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and full English breakfasts are just some of the things that Yutaka Nagasaki will miss when he returns home.
East Lancashire businesses named for the Local Business Accelerators scheme
4:01pm Thursday 15th December 2011
MANUFACTURING, fashion and dining are three areas covered by fledgling East Lancashire businesses shortlisted in a campaign to find and help the country’s best enterprises.
Clayton-le-Moors company faces 10th break-in in six months
10:53am Wednesday 14th December 2011
A BUSINESSWOMAN has described constant break-ins at her company as ‘soul-destroying’.
East Lancashire businesses warned of theft risk
2:48pm Tuesday 13th December 2011
BUSINESSES are being warned to keep their properties locked and takings secure.