News for East Lancashire: Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, Rossendale

Jobs threat at Dunnockshaw plastics firm

6:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

A plastics firm is in administration putting 30 jobs at risk.

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Full marks for solar service at Burnley firm

4:29pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

SOLAR panel customers have given a company top marks for service in an independent review.

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Blackburn pub to become family home

2:10pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

BOSSES at brewery Marston’s said they accepted the best offer for a pub which looks set to be turned into a house.

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Blackburn and Bacup to be linked to latest high-speed fibre-optic broadband

8:55am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BLACKBURN and Bacup will be linked to the latest high-speed fibre broadband for the first time this summer.

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Education charity opens newly-refurbished Blackburn centre

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

EDUCATION charity Training 2000 has re-launched its newly-refurbished centre in Blackburn where apprentices undertake assessments to become qualified electricians.

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Altham uniform company shows off transformation

5:16pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

MP Graham Jones has visited the offices of Altham-based Kwintet to see how the company has transformed over the last 18 months.

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East Lancashire businesses invited to pitch for funding

4:55pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

ENTREPRENEURS across East Lancashire are being invited to pitch to a new £2m business incubator fund.

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New careers academy launched in Pendle

1:45pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

NELSON and Colne College has officially launched its new Business Career Academy.

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Start-up aid for young East Lancashire businesses

4:30pm Monday 20th May 2013

BUDDING entrepreneurs are being encouraged to apply for loans of up to £10,000 from a new government fund that supports start-ups with funding and business mentoring.

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Free gifts at the Mall

3:56pm Monday 20th May 2013

UNTIL Friday May 31, shoppers spending more than £40 in The Mall, Blackburn, can claim a free summer-themed gift, with a new one on offer every week throughout the month.

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Holland's unveils new product

3:55pm Monday 20th May 2013

HOLLAND’S Pies has unveiled its newest product, the sausage roll. The Baxenden firm, best known for its pies and puddings, will launch the new sausage roll for its van sales channel this spring.

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Repairs alert for East Lancashire landlords

3:51pm Monday 20th May 2013

COMMERCIAL landlords are facing large repair bills by failing to carry out regular inspections of their properties, an expert has warned.

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Bacup photographer joins studio team

3:53pm Monday 20th May 2013

BACUP photographer Liz Henson has joined Michael Sewell Photography to develop the studio side of the business.

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Altham firm increases production of synthetic turf

3:47pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE grass is greener for an Altham company after it increased production of its synthetic turf to roll out at schools and sports clubs.

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Darwen MP Jake Berry to launch apprenticeship campaign

11:33am Monday 20th May 2013

DARWEN MP Jake Berry will launch his apprenticeship campaign on Friday.

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