Lancashire Telegraph | Business

Jobs in Blackburn and Burnley saved after superstore UGO is sold to Poundstretcher

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:12:42 +0000

ABOUT 25 jobs at discount stores in Blackburn and Burnley have been saved after the group was sold.

Chamber of trade chief urges council to cut Blackburn parking charges

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:19:58 +0000

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

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

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

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:42:56 +0000

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

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:07:34 +0000

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

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:26:32 +0000

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’

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

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

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:40:19 +0000

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

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:07:54 +0000

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

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

SHOP fronts in Accrington town centre’s conservation area could get a £1.6million facelift.

New start as Barrowford pub is turned into apartments

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:36:35 +0000

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

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:19:26 +0000

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

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:34:34 +0000

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

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:36:11 +0000

THIRTY people have boosted their health and work prospects with help from a Hyndburn charity scheme.

A&M Bargains to close in Darwen

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0000

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

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:30:58 +0000

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

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:03:01 +0000

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

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:01:57 +0000

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

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:53:54 +0000

A BUSINESSWOMAN has described constant break-ins at her company as ‘soul-destroying’.

East Lancashire businesses warned of theft risk

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:48:16 +0000

BUSINESSES are being warned to keep their properties locked and takings secure.