http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/ Lancashire Telegraph /news/issues/creditcrunch/ en-gb Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:17:04 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:17:04 +0100 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/resources/images/585971/?type=rsslogo http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/ http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4286627.East_Lancs_Samaritans_dealing_with_more_calls__due_to_credit_crunch_/?ref=rss SAMARITANS volunteers are dealing with a “tremendous” increase in calls since the start of the credit crunch. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:10:00 +0100 575d993572ea5c43465e02358f589918 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4219726.Barnoldswick_bed_firm_set_to_cut_22_jobs/?ref=rss MORE than 20 jobs are set to go at a Pendle company as a result of the economic recession. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:05:24 +0000 a21064f4208e16ff584350a19ae312cc http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4212300.Chorley_town_centre_bar_shuts_due_to_credit_crunch/?ref=rss A TOWN centre bar has closed with its owner saying he had ‘no option’ in the current economic climate. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:34:54 +0000 c3bb6467922e5ba30ac1c1995e9248de http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4208800.___Downturn____threat_for_up_to_35_Burnley_jobs/?ref=rss UP to 35 jobs could be lost at a production unit in Burnley after the company was hit hard by the global economic recession. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:20:00 +0000 65fdcd13a7f4c821e98ab264b2ef5005 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4139476.50_jobs_under_threat_at_Fraser_Eagle/?ref=rss FIFTY jobs at Fraser Eagle are under threat, with bosses blaming the credit crunch. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:20:00 +0000 795eefa34a9af9925cac197efca7d844 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4120262.I_may_have_to_sell_home__says_unemployed_Blackburn_man/?ref=rss A MAN says he may have to sell his house after being made unemployed for the first time in his 33-year working life. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:24:39 +0000 d37f2b0ca02ca5c772e6ca60fec022d3 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4114020.70_jobs_face_axe_at_Clitheroe_firm/?ref=rss UP TO 70 workers face the axe at Clitheroe conservatory manufacturer Ultraframe UK. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:22:42 +0000 0292fceefe8b1b7e55b794a49f254a44 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4092155.Barnoldswick_s_last_toy_shop_to_close/?ref=rss A PENDLE town’s last remaining toy shop is about to shut its doors as a result of the credit crunch. Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0000 d7dacf33dffcb1d9c82a0c697f23d995 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4077504.Report__Blackburn_and_Burnley_will_be_hard_hit_by_recession/?ref=rss PARTS of East Lancashire will be hit harder than they think by the recession, according to a new report. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:40:00 +0000 91d19ee209db35e1bb02ba454ed95dd1 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4072112.Demand_for_allotments_in_East_Lancashire_soars_in_credit_crunch/?ref=rss HUNDREDS of people are waiting for allotments in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale after councils received a surge in demand for plots. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:19:37 +0000 b0190cc6a7e0ff40f7cfb6cc29ef0e0f http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4059224.Government_minister_avoids_predicting_East_Lancs_job_losses/?ref=rss A GOVERNMENT minister said he was not "Mystic Meg" when asked about the scale of job losses facing East Lancashire. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:00:00 +0000 f84bc5c7d39cf0a265dcac7b9d674311 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4056369.Experts_fear_5_000_East_Lancashire_jobs_could_go_in_2009/?ref=rss FIVE thousand East Lancashire jobs could be axed this year amid the country’s growing financial crisis, business leaders fear. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:30:00 +0000 7dfaf5eac345f955fc4bd6e3356d92c2 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4050914.86_jobs_under_threat_at_Blackburn_brewers_Thwaites/?ref=rss BOSSES at Thwaites have announced a range of cuts as the company battles a drop in business brought on by the economic crisis. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:40:00 +0000 6efc717715dce1213b33c3a070e264e6 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4050667.Historic_Clitheroe_bookshop_to_close/?ref=rss THE owner of an award-winning bookshop which is closing after 60 years says the business has lost its place in the market. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:50:18 +0000 f56b98e4b8db47cf0524285612828d34 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4043632.Haslingden_medical_firm_to_make_quarter_of_staff_redundant/?ref=rss A QUARTER of workers at a Haslingden factory are facing the axe after a company announced it was looking to make savings across its sites. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000 82c748b9ecf0c4999601a90cf4124d10 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4039394.Empty_shops_in_East_Lancashire_a__tragic_situation_/?ref=rss THE growing number of shops standing empty as a result of the credit crunch is a “tragic situation” for East Lancashire town centres, according to council leaders. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0000 ae3a0638ea3a0a5156bd9098c05c0c53 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4033673.Shock_as_Blackburn_s_oldest_shop_announces_plans_to_close/?ref=rss BLACKBURN’S oldest shop has announced plans to close, blaming the credit crunch for a decline in sales. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:00:00 +0000 7c319f711b41f43e842d5b531304544a http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4025618.East_Lancashire_M_S_stores_avoid_closure/?ref=rss MARKS and Spencer has announced it is closing 27 of its stores across the UK - but its East Lancashire branches are safe. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:20:00 +0000 11f60943ab3b16dc7dc7e1da86c5b281 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4023105.Five_East_Lancashire_card_shops_to_close/?ref=rss UPDATE East Lancashire greeting card shops are set to close this week after a firm went into administration. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:50:00 +0000 97ae8b246c69bfb364441d4d00381099 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4021574.Adams_stores_in_Accrington_and_Chorley_to_close/?ref=rss STAFF at childrenswear shops in Accrington and Chorley have been made redundant after a retailer announced it was closing almost half its stores. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:37:36 +0000 3a4140301ada9d962f607af766805252 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4020559.Pull_together_and_we_ll_survive_recession__Lancashire_people_told/?ref=rss THE minister for the North West has urged Lancashire people to pull together and help tackle the financial crisis. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:54:52 +0000 5a069e97d86b2b42a8877637ea787a92 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4020806.East_Lancashire_charity_shops_boost/?ref=rss INCREASING numbers of people have been hitting the charity shops looking for bargains over the festive period. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:57:11 +0000 4f26f6b77e3656be7168acad94705a5f http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/4005802.More_Lancashire_retail_jobs_under_threat/?ref=rss Staff at Lancashire branches of childrenswear chain Adams look set to become the latest victims of the recession. Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:35:30 +0000 f1cf3266b93a281f67a2fa09597e63df http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/3981546.Money_off_vouchers_to_bring_Christmas_cheer_to_Rossendale/?ref=rss PEOPLE across Rossendale Valley will soon receive a little Christmas cheer in the post. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:16:20 +0000 343c004000ccd13bf43c95dca1ddb5b9 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/3975741.Advice_to_East_Lancashire_businesses_hit_by_credit_crunch/?ref=rss ESTABLISHING a close working relationship with your customers could be key to beating the effects of the credit crunch, according to a business expert. Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:43:14 +0000 8e91a44393eed43b453113887272832c http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/3942581.Fears_more_Lancashire_jobs_will_go_in_recession/?ref=rss MANUFACTURING is heading for a recession as serious as the one which decimated the industry a decade ago, according to new research. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:26:50 +0000 ad0c2dbdf888976fc50d61bcfc69d764 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/3940231.East_Lancashire_businesses_keeping_upbeat_despite_credit_crunch/?ref=rss MANY shops across East Lancashire are suffering “very slow” trade in the run up to Christmas as people cut back on spending due to the credit crunch. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:58:24 +0000 f4f2d8a8e6c388101e3b7f95185bdb8a http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/3937456.Workers_at_historic_Ribble_Valley_firm_to_go_to_three_day_week/?ref=rss WORKERS at one of the oldest chairmakers in the country will sacrifice pay and go down to a three-day week as the credit crunch continues to hit local businesses. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:16:00 +0000 818212426a9d9735234f34b0da7ccb9a http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/3898743.Lancashire_retail_jobs_fears_as_Woolworths_call_in_administrators/?ref=rss Hundreds of Lancashire jobs could be lost after the retail arm of Woolworths went into administration tonight. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:42:19 +0000 382dd70431f97a82049020f48e022001 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/issues/creditcrunch/3873815.Credit_crunch_hits_East_Lancashire_regeneration/?ref=rss THE regeneration of East Lancashire is being hit by the credit crunch, a new report has warned. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:37:46 +0000 733259c6d10648aeda3631f7d384f6d2