Diamond Ambassadors

Lancashire Adult Learning, which is part of Nelson and Colne College Group, has made it through as a finalist in the prestigious AoC Beacon Awards, within the AoC Award for Widening Participation category, following the announcement at the AoC Conference in Birmingham earlier this week. Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL), rated by Ofsted as Outstanding, works closely with a vast [...]

PM+M - the chartered accountancy, business advisory and financial planning group – has just launched its annual Christmas Present Appeal and is asking clients, contacts, friends and the local community to donate gifts to help vulnerable families and children in the Blackburn, Bury and Burnley areas. This is the 13th year the firm has run the appeal which aims [...]

Burnley College is putting its skills, knowledge and experience into a day recognising and sharing the success stories of Lancashire’s pioneering businesses. Lancashire Business Day is back for 2023. And Burnley College, the Number 1 College in England in the Government’s latest National Achievement Rate Tables for 16-18 year olds, has been named as the proud patron and sponsor. The [...]

Community CVS are now in the last phase of their Upskilling offering. With just 80 spots for Accredited Workforce Training remaining and up for grabs, they want to ensure each Lancashire business has had the opportunity to partake. Community CVS are proud to be accredited with three awarding bodies, offering a diverse range of workshop-based or accredited courses. To [...]

The magic of Christmas returns to Burnley on Saturday 18th November when the town hosts its lights switch-on event. Organised by Burnley Business Improvement District (BID) with support from Charter Walk, Burnley Council, Burnley Leisure & Culture and Burnley Markets, the day promises festive fun for the whole family with activities across the town centre and an exciting stage [...]

Burnley College students set up a pop-up fashion stall on Campus to raise money for Pendleside Hospice - handpicking stock, setting out stalls, even ironing! Business and Professional Studies students teamed up with Boohoo and Pretty Little Thing to plan, market and execute the fashion wear sale for charity. The stall was part of Burnley College’s Freshers’ Fair which [...]

Renewable energy providers, Green Shield Group, have announced the launch of their renewable franchise with their first two partners located in North Wales and Glasgow with 64 further territories being made available. The first franchise forms an important part of Green Shield Group’s growth plans with 28 further franchises being planned over the next two years, this conservative expansion [...]

Burnley College, placed at the heart of Lancashire's rich Engineering legacy, is thrilled to announce an exclusive Engineering Inspo or ‘open workshop’ event to unveil its new, state-of-the-art Department of Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing. This event, which takes place Saturday 11 November 2023, is an incredible opportunity to see behind the scenes at the Number 1 College in England* [...]

Pierce Business Advisory & Accountancy Group are pleased to announce through the appointment of David Stansfield, they have strengthened their Audit and Accounts team. David joins Pierce having been Group Finance Director at a multi-million pound turnover property development group and previous to this he was Group Audit Partner at a Top 75 UK firm. He has over 19 [...]

The organisers of Lancashire Business Day have announced a diverse range of guest speakers from the worlds of business, the public sector and not-for-profits for the event on November 24. Taking place at the home of Accrington Stanley, Lancashire Business Day promises to be a celebration of the hard work, ingenuity and successes of the county. The guest speakers [...]