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North West law firm, Farleys Solicitors, has extended its expertise within the private client department by appointing a Senior Associate, Katy Shakeshaft at their Preston office. Katy joined Farleys in September 2024, bringing with her a decade of extensive experience in private client services on the Fylde Coast. At Farleys, she will focus on a comprehensive range of services, [...]

On Thursday evening 14th November over 850 guests attended the ABP Knight of Knight awards at Exchange Hall, Manchester Central. This prestigious annual ceremony is where the bodyshop excellence award winners are announced. James Alpe Ltd is a true visionary in the automotive repair industry, achieving extraordinary milestones with remarkable humility and dedication. Since founding his business in 1983 on [...]

In a breaking update from COP29, Desmos Capital Partners - established by former U.K. Energy Minister and U.K. Net Zero Review Chair, Chris Skidmore, who signed the U.K. net zero commitment into law in 2019 - has announced at COP29 that Desmos is establishing new regional centres in Paris, Amsterdam, Johannesburg and Toronto. The announcement was made as Chris [...]

A well-known Lancashire law firm is moving some of its operations to a new flagship office after securing larger premises to create the firm’s new East Lancashire office. Farleys Solicitors, which has had offices on Richmond Terrace in Blackburn since 1958, has signed a lease on a 18,679 sq ft office space on Shuttleworth Mead Business Park in Altham [...]

Local resident Martin Wood channelled his grief into creativity with the help of East Lancashire Hospice East Lancashire Hospice, turning his lifelong dream of becoming a published author into reality. I became consumed by grief, before channelling my emotions into writing – Martin’s Story A devastated husband has transformed his grief into creativity, with the support of East Lancashire [...]

James Alpe Ltd has been announced as the winner of the ‘Large Business Award’ in the 2024 Pendleside Corporate Challenge. The judges praised the company’s outstanding commitment, dedication, and impact, noting that the team excelled in all criteria required for the award. Over the three-month challenge, James Alpe Ltd raised an impressive £7,391.66 through a variety of fundraising initiatives. [...]

Pendleside Hospice’s Corporate Challenge for 2024 drew to a triumphant close, raising a record-breaking £232,243.04 with the support of over 70 local businesses and organisations. The annual fundraising effort, kindly sponsored by Northwest Payments Ltd and AKORN Financial Advice Ltd for 2024, has been a staple of the Burnley and Pendle community since its inception in 2016, and has [...]

Accrington-based training provider North Lancs Training Group (NLTG) have completed an "important and positive" change to become a Community Interest Company. The latest development will see NLTG now be known as North Lancs Training Group C.I.C. Although there will be no change to how NLTG operates and the services which they provide, the update will see the training provider exist [...]

Business owners and entrepreneurs in Lancashire are being urged to make the most of a fully-funded service which gives them access to a team of finance experts to help them become investment-ready, source and secure growth finance. Access to Finance, which is part of Boost; Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub, offers fully funded, one-to-one support to ambitious Lancashire-based businesses through [...]