Pierce: Love and Money: How Marriage Tax Allowance is Your Financial Cupid | Member News
If you are married or in a civil partnership and under 88 years old, you might be eligible for a £1,260 tax benefit known as the marriage tax allowance. Surprisingly, about 2.1 million qualifying couples overlook this opportunity despite the application process being straightforward. Does your partner earn more than you? The allowance allows you to transfer £1,260 of your personal [...]
High-achieving students from Nelson and Colne College go down in history | Member News
Nelson and Colne College Group students will go down in history – as they’re offered places at the UK’s leading universities. An outstanding number of History and Ancient History students were offered places at some of the leading UK universities to continue their studies last year. From a cohort of 29, a massive 31 percent of A level History [...]
Burnley College Rooftop Star Secures Dance Role with Renowned Choreographer | Member News
Maisy Andrea, Burnley College alumna and student at the prestigious London Studio Centre, has been sharing her success with and passing on her skills to first year learners. Maisy, recently had the privilege of auditioning for renowned choreographer Dane Bates. Dane Bates is celebrated for his influential contributions to the dance industry, including the "LSC Collective" and popular mainstream [...]
Advocacy Focus Launches a New Podcast Episode with CEO And Charity Leader, Justine Forster | Member News
FocusAF is brought to you by Advocacy Focus, your local advocacy charity. As a small charity working across the North-West we see day in and day out the social exclusion, discrimination, and stigma that run deep in our society. FocusAF is one of the ways in which we raise awareness of important issues, that we can all play a [...]
Nelson and Colne College Group Governor receives MBE | Member News
A Nelson and Colne College Group (NCCG) Governor, Christine Kenyon, has received an MBE for Services to Further Education in this year’s New Year’s Honours. The MBE recognises Christine’s significant contributions to and innovative impact on further education over her 35-year career, including being at the forefront of technical further education reform nationally. Having started her career as a [...]
B&M Longworth: East Lancs Sustainability Champion receives MBE | Member News
Innovator with long history of creating and safeguarding jobs in export manufacturing is recognised with MBE in New Year’s Honours for Services to Innovation, Sustainability and International Trade. Managing Director of East Lancashire employer B&M Longworth Ltd, John Norris, has received an MBE for Services to Innovation, Sustainability and International Trade in the King’s New Year’s Honours. The MBE [...]
Burnley College at the Forefront of Cyber-Security and AI Training, Sharing in a £4.5 Million Boost to Education in East Lancashire | Member News
A trailblazer in digital technology education, Burnley College is proud to be part of an ambitious project powered by a generous £4.5 million Local Skills Improvement Funding. The share of the money from the Department for Education (DfE) will propel us into the vanguard of cyber-security and Artificial Intelligence (AI) training, equipping our learners with the cutting-edge skills required [...]
Welcome Christmas Gift for the Partwell Group | Member News
A Blackburn plastic engineering business is celebrating the receipt of an early Christmas gift; a 43% saving on its energy bills! Chamber member, the Partwell Group, is set to enjoy a £40,000 annual saving after being introduced to energy consultant and Diamond Ambassador, the Red Hawk Group. Sarah Dean, membership manager for the Chamber, was chatting to Julie Kraushaar [...]
The Future of Fashion – Burnley College Student Wows Judges to Win Sustainability Themed Competition | Member News
A creative Burnley College Student combined his design skills with style and sustainability to win the Gawthorpe Fashion Challenge. The competition saw teams create, photograph and present fashion concepts around a theme, which this year was upcycling and sustainability. Finlay Maguire, 17, from Bacup, was recognised for his bold, character driven pieces which featured reused clothing to ensure minimum [...]
Burnley College: Achieve Your New Year Resolutions in Comfort with Online Learning | Member News
It’s that time when we hear 'New Year! New You!' Yet while we’re being motivated to change our lives, it’s always deep in winter when it's freezing outside, we're shattered from Christmas and we're still paying for the presents and food. So why not think about learning from the comfort of your own home for free*? Finding the time [...]
