A Blackburn based doughnut manufacturer has secured new contracts which will see their products distributed in thousands of garage forecourts and convenience stores across the UK.

A new clothing company is dressed for success after receiving free business support to help them start up. Simon Tabaczynski set up Darwen company Arlen UK, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of protective, corporate and specialised clothing.

Some of Lancashire’s best known entrepreneurs have thrown their weight behind the county’s largest ever business support programme aimed at growth-hungry businesses.

Would-be Lancashire entrepreneurs are being encouraged to use a new online tool to see if their business idea has the potential to be Lancashire’s next big success story.