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Growth Lancashire’s Board goes “on tour”

Growth Lancashire’s Board is pivotal in helping to ensure that the company fulfills its mission of contributing towards the growth of productivity, prosperity and places across the County. Meeting quarterly, the Board is private sector-led, and comprises business leaders from across  Lancashire, as well as Councillors (typically the Leader of the Council, or lead for […]

Blog: Preston Partnership

Growth Lancashire was pleased to attend the inaugural Preston Partnership event. For an organisation such as ours, which has a keen interest in the area’s heritage, it was fitting that the session be held at Preston’s Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Museum. Whilst visiting, we couldn’t help take some shots of the beautiful façade, along […]

Growth Lancashire publishes 2019-20 Business Plan

Following its recent endorsement by the Board, we are pleased to publish Growth Lancashire’s Business Plan for 2019-20. The Business Plan is helpful in communicating our role and capabilities. Our vision is for Lancashire to maximise its potential, capitalising on its economic strengths and its built and natural environment. To achieve this, we must continue […]

Casual employment opportunity: Boost Business Relationship Manager

Salary: £16.28 per hour (plus an additional 12.07% holiday pay entitlement and travel costs) Growth Lancashire’s mission is to contribute towards growing productivity, prosperity and places across the County. 2019 marks our 15th year as a public-private partnership. Our role is diverse and focuses on supporting businesses to grow, caring for and developing Lancashire’s heritage […]

Bacup Townscape Heritage Initiative

Rossendale Borough Council approached Growth Lancashire in the face of losing two important staff members; their Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) Officer and Conservation Officer.  This came at an important stage of the THI process. The Bacup scheme had been identified as a key regeneration project by the Local Authority, and as the scheme was transitioning […]

Aspen Colliery and Coke ovens

Growth Lancashire was approached by Historic England to assist in removing this rare piece of Industrial Heritage from the Heritage at Risk Register. This is an unusual site as Historic England’s Press Release shows(!): “Landfill, fairies and the coal industry seem an unlikely trio, but they came together in the rescue of Aspen Colliery in […]

Growth Lancashire supports a Landmark occasion

Having had the opportunity to work on the project, we were pleased to attend the official opening of The Landmark, situated within the former Burnley Grammar School. The opening coincided with the latest Burnley Bondholders event, which as an initiative, continues to put Burnley firmly on the map. Growth Lancashire was commissioned by a private […]

Meet the Boost Advisor – Alan Woods

Alan is one of the company’s Associate Senior Business Advisors working on the Boost programme, and is an experienced business consultant specialising in developing strategies for SME business growth, with particular expertise in strategic planning, change management and process improvement.

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