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An East Lancashire furniture manufacturer has been recognised as Green Business of the Year at this year’s BIBA awards

Three East Lancashire businesses have been crowned winners in this year’s Be Inspired Business Awards, or BIBAs

Critics say uncertainty will disincentivise investment, slow path to net-zero and reduce opportunities green jobs in the north

The North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce has called for more easily accessible avenues to get finance for SMEs to be created.

With the first round of interviews now complete, the organisers of this year’s Be Inspired Business Awards, or BIBAs, have today informed 160 businesses that they’ve done what it takes to book a place in the finals, but details remain under wraps until July 4.

Organisers of the Be Inspired Business Awards, the BIBAs, admit that the first round interviews were tougher than expected for this year’s crop of judges

The North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, organisers of the Be Inspired Business Awards, or BIBAs, has announced that the shortlisted entrants for this year's competition have now been called forward for interview, marking an exciting development in the judging process.

The police and crime commissioner has met with the chief executive of a business chamber to discuss how the police can support businesses.

Business is booming again in Blackpool - best known for its Tower, old-school amusements and Pleasure Beach - after families developed a taste for staycations during the pandemic.

Entrants in the Be Inspired Business Awards’ Manufacturer of the Year category go in front of the competition’s judges this week, as emblematic of its role at the heart of the Industrial Revolution, Lancashire continues to be a centre of manufacturing excellence.