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Plans to postpone new checks on imported goods once more have been welcomed in Lancashire amid rising business costs and global economic uncertainty.
An organ transplant patient in Penwortham, and a Blackpool woman with only 9% kidney function describe feeling frightened and more at-risk as covid restrictions ease
The starting gun has been fired in the race to find Lancashire’s best in the business.
Submitting... Damian said: “The past 12 months has been the most difficult many of us can remember to be in business and it is a massive achievement whatever sector of the economy you are in. “We have seen businesses making huge sacrifices, making major changes and driving innovation to ensure they can survive the challenges the coronavirus pandemic has thrown at them. “The BIBAs offer businesses the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of their people and I would urge everyone in Lancashire to apply.” For the first time The BIBAs will be offering cash prizes to some of the winne...
Babs Murphy Babs Murphy, Chief Executive at the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce said: “Businesses will welcome much of this budget. There is support that is essential to help businesses recover in both the short and longer terms. “New grants for the retail and hospitality sectors will help many shops, pubs and hotels get through to the end of restrictions. "Extensions to furlough, business rates relief and VAT reductions offer some security as they not only restart, but to recover and rebuild. “While we welcome many measures taken in this budget, how successfully business...