New timelapse video documents stunning campus transformation
03/12/2021
Award-winning Student Centre and University Square goes from vision to reality in blink of an eye
Winners of Red Rose Awards revealed!
26/11/2021
Twenty-one winning businesses took to the stage at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool to collect Red Rose Awards trophies before a record audience of 1,200.
Talented Burnley College Sixth Form Centre students to star in magical performance of ‘Cinderella’
26/11/2021
Talented Performing Arts and Dance students at Burnley College Sixth Form Centre are finalising preparations for a magical Christmas production of ‘Cinderella’ which will enchant young and old alike next week.
Lancashire loses out again
18/11/2021
The failure of Lancashire’s politicians to act in a co-ordinated and cohesive fashion has cost the county once again, as Rishi Sunak chose to select areas with Combined Authorities and elected mayors to invest the bigger chunks of cash that he announced in his budget last month according to Downtown in Business Chief Executive Frank McKenna.
In Conversation with Cllr Matthew Brown
23/09/2021
Downtown Lancashire in Business recently hosted the next in a series of ‘In Conversation with…’ events at Bar Pintxos, Preston with Preston City Council leader, Cllr Matthew Brown.
New Wallace & Gromit bench sculpture officially unveiled in Preston by Nick Park
15/09/2021
A bronze sculpture of Wallace & Gromit has been officially unveiled in Preston by the animated duo’s creator Nick Park.
‘Parliamentarians urge County Council to back the bid’
19/07/2021
Lancashire Parliamentarians are urging Lancashire County Council to fully support the County’s City of Culture bid.
New Lancashire LEP Annual Report analyses economic impact of Covid-19 and outlines county’s roadmap for recovery
14/07/2021
The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has published its 2020-2021 Annual Report.
The 36-page document includes in-depth analysis of Lancashire’s economic performance during the pandemic, reviews the interventions deployed to mitigate the impact of lockdown on business, and outlines the LEP’s strategic, inclusive approach to help the county recover.
Eden of the North
08/07/2021
David Morris MP takes a look at the Eden Project North and what it can mean for Lancashire.
Lancashire Business Conference to return in the Autumn
24/06/2021
Downtown in Business in association with Lancashire County Council, will be hosting a major business conference on Thursday 21st October 2021 at Brockholes.
DIB appoints Rob Binns as chair in Lancashire
18/03/2021
Preston businessman Rob Binns has been appointed as the chairman of Downtown in Business, Lancashire.
Downtown Den #130 // Lancashire Leaders Forum
16/12/2020
Downtown in Business was be joined by Tony Attard, Panaz; Stephen Young, Lancashire County Council and Lis Smith, Preston’s College to talk about how Lancashire can come out of the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic.