Treasurer needed to 'Make a Difference' to exciting new Lancaster & Morecambe based charity
Escape2Make (E2M) are a new grass roots, all-inclusive charity (CIO est. 2019. Charity number 1183572) who help all...
Our High Street is back in business!
We’ve been in full swing over the summer aiming to promote Lancaster and it’s events in a big but safe way. A great example of this was Festival Italia, with a mix of local...
International World Standard Day – 14 October 2021
Why’s everyone talking about certification?
The answer is simple. It’s a proven method that will enable you to demonstrate that your products, processes,...
Lancashire’s Trailblazing Chambers and Colleges Collaboration between Chambers of Commerce and Further Education Colleges are nothing new for us here in Lancaster and District. As Principal and CEO of your College I...
Networking after the pandemic
One of my roles as a Chamber of Commerce Director is to work with the Chamber team to plan a programme of networking events. Given that COVID is largely in the rear mirror, it is an...
Happy New Year!
Hello everyone, I hope you are all safe and well and had a good break over the summer. It seems that I traditionally get the January edition and this is my traditional greeting. A more...
If your team, department or business would benefit from a presence at this year’s fresher’s fair, you now have a chance to get involved.
Fresher’s Fest will be the biggest ‘freshers fair’ event yet, as it...
Think Recycling, formally A1 Supa Skips, Envirofirst and Think Pink Skips, has been recently acquired by APK Group.
APK Group was established in 2015 in Cumbria, starting off as a main contractor on a housing...
Join Pete McOnie of AMRC North West on 28th September at Fraser House, Lancaster to learn if the implementation of technology can boost your businesses performance and if so how you can access support and funding....
A sunny evening late August was the setting for the Chamber’s Summer Social! A BBQ and Beer at Lancaster Brewery tempted members of Lancaster & District Chamber of Commerce and their families to the Chamber’s...
In recent years, I, along with some of my colleagues at UCLan, have been researching and writing about seaside resorts, with a particular focus on Morecambe. Some of our conclusions relate to the importance of both...
Back to School Means Back to Business
This week those parents of school age kids can collectively breathe a sigh of relief as the school gates open and kids return to the classroom. Shoe shops and stationers...
Dealing with dishonest executors
Edward Stanley, contentious probate and trusts specialist from Harrison Drury, outlines typical examples of mismanagement of deceased estates and what beneficiaries can do to protect...
Our human needs and networking
As we re-enter the world of “in person” networking, I’ve had conversations recently with people feeling they need to “re-learn” how to behave and communicate face to face...
Running an election campaign, because that’s basically what a Business Improvement District ballot (BID) is, is tense at the best of times but running one that goes over a month and you only get to know which...
As always, the economy gives us plenty to think about. Handelsbanken’s UK Chief Economist, James Sproule, considers three key questions going forward:
What is driving the recovery? We are confident that the biggest...
Freedom day?
In the 1920s, T.S Eliot wrote his poem The Hollow Men which includes the now famous line ‘This is the way the world ends, Not with a bang but a whimper.’
I’m writing this on what the press has...
As our employees return to the office, my mind is drawn to our new office in Dalton Square. The building has been stripped out and we are now at the stage of finalising plans for its refurbishment. It all feels so...
Jon Powell was recently appointed as the new President of the Lancaster and District Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), replacing Mal Garnett who had presided over the presidency for...
A new survey of businesses in Lancashire suggest conditions are improving for local firms.
Firms within the service sector reported significant improvements particularly in domestic sales, increasing workforce, and...
