CityBlock 3 on Penny Street Family-owned CityBlock has sold its Lancaster student properties in a £26.5m deal with investment group Empiric Student Property that also includes accommodation blocks in Leicester. The […]
Plans for Morecambe BID ramp up
The old Morecambe Visitor building Morecambe businesses and the Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce both recognise that central Morecambe is in need of improvement. Having taken on board the overriding […]
Businesses team up for new cycling facilities at White Cross
More than 50 companies based at Lancaster’s White Cross Business Park have teamed up with Lancashire County Council to get new cycling facilities. White Cross Business Park has been granted […]
Morecambe businesses consider BID for the town
The former Morecambe Visitor offices, part of the proposed BID area When is a tax not a tax? When those that pay it also get to say what it’s spent […]
City Council: Become your own boss in 2015
Morecambe’s Festival Market is giving budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to get a taste of what it’s like to run your own business with special introductory rates. For just £50 per […]
When will MP David Morris speak up on #VATMOSS?
Pictured: David Morris posted this picture of himself on Twitter on 19th November, meeting freelancers on his first day as ‘Freelancers Ambassador’ at an event organised by the Association of […]
North West employers in line for Employment Allowance cashback
An estimated 137,000 business owners in the North West will be able to benefit from a new government initiative which allows employers to reduce their National Insurance costs by up […]
North West theatres targeted in tax relief consultation – but will The Dukes really benefit?
Lancaster’s Dukes theatre and other theatres in the North West are being encouraged to have their say on plans to introduce tax relief for the industry, announced in last week’s […]
Lancaster University projects aims to help local business, charities, get to grips with social media
Lancaster University’s Social Media Project Team Enactus are holding social media workshops for local business and charities. Unfortunately, we missed their posting on our own social media for today’s event (but […]
Government announces business rates to be frozen to boost local traders, but also raises pension age, caps welfare spending
The government has unveiled changes to the business rates system in its Autumn Statement today, which it claims will cut taxes, supporting the North West’s small businesses and high streets […]