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East Lancashire M&S stores avoid closure
11:20am Wednesday 7th January 2009
MARKS and Spencer has announced it is closing 27 of its stores across the UK - but its East Lancashire branches are safe.
Comments (0)Five East Lancashire card shops to close
10:50am Wednesday 7th January 2009
UPDATE East Lancashire greeting card shops are set to close this week after a firm went into administration.
Adams stores in Accrington and Chorley to close
4:37pm Monday 5th January 2009
STAFF at childrenswear shops in Accrington and Chorley have been made redundant after a retailer announced it was closing almost half its stores.
Pull together and we'll survive recession, Lancashire people told
11:54am Monday 5th January 2009
THE minister for the North West has urged Lancashire people to pull together and help tackle the financial crisis.
East Lancashire charity shops boost
12:57pm Monday 5th January 2009
INCREASING numbers of people have been hitting the charity shops looking for bargains over the festive period.
More Lancashire retail jobs under threat
6:35pm Sunday 28th December 2008
Staff at Lancashire branches of childrenswear chain Adams look set to become the latest victims of the recession.
Money-off vouchers to bring Christmas cheer to Rossendale
2:16pm Tuesday 16th December 2008
PEOPLE across Rossendale Valley will soon receive a little Christmas cheer in the post.
Advice to East Lancashire businesses hit by credit crunch
10:43am Sunday 14th December 2008
ESTABLISHING a close working relationship with your customers could be key to beating the effects of the credit crunch, according to a business expert.
Fears more Lancashire jobs will go in recession
12:26pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
MANUFACTURING is heading for a recession as serious as the one which decimated the industry a decade ago, according to new research.
East Lancashire businesses keeping upbeat despite credit crunch
3:58pm Monday 1st December 2008
MANY shops across East Lancashire are suffering “very slow” trade in the run up to Christmas as people cut back on spending due to the credit crunch.
Workers at historic Ribble Valley firm to go to three day week
10:16am Sunday 30th November 2008
WORKERS at one of the oldest chairmakers in the country will sacrifice pay and go down to a three-day week as the credit crunch continues to hit local businesses.
Lancashire retail jobs fears as Woolworths call in administrators
10:42pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
Hundreds of Lancashire jobs could be lost after the retail arm of Woolworths went into administration tonight.
Credit crunch hits East Lancashire regeneration
4:37pm Monday 24th November 2008
THE regeneration of East Lancashire is being hit by the credit crunch, a new report has warned.
Lancashire scientists in ‘value for money’ store food probe
8:20pm Tuesday 18th November 2008
SCIENTISTS in Lancashire have investigated whether we are getting value for money on food amid the credit crunch.
Blackburn energy brokers warn against 'throwing away cash'
10:52am Monday 10th November 2008
BUSINESSES need to be cautious when it comes to choosing their energy contracts or they could end up ‘throwing away’ their cash, a leading broker has warned.
80 jobs under threat at Bacup firm
1:32pm Friday 7th November 2008
ONE of Rossendale’s biggest employers is making 80 people redundant because of mounting problems caused by the credit crunch.
Credit crunch 'won't hit East Lancashire as hard as other areas'
4:44pm Tuesday 28th October 2008
A LEADING business chief does not believe any recession will have the same impact on jobs as that of the 1970s.
Nelson County Court should be saved because of credit crunch
2:40pm Monday 27th October 2008
A LAST-ditch effort by councillors to save closure-threatened Nelson County Court could be helped by the credit crunch.
Ribble Valley farm shops hit by credit crunch
2:45pm Monday 27th October 2008
FARM shops across Ribble Valley are the latest businesses to be hit by concerns over the state of the economy and changing consumer spending.
Credit crunch causing rise in divorce, says East Lancs solicitor
3:20pm Sunday 26th October 2008
AN EAST Lancashire solicitor has revealed that the credit crunch may also be playing a part in marriage break-ups.
50 per cent rise in shoplifting in Burnley town centre
8:30am Saturday 25th October 2008
THE credit crunch has been blamed for a 50 per cent rise in shoplifting in Burnley town centre.
Pray for credit crunch victims, says Bishop of Blackburn
11:20am Wednesday 22nd October 2008
The Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev Nicholas Reade, has called on Church of England members in Lancashire to increase “prayer and care” for victims of the economic crisis.
Ribble Valley MP calls for help for businesses in credit crunch
11:29am Tuesday 21st October 2008
AN MP has called for more support to help small businesses struggling to cope with the effects of the credit crunch.
East Lancs businesses welcome petrol price drop
12:30pm Monday 20th October 2008
HAULIERS and business chiefs have welcomed the reduction in fuel prices that has seen petrol drop below £1-a-litre for the first time in 12 months.
Soaring cost of fuel hits Blackburn with Darwen council
11:49am Monday 20th October 2008
COUNCILS are battling to balance their books amid “huge” fuel price increases and budget problems.
Blackburn carpet firm's plight saddens Accrington charity
12:22pm Monday 20th October 2008
CHARITY chiefs have paid tribute to a tireless fundraiser who has been left flat broke by the credit crunch.
Shock as huge Burnley development plans shelved
8:10pm Sunday 19th October 2008
A MAJOR £250million Burnley regeneration scheme has been shelved because of the credit crunch.
More join dole queue in East Lancashire
2:10pm Friday 17th October 2008
THE number of unemployed people in the North West has grown by 5,000 in the last year, new figures reveal.
Credit Crunch: Jargon-busting guide
1:41pm Friday 17th October 2008
A handy guide to what some of the credit crunch jargon actually means.
Prudence will see East Lancashire's small businesses through
1:31pm Friday 17th October 2008
SMALL businesses are facing increased pressure from banks looking to rein in their lending.
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