News
27 June 2010
Vision Board sponsors National Cycle Event
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Pendle Vision Board is sponsoring the National Road Race Championships which will be held in Pendle on 27 June. Olympic medallists Bradley Wiggins and Pendle's own Steven Burke will be battling it out with up to 200 riders including Tour de France multiple stage winner Mark Cavendish. |
23 April 2010
Pendle Business Awards
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Winners announced! |
March 2010
New offices at the Ace Centre, Nelson
The Enterprise Suite at the Ace Centre Nelson, the product of an innovative partnership between Pendle Borough Council and Barnfield Construction, offers local businesses the most modern, spacious and affordable office accommodation available in the Pendle region. Read more . . .
18 March 2010
New High Sheriff for Lancashire
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Dennis G Mendoros OBE, DL, FRAeS, the Managing Director of Euravia Engineering & Supply Co Ltd, and Chairman of Pendle Vision Board, is nominated the new High Sheriff for Lancashire, and will continue an office stretching back over one thousand years. The new High Sheriff of Lancashire will be officially sworn-in on Tuesday 20 April 2010, at County Hall in Preston. Read more . . . |
February 2010
Shortlist announced for 2010 Pendle Business Awards
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February 2010
NWDA Chairman visits Pendle
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Robert Hough, Chairman of the Northwest Development Agency, visited Pendle on Tuesday February 2 for an introduction to the borough, looking at sites of past and future development. |
January 2010
Pendle Vale students record ads for Business Awards
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Eight Pendle Vale College students have met their challenge to come up with two fantastic radio adverts to promote this year’s Pendle Business Awards. |
17 August 2009
Quarterly Northwest manufacturing survey signals cautious optimism
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The latest quarterly Manufacturing Institute survey of business challenges among manufacturers in Northwest England signals improved confidence, with 48% of respondents stating that they expected their business to grow over the next 12 months, which was more than double the percentage for the previous quarter. |
8 June 2009
ACE Centre opens with week of events
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Pendle’s ACE Centre is such an amazing place you couldn't fit an opening programme into just one day. So instead the ACE opened with a week long programme of fantastic, fun and mostly FREE activities, from live music, to after work barbeques, free films and a family open day on Saturday 13th June. Download the programme. |
29 May 2009
NWDA publishes Support for Northwest Businesses
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This is the second publication outlining the support provided by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and partners for businesses in the region. All services can be accessed through Business Link Northwest. This document provides updated information on these as well as a summary of national assistance recently announced by the Government. Download Support for Northwest Businesses |
18 May 2009
Community Foundation for Lancashire visits Vision Board
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Community Foundation for Lancashire is a charitable organisation which offers a service to individuals and organisations who want to give to local causes in Lancashire. Glen Lockett, Director, explained: We are going from strength to strength, having won the Government's Grassroots Endowment Challenge for Lancashire in 2008, and are continuing to provide an essential grant-making service for donors across the county.” Read more . . . |
6 April 2009
NWDA Chairman visits Pendle
Bryan Gray CBE DL, Chairman of the Northwest Development Agency, visited Pendle as a guest of the Vision Board to look at sites and discuss how the agency could provide financial and strategic support.
Pictured at Discover Pendle are, from left, Cllr John David, Leader, Pendle Council; Richard Bannister, Executive Chairman, Boundary Mill; Stephen Barnes, Chief Executive, Pendle Council; Brian Cookson, Executive Director, Regeneration, Pendle Council; Bryan Gray; Dennis Mendoros, Chairman, Pendle Vision. Read more . . .
25 March 2009
Work starts on Barrowford’s New Business Park
Vision Board members congratulate Tim Webber, Chairman and Managing Director, Barnfield Construction, as the Mayor of Pendle, Cllr Shelagh Derwent, cuts the first sod at Vantage Court, Riverside Business Park, Barrowford.
Dennis Mendoros, Chairman of Pendle Vision, commented:
“We are thrilled about the investment opportunities and jobs the park will bring to the local economy. Barrowford is an affluent place to live and we feel the development will further complement this perception, encouraging more people into the Borough”
Charlotte Rice, Marketing Manager at Barnfield said:
“We have exciting times ahead of us and after a slow start to the year in early January, we have now secured work up until 2010 and are progressing full steam into our work load.” Read more . . .
23 February 2009
Vision Board launches new website
Steven Broomhead, Chief Executive of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), joined Vision Board members at Boundary Mill, Colne, to launch their new website. Mr Broomhead said:
“The NWDA recognises the need for a strong online presence in today’s increasingly digitally-driven society. The new Pendle Vision website rightly captures the borough’s spirit and will enable its user to navigate its content with ease.
By improving the virtual image of Pendle we are stepping closer towards a stronger economy, creating opportunities for growth and making a real difference to local people.”
Speaking on behalf of the board, Dennis Mendoros, Chairman, said:
“We’re thrilled with the website – it really shows Pendle at its best! Having an online presence means that people from all over the world can see what the borough has to offer.
Pendle has a strong, modern identity which is buzzing with successful enterprises. We want to harness this to boost the prosperity of the area and create real opportunities for local people.” Read more . . .
6 December 2008
Vision Board hails opening of Nelson bus/rail interchange
Dennis Mendoros, Pendle Vision Board Chairman, welcomed the opening of Nelson’s transport interchange. He said: “This is an important step forward in providing integrated transport in Pennine Lancashire. Businesses need good transport links to distribute their products and get employees to their place of work. We look forward with great anticipation to the next three pieces in the jigsaw – a faster rail service to Manchester, an extra lane for the M65 and easier access to the M1 via the A56 village bypass.”
1 December 2008
Transport Group considers options
The Transport Group, set up by the Vision Board to crystallise the Board’s thoughts on East/West transport links, met to discuss
• the costs and benefits of rail and road links between Pendle and Yorkshire
• Lancashire County Council’s forthcoming review of the local transport plan
• options for the Vision Board to influence decisions.
15 August 2008
Employment Sites Working Group nominates three sites for employment use
The Employment Sites Working Group, set up by the Vision Board to review employment sites, has nominated three sites to Pendle Council’s Local Development Framework Consultation. During the six-week consultation period the Council received approximately 200 representations. These will be publicised in due course, along with the Council's response following the consideration of comments and sites put forward. The Council’s final decision is expected in 2010.
Revised 29 July 2010