By Rob Kelly THE REGENERATION GAME
As we continue to mark the 20th anniversary of Lancashire Business View, here we look back at our November/December 2005 issue.
Editor Andrew Calvert grabbed an exclusive interview with Steven Broomhead, chief executive of the North West Regional Development Agency (NWRDA), to talk about plans for regeneration in the county.
He spoke about a raft of major initiatives in the pipeline, including a university campus for east Lancashire, a new business park on the former Michelin site in Burnley and a world class aerospace centre at Samlesbury.
Steven told us: “Lancashire is one of the key economic drivers for the region.
“The North West has a world class aerospace
industry, with a leading science-based and high value-added manufacturing and services sector.”
He also spoke of the ambition of creating a ‘University of East Lancashire’ and added: “There is a need to improve access to higher education in east Lancashire.”
“There is good quality provision in colleges particularly Blackburn, but there is potential to open up the Michelin site as a campus, a University of East Lancashire.”
Lancashire Business View writer Fiona Ritchie found herself in deep water in a feature with chartered accountant Mark Schofield, who was a coach at Clitheroe Canoe Club in his spare time.
He talked about how kayaking had given him some tips to take back to the workplace, revealing,
“through the coaching courses I have learned how to motivate and communicate with people.
“I found out how to encourage people through the use of positive words too.”
We also heard from Ann Parsons, who at the age of 40 had launched her own book-keeping business in Accrington.
Meanwhile, celebrity chef Nigel Haworth and business partner Craig Bancroft were helping to put the Ribble Valley on the UK gastronomic map through their work at Northcote in Langho.
Craig told us: “When guest chefs come to Northcote they are overwhelmed by the beautiful countryside and the wonderful produce that is grown locally.”
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Creative Business Award NEW Customer Service Award
Deal of the Year Award NEW Design Award Digital Award
Employer of the Year Award
Environmental, Social and Governance Award Export Award
IN THE NEWS November:
• Angela Merkel makes history by becoming the first female chancellor of Germany.
• In Amiens, France, the world’s first partial human facial transplant is performed by a team of pioneering surgeons to reconstruct a patient’s severely damaged face.
• ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, the fourth film based on the books of JK Rowling, premieres in London. It goes on to become the most successful film of
Here are some of the headlines attracting attention in November/December 2005 the year, earning almost $900m.
• General Motors, the world’s biggest car maker announces plans to close 12 plants and cut 30,000 jobs in the US amid growing fears of bankruptcy.
December
• David Cameron, 39-year-old MP for Witney in Oxfordshire, is elected as leader of the Conservative Party, defeating David Davis.
• The Civil Partnership Act 2004 comes into force, granting same-sex couples similar legal rights to those of married
heterosexuals. The first civil partnership in the UK under the normal application of the rules was registered in Belfast.
• Prime Minister Tony Blair makes a surprise visit to British forces in Iraq.
• Australian cricket legend Shane Warne becomes the first cricketer in history to take 1,000 international wickets.
• Sir Richard Branson’s mobile telephone business entered talks with the UK’s largest cable business NTL over a deal which could see the Virgin brand extending to TV, telephones and high-speed internet access.
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Professional Services Award Scale-Up Award Small Business Award
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Award Transformation Award
Transport and Logistics Award
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