Advance Feature List 2008 (subject to change)

September/October 2008

1. News: An eight-page round-up of news from the region’s businesses.
2. Business Barometer: The highs and lows of corporate life in the region, tracking company announcements.
3. Sharewatch: We plot the fortunes of the region’s quoted companies.
4. Creative View: We look at the work of some of the leading creative companies.
5. Regional Profile: An in-depth look at Chorley and South Ribble, containing expert commentary from each area and reports on the most successful companies.
6. Viewpoints: A round-table discussion focussing on Corporate Social Responsibility. We will be talking to leading business people who analyse the impact having a CSR policy can have on the bottom line.
7. Industry profile: A look at the county’s large plastics.
8. Heritage: We start a look back at the Lancashire textile industry which had such a huge impact on the economy of this country and, indeed, the world. In this first of a series we look at the preserved mills in Helmshore and Burnley.
9. Business Matters: Is invoice discounting the solution to cash flow – and how much does it cost.
10. Breaking the mould: Young entrepreneurs for whom age proves no barrier.
11. Environment Matters: Waste minimisation is better than waste dumping – and it can be cost effective.
12. After Hours: A feature on business people with unusual hobbies.
13. Starting Out: Profile on new-start businesses.
14. Awards: a round-up of companies that have been successful in regional and national awards.
15. In Full View: An exclusive interview with one of the county’s leading business figures.
16. Professional Forum: Experts get together to discuss a hot business topic.
17. Regeneration: an update on major redevelopment schemes that are changing the face of the county.
18. Training: news and views from the world of work-based training.
19. Commercial Property: spotlight on industrial developments in the county.
20. Italian columnist Renato Cappucci on life and business in Lancashire.
21. Question Time
22. Motoring: A review of new executive models together with Fast Lane and dealership news.
23. Appointments.