21 glittering retro pictures through the years of Lancashire Be Inspired Business Awards - the BIBAs

This year’s take place on Friday and while the business community looks forward to their Oscar-like award ceremony, we look back in pictures to previous years.

Organised by the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, the annual awards, known as ‘the one they all want to win’, attract hundreds of entries every year from businesses of all sizes and from all sectors. Held at the Tower Ballroom, it’s a glitzy and glamorous evening. Are you pictured?

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