A SPECIAL dinner is set to whet the appetites of the Rossendale Valley's business leaders.

Bacup businessmen Doug Spencer and Steve Shepherd are organising a 'Top of the Valley' business dinner.

The event will be held at the Bacup Leisure Hall on may 24 and is supported by Business Link for East Lancashire.

Over 120 business people from Stacksteads, Whitworth, Waterfoot and Bacup have already signed up for the event.

Mr Spencer said: "We are targeting local businesses plus people from outside the area who may be interested in setting up or moving a business here.

"At the dinner we will be proposing the creation of a Bacup and Stacksteads Chamber of Trade to help represent local business interests and promote local business growth."

Anyone interested in the dinner should contact Steve Shepherd on 01706 878009.