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Code Galaxy, 20 Sandersons Way, Blackpool (2026)

21/10/2026

If your business has a website, customer portal, e-commerce platform or bespoke software, this is worth knowing about 🤓

PHP has issued an unusual advance warning about two critical security vulnerabilities, both scoring 9.2 out of 10 for severity.

The fixes are due to be released today, and PHP hasn’t yet confirmed exactly which versions are affected.

So, what does that mean for businesses?

PHP sits behind a huge amount of the web and is used in software and systems that businesses rely on every day.

Most business owners won’t know whether their systems use PHP, what version they’re running or whether they’re affected by a newly discovered vulnerability.

They shouldn’t necessarily need to.

Someone, however, does need to know.

When a critical vulnerability is announced, the questions quickly become:

- Are our systems affected?
- Where are we using PHP?
- Which versions are we running?
- Does the vulnerability actually expose us?
- How quickly do we need to act?

At Code Galaxy, we’ve spent nearly a decade building, maintaining and inheriting software for businesses across the UK.

We know how quickly codebases evolve.

Dependencies are added. Technology gets older. Developers change. Systems grow.

Over time, vulnerabilities can exist within the software a business relies on without anyone necessarily knowing they’re there.

It’s one of the reasons we built Hacka AI.

Hacka analyses the source code behind your software to identify vulnerabilities, exposed secrets and supply-chain risks. It then goes further, helping to establish what’s genuinely exploitable, what should be prioritised and how it can be fixed.

For businesses concerned about today’s PHP announcement, the immediate advice is simple:

Speak to whoever manages your website or software. Find out whether you’re using PHP and which version you’re running. Once the affected versions and patches are confirmed, establish whether you’re exposed and update accordingly.

The bigger lesson goes beyond PHP.

New vulnerabilities are discovered all the time.

Knowing what’s inside the software your business relies on puts you in a much stronger position to respond when they are.

Find the weaknesses before somebody else does 🔐

12/10/2026

If marketing, PR, content or telling your business story better is on your list for 2027… you’ll want to be in this room 🤩

The next Women of Influence Xchange is basically a marketing masterclass wrapped up in a brilliant brunch!

In partnership with the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, we’re excited to be supporting the newly refreshed Xchange - created to help women in business learn, connect, grow and build meaningful relationships.

And the first Winter Brunch has a seriously good line-up 👏

🎤 Claire Hannah, award-winning journalist with 27 years in the industry, including ITV Granada Reports, Channel 5 News and the BBC. Expect brilliant insight into PR, storytelling and what actually makes journalists take notice.

🎤 Amy Mantle, Founder of Love Media Group, sharing how businesses can use content strategically to build visibility, engagement and, ultimately, growth.

Journalism. PR. Storytelling. Content. Marketing. Growth 🙌

Plus, for £130 + VAT, Xchange membership includes a full year of events - two brunch-style master events and four practical workshops.

📅 Thursday 5th November | 10am-1pm
📍 Ribby Hall Village

While the Xchange champions women in business and leadership, men and allies are absolutely welcome too.

We’re really excited for this one. Come and join us! ❤️

29/09/2026

Something really interesting has been happening with a few of our clients this year.

We originally built their software to solve problems within their own businesses.

Then other people started seeing it.

Customers. Partners. Others working in the same industry.

And the conversations changed from:

“That’s a great system.”
to:
“Can we use it?”

For us, that's where years of thinking beyond the initial brief starts to matter.

Because software built for one business suddenly needs the assurance that it can be used by many.

Can the architecture support it?
Can different organisations and their data be properly separated?
Is it secure?
Can it scale?
Can it be maintained as the product evolves?

These aren't things you want to discover you should have thought about after someone offers to license your software.

We always want to build for what a client needs today, but with an eye on where the business could take it tomorrow.

For several of our clients, tomorrow is starting to look pretty exciting.

Their bespoke software isn't just supporting their growth anymore. It could become part of the growth itself 😉🤝

23/09/2026

From debugging code to smashing 10Ks!

A little glimpse into what our team get up to when they’re not busy at Code Galaxy…

Our software developer Tim took on the Bury 10K at the weekend, crossing the finish line in position 1111! ✨

A brilliant achievement👏🏅

23/09/2026

One client wants AI in everything. Another doesn't want it anywhere near their business.

And we're seeing both ends of the spectrum at Code Galaxy.

Some businesses are excited about embedding AI into their software to improve reporting, communications and decision-making. Others have strict policies prohibiting its use, with concerns around data protection, intellectual property and security.

As a software development company, we're entrusted with our clients' systems, data and business operations. That means understanding their expectations and adapting our approach to suit their individual needs.

AI isn't a one-size-fits-all solution, and neither should our approach to using it be.

Just because we can use AI doesn't always mean we should.

Where does your business sit? Are you embracing AI, taking a cautious approach or somewhere in between?

22/09/2026

Blackpool is full of young talent, but how do we make sure every young person has the opportunity to thrive?

Last week, we attended the Fylde Coast Responsible Business Network event at Blackpool FC, discussing the work still needed locally to raise aspirations, improve social mobility and reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).

It was great to hear about the different pathways and opportunities being created for young people across our community.

At Code Galaxy, we're pleased to play a small part through mentorship, work placements, apprenticeships, careers fairs and talks in local schools and colleges.

There's still plenty to do, but by working together, we can help open more doors for the next generation of leaders, disruptors and changemakers! 🚀

22/09/2026

This week, we’ve been chatting with Blackpool and The Fylde College about welcoming T Level students into Code Galaxy for industry placements through to May!

From cyber security and software development to content creation, we’re excited to give students the opportunity to gain real workplace experience, build confidence and develop valuable skills for their future careers.

We are proud to be a Platinum Partner of the college and play our part in developing the next generation of talent here in Blackpool!

📸 A little throwback to this time last year at the college’s recruitment event!

21/09/2026

Celebrating the very BEST in Business across Lancashire!

What a fantastic evening at the BIBAs 2026, Lancashire’s most prestigious business awards, celebrating the ambition, talent and incredible businesses that make Lancashire such a brilliant place to live, work and do business!

At Code Galaxy, we’re incredibly proud to have been part of the judging process for the past three years, seeing first-hand the innovation, passion and determination that exists across our business community.

A huge thank you to the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce team for organising another spectacular event and bringing Lancashire’s business community together! 👏

With Coleen Nolan hosting the evening, fantastic entertainment from Nadine Coyle and Smooth Radio adding to the atmosphere, it really was a night to remember! ✨

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners! To be recognised at such a prestigious event is an incredible achievement, and one you should all be immensely proud of.

And a big thank you to everyone who attended and continues to support, champion and celebrate Lancashire businesses ❤️

21/09/2026

Most businesses don’t suddenly decide their processes are too slow.

It happens gradually.

A spreadsheet becomes three.
A few emails become a chain of follow-ups.
New compliance checks are added.

Approvals pass between different people, information is copied from one system to another, and the team quietly gets very good at holding everything together.

Until the business grows... 👀 and the process can’t grow with it.

At the same time, expectations are moving in the opposite direction.

Customers, employees and stakeholders expect quicker answers, clearer communication and a smoother experience.

That was the challenge one of our clients brought to us in February.

Their process covered everything from data collection and communications to follow-ups, compliance checks, approvals, planning and onboarding.

Every step was important, but together they created a journey that could take up to 21 days.

We started work in June, and by the start of September the new system was live and embedded into their organisation.

We didn’t rip everything out and start again.

We brought together proven off-the-shelf software, middleware to make the systems communicate, carefully migrated and cleansed data, and bespoke development for the crucial parts that couldn’t be achieved out of the box.

That bespoke development was the special sauce 😉

The part that made the technology fit the organisation, rather than asking the organisation to fit the technology.

The result?

A process that once took up to 21 days can now be completed in just 4!!

That means faster outcomes for the people using the service, less chasing and administration for the team, and greater capacity to support the organisation’s growth and innovation plans.

Because there comes a point when asking people to work harder or move faster isn’t the answer.

The process itself has to change.

This is the kind of software project we love - taking a complex operational challenge and finding the right blend of existing technology, connected systems and custom development to make something work better.

Not technology for technology’s sake.
Technology that removes the drag and creates space to grow 🙌

15/09/2026

Can AI actually replace software developers?

AI can write code.

And it can write a LOT of it, very quickly.

That’s changed software development enormously. Things that once took hours can sometimes be done in minutes.

But there’s a big difference between generating code and engineering software.

Someone still needs to understand what the software needs to do.

How the different parts should work together.

What happens when something goes wrong.

Whether it can scale.

Whether it’s maintainable.

And, increasingly, whether the code being generated is actually secure.

We’re already seeing businesses build applications using AI with very little development experience. Some of what’s being created is genuinely impressive.

But faster code generation also means more code to understand, test and secure.

It’s one of the reasons we built Hacka, Ai is making it easier than ever to create software, so we need better ways to find the vulnerabilities that can be created along the way.

AI isn't making software developers irrelevant.

It's changing what being a good software developer means.

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