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Charity on the hunt for more volunteers to try taster days at St Helens store

A charity is urging more volunteers to help out at its St Helens shop – and is lining up taster days for them. The aim is to enable people to discover what’s involved, before they sign up for shifts at the Scope store in Church Square Shopping centre. Volunteer work can be a stepping stone […]

Opera singing hairdresser opens the show at grand opening of £90,000 refurbished salon

AN opera singing hairdresser hit all the right notes at the grand opening of a £90,000 cutting-edge hair salon which was ruined by a freak flood a year ago. The team at Francesco Group Chester welcomed the Deputy Lord Mayor of Chester, Councillor Razia Daniels, to a special event which marked their triumphant return to […]

Developer gets go ahead for £35 million new student apartments in city centre

Developers Anwyl Construction have been given the go-ahead for a £35 million plus new student accommodation development in Liverpool city centre. Liverpool Council planning committee approved plans for the North Wales-based company to start work on the development of 566 student apartments on the Norton Street site of Liverpool’s former National Express coach station. It […]

Delivery firm celebrates double success following record breaking year

A delivery firm that operates across Cheshire and the north west is celebrating a double dose of success following a record breaking year, which saw targets smashed. Pallet and parcel specialist Delsol, which has a base just outside Chester, has just been named a nominated supplier for the Welsh Government and public bodies such as health […]

Firm celebrates half century of hiring

A leading hire company from Leigh that’s celebrating its 50th anniversary has been hailed as the “backbone of the local economy”. Leigh MP Andy Burnham was speaking after a visit to Astley Hire, which employs 25 people. He was taken on a guided tour of the premises at Lloyd Court, Jury St, Leigh, by commercial […]

£50M Eco-friendly apartment building to boost private rental sector

A £50m eco-friendly apartment complex with its own private garden terrace will provide a boost to the private rental sector in Liverpool’s expanding commercial centre, say developers Anwyl Construction. The company is in the process of finalising designs for a modern 21-floor development, housing 342 spacious apartments on Pall Mall, on the edge of the […]

Brave Lisa loses her locks in memory of her mum

A Wirral hospital administrator has braved the shave and lost her locks to raise money for a cancer charity in memory of her mum. Mum of two Lisa Cullen, who works at top private hospital Spire Murrayfield, near Barnston, made it a real family affair as her two young sons and husband Mark lent a […]

Opera singing stylist all set for hair-raising salon performance

An opera singing hair stylist who once sang with Aled Jones will be swapping her scissors for a microphone as she serenades clients at a salon’s grand reopening. Mezzo Soprano Faith Reade, who works for the Francesco Group hair salon in Chester, will be hitting the high notes when she performs a range of opera […]

Crafty back to school fun for St Helens families

Children with designs on getting back to school in style decorated pencil cases and drawstring bags during a special event at a St Helens shopping centre. Dozens of youngsters got involved in the family arts workshops at Church Square Shopping Centre. The craft session was the last one in a six-week series of fun events […]