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Doggie models wanted for fashion shows at family event

PRETTY pooches with model qualities are being sought for a four-legged fashion show at a family fun day organised by an independent veterinary group. Lynn Spruce, of Mutzmacs, is looking for the Kate Moss and David Gandy of the canine world to strut their stuff on the catwalk at the Pets on the Hill event […]

Businessman finds perfect work-life balance in his garden

A West Yorkshire businessman is master-minding his multi-million international company from his garden – thanks a bespoke home office, created using aviation technology. Nick Wright and his wife Paula run Resdev Ltd, which makes and installs high-spec industrial resin flooring for pharmaceutical and food companies through to car park decks from its base on Ainleys […]

Store manager champions needs of St Helens’ dementia sufferers

A St Helens shop manager is championing the needs of those with dementia after seeing the effect of the illness on her own family. Gill Tonks from Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery is undergoing specialist coaching to help vulnerable customers with similar problems, and plans to train her colleagues in the Church Square Shopping Centre store. She […]

Fairytale fun for St Helens families

Youngsters got crafty at a St Helens shopping centre, making their own fairytale characters at a family arts workshop. The sessions are part of a summer of fun at the town’s  Church Square Shopping Centre, with events every Tuesday until the end of August The first Shopper Whopper Kids Club arts and crafts session was […]

Summer of free fun for families lined up at Church Square Shopping Centre

A summer of free fun is on offer for families at Church Square Shopping Centre in St Helens. The centre is inviting youngsters to come along to the popular Shopper Whopper Kid’s Club, held every Tuesday from July 26 to August 30. Starting at 11am and running until 3pm in St Mary’s Arcade, the free […]

Rubicon Garden Rooms provides new space for growing property search company

A growing conveyancing search specialist firm has opened a new office in a bespoke building, created using aviation technology. Julian and Kerry Lee, who run Property Search Group, have swapped their previous base on an industrial estate for the purpose-built office in Little Sutton, and are set to recruit more staff. The new building was […]

JD welcomes shoppers to its new expanded store in Church Shopping Centre

Music and football free-styling welcomed St Helens shoppers as sports fashion retailer JD opened its expanded store at Church Square Shopping Centre. Five extra staff have been recruited to the 2,750 sq ft store, with a wider range of the company’s top-selling sportswear on offer. JD has relocated to the entrance of the shopping centre’s […]

Stunning portrait of John Lennon painted at Go North Wales tourism conference in Liverpool

A stunning portrait of John Lennon was painted in just five-minutes at a showcase of North Wales’s outdoor tourism expertise, in Liverpool. Speed painter Dave Sharp from Colwyn Bay paid homage to his idol at the Go North Wales conference, held as part of Liverpool’s International Festival for Business. Delegates heard how North Wales is […]

Cheshire vet issues killer rabbit disease warning

A TOP vet has warned rabbit owners in Cheshire to protect their bunnies from a deadly disease that’s been detected in the county for the first time. Ian Hopkins, Head Vet at Holly House Veterinary Surgery in Knutsford, which is part of the independently owned Willows Veterinary Group, has joined forces with Rabbit Rescue North […]