A SOLICITOR with a budding triathlon career is targeting success on the world stage thanks to support from a Wrexham-based copier firm. Stephanie King, from Saltney, who is aiming for a best ever top 20 finish at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Switzerland in September, has been handed an ‘invaluable’ sponsorship boost by Rawson […]
The manager of a new travel agents store in Macclesfield has launched a year-long fundraising drive in aid of a support charity which she says saved her mum’s life. Georgia Furnival, who manages the recently opened Hays Travel in Macclesfield, has nominated Ouch UK as the store’s chosen charity partner for 2019 in gratitude for […]
THE multi-million-pound development of a striking new entrance at Stretford Mall is nearing completion – with 98.4% of materials removed from the site being recycled. A staggering 6,000 tonnes of concrete and brick, and 250 tonnes of steel have been recycled by the project, with only 1.6% of all material removed from the site going […]
A CARING team of travel agents in Wallasey are using their brand new shop as a drop-off point for vital donations for the homeless. Staff at Hays Travel in Wallasey, which has recently relocated to a more prominent branch on Liscard Way, have teamed up with Birkenhead-based Charles Thompson’s Mission to help rough sleepers and […]
A new “clean food” takeaway is being launched by a couple on a mission to fuel up gym goers for their workouts at Stretford Mall. Fitness enthusiasts Paul and Georgie Grzesiak are about to open Uplift, serving a range of meals made with whole foods and packing a powerful nutritional punch. The pair are both […]
One of the region’s best-known accountancy firms is expanding and merging with a practice in Chester. According to Coxeys, which has offices in Wrexham and Saltney, the city’s branch of the Hall Livesey Brown group is the “perfect fit” for their ambitious growth plans. The Chester operation will still be based at their offices in […]
A retired police officer who patrolled the streets or more than 25 years has swapped his handcuffs for paintbrushes to set up a new business teaching people how to paint, from his back garden. Former bobby David Wiles has found a new lease of life after creating his own art studio, saving him hundreds of […]
A POPULAR vet receptionist whose help to thousands of pet owners once won her an Oscar of the veterinary world is leaving her role after nearly four decades. Sarah Bowler, 54, has been the familiar face behind the counter at Holly House Veterinary Surgery in Knutsford, which is part of Willows Veterinary Group, for a […]
One of Europe’s finest young conductors who has been chosen to lead the world premiere of a new work inspired by the 200th anniversary of an infamous massacre and the horrific experiences of a child labourer which prompted Charles Dickens to write Oliver Twist. Robert Guy, who comes from Wrexham, says it will be a […]
THE high-flying manager of a first-class Maghull travel agents has landed a top award after helping holidaymakers travel around the world more than 400 times. Emma May who leads a team of nine staff at Hays Travel in Maghull, has been named Manager of the Year at a glittering ceremony hosted annually by Hays Travel […]
