THE first image has been revealed showing how Stretford Mall will look following an exciting £2m redevelopment, to create a more vibrant shopping environment and attract more retailers to the area. The artist’s impression shows a huge glass window which will form the centrepiece of a new entrance looking out onto Chester Road, surrounded by […]
THE UK’S fastest growing independent travel firm has launched a major recruitment drive to find 20 new apprentices. Hays Travel North West, which has 29 branches across North Wales and the North West including its head office in Wrexham’s Lord Street and branches in Flint, Connah’s Quay, Mold, Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, is looking for […]
A CHARITY ball has raised £30,000 to help children with a rare degenerative disease. The seventh A-T Spring Ball, held at Chester Racecourse Pavilion, was organised by Wrexham businessman Vaughn Rawson, managing director of Rawson Digital, and his wife Joanne to help families coping with the rare genetic condition known as Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T). The children […]
A RETIRED vet who was a pioneer of pet medicine in Cheshire and once encountered glamorous Coronation Street legend Pat Phoenix in her silk nightgown has published his memoirs. Derek Carter, 80, is one of the main founders of the Northwich-based Willows Veterinary Group. His family life and 35-year career caring for animals has been […]
A MUSICIAN who started his career working with major acts like the Stone Roses, New Order and Fatboy Slim is to help launch a new live music showcase, at Stretford Mall. Rick Jones’ new underground electronica act Dark Fidelity Hifi is to perform the first ever live set to be staged in the popular Reel […]
A World War Two battle re-enactment group that rehearses its manoeuvres in Manchester is set to make a massive splash at a seaside 1940s festival on April 21-22. The supercharged display will be put on by North West Military Collectors group (NWMIL), whose pyrotechnic experts strive to make the action as authentic as possible. As […]
A COFFEE shop is on track to recycle a whopping 40,000 takeaway cups in the next five years, while customers will save nearly £7,000 during that time by playing their part in saving the planet. Costa Coffee at Stretford Mall is currently recycling a quarter of all its disposable, cardboard cups having launched two schemes […]
A GYM boss is preparing to push his body to the limits by cycling the first stage of the 2018 Tour de France in a gruelling 195km charity expedition to raise vital funds for research into one of the biggest killers of men in the UK. Personal trainer James Brereton is assistant manager at Pure […]
A KIND-HEARTED team of travel agents are raising vital funds for a charity-run play centre which has provided a ‘safe sanctuary’ for the store manager’s autistic nephew. Staff at Hays Travel Bolton have chosen the Boomerang multi-sensory play centre based in Bury as the charity it wants to support during 2018 – a cause which […]
A business entrepreneur is aiming to expand her company after swapping working in noisy cafes for her own purpose-built meeting room and office. Catherine Williams founded Popcats Music Time singing and dancing classes for pre-school children, and is now rolling out franchises around north west England, with plans to open next year in Liverpool. She […]
