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Spotlight On – Alison Lobb, Managing Partner of Morecrofts Solicitors
Spotlight On – Alison Lobb, Managing Partner of Morecrofts Solicitors

Alison Lobb is Managing Partner of Morecrofts Solicitors. She is passionate about developing and supporting the next generation, as well as providing the best possible client service.  As well as providing traditional legal services, Morecrofts run the Merseyside Independent Business Awards, an annual event promoting…

‘Pop-up’ measles vaccination clinics target Leicester asylum seekers
‘Pop-up’ measles vaccination clinics target Leicester asylum seekers

The drive to tackle the measles outbreak in Leicester has seen ‘pop-up’ vaccination stations visit accommodation sites in the city to ensure asylum seekers are protected against the virus. Preventing a measles outbreak in shared accommodation “can be about saving lives”, says Inclusion Healthcare, the…

Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance and Learning and Work Institute announce strategic partnership to advance research in apprenticeships and skills
Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance and Learning and Work Institute announce strategic…

The Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance (MAA) is proud to announce a strategic research partnership with Learning and Work Institute (L&W). This collaboration takes forward both organisations’ commitment to advance research in apprenticeships and skills, to improve opportunities for underrepresented…

Spotlight On – Alex Bishop, Partner and Joint Head of Office (Birmingham) at Shoosmiths LLP
Spotlight On – Alex Bishop, Partner and Joint Head of Office (Birmingham) at Shoosmiths LLP

Alex Bishop is a Partner, National Head of Dispute Resolution & Litigation and Co-Head of the Birmingham office of Shoosmiths LLP. Alex and her team help businesses mitigate risks, enhance their reputations and maximise assets. 1. Tell us a little bit about your business… Shoosmiths is a law firm clients…

Easter treats from Community Champion help to buy beds for kids
Easter treats from Community Champion help to buy beds for kids

A local charity has been able to provide more brand new beds to children following support from a Community Champion in Stoke-on-Trent. Katie Higgins joined Tesco Extra, in Hanley just over two months ago as a community champion and after researching and visiting the Emmaus North Staffs charity shop, in the Potteries…

What’s hot in the garden for Spring 2024?
What’s hot in the garden for Spring 2024?

Celebrity garden designer Luke Millard, the resident specialist on BBC TV’s DIY SOS, has shared nine top trends that are likely to take root in UK gardens over the year ahead.   Luke Millard is passionate about design, creativity and, this year more than ever, affordability, when it comes…

First look at luxury Derby apartments as show homes revealed for first time
First look at luxury Derby apartments as show homes revealed for first time

Show homes in the first phase of a brand-new Derby city centre development are being launched this month.     Property hunters have been eagerly awaiting a glimpse of the new show homes at The Silk Yard, in Liversage Street, Derby, a luxury 258-apartment development providing studio, one, two and three-bed…

£119,000 investment project set to make Derbyshire tennis fans Wimbledon ready
£119,000 investment project set to make Derbyshire tennis fans Wimbledon ready

A Derbyshire town has received a cash injection that will improve sports facilities in the area and give a boost to community sports events. Amber Valley Borough Council and The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have partnered to bring tennis courts, last used for the sport 15 years ago, back to life. A whopping £119,000…

Firm behind ‘PizzaDog’ sensation to launch doughnut pizza
Firm behind ‘PizzaDog’ sensation to launch doughnut pizza

A streetfood firm that wowed Nottingham Forest fans with a hot dog and pizza combo is set to launch a new pizza using a sweet base supplied by doughnut brand Doughnotts. Working Man’s Kitchen hit regional and national headlines after first serving its hugely popular PizzaDog to football fans at Nottingham Forest’s…

Birmingham based entrepreneurs set to open Pride of Africa Trade Cash & Carry for retailers, distributors, restaurateurs and caterers
Birmingham based entrepreneurs set to open Pride of Africa Trade Cash & Carry for retailers,…

A leading provider of authentic African-Caribbean food products is thrilled to announce the grand opening of Pride of Africa Trade Cash and Carry. Founded by Olusegun Akande and his wife, Oyetola, this will be the first one-stop African trade cash and carry in the UK, that is exclusively black owned.  The UK…