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I’m delighted that another big company is looking to invest in our town. This is fantastic news for Darwen and I am looking forward to seeing the finished results.
Jake Berry, MP for Rossendale and Darwen
It’s great to see companies like Stewardsons putting their money into our community instead of the constant trail of investment going down to London.
Paul Ainsworth-Lord, from Ainsworth-Lord Estates
The Britain’s Got Talent production team will be attending the Pet Show this Sunday, and we are looking for any talented animals. If you are interested in meeting us, and think your pet has star quality then come on down and say hello
Tom Lightfoot, Associate producer, Britain's Got Talent
We are really excited about having the opportunity to bring this amazing original DC Comics’ artwork to fans in this way
Andrew Gerraty
The design team have been great – even the smallest advantage can be crucial in competitive events, so what you wear really matters.
Amy Kilpin, Team GB
As a regular participant in triathlons, I realised there was a gap in the market when it comes to producing high-quality sportswear for these events. Working with athletes and scientists, we’re planning to develop apparel that will help people fulfil their potential.”
Matt Tomkin
the vast majority of which have suffered severe misfortune and will only be a benefit applicant whilst they rebuild family life and career.
Phil Stewardson
“The organisers at The Pet Show have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure that every animal’s welfare at the show is protected.
Tim Wass MBE
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Fall in love with the ultimate Valentine’s gift from Illuminated Mirrors

Unsure what to give the beauty lover in your life this Valentine’s day? Show just how much you care with a beautiful handcrafted mirrors from Illuminated Mirrors’ Hollywood collection. Dubbed ‘the ultimate getting ready mirrors’, each piece in the collection boasts a cluster of LED lightbulbs surrounding the high-quality glass. Controlled by a discreet dim switch, these lights perfectly highlight the face to offer an exact reflection – a must for anyone who wants to look their best for a Valentine’s night out. Valentine’s treats for the beauty fan in

Manchester firm all set for UK expansion

Great Grass, a supplier and installer of artificial lawns, is set for UK expansion after being given the green-light to franchise their business model by the British Franchise Association (BFA).  The company, based in Failsworth, is the only artificial grass firm to hold the prestigious BFA accreditation and is now looking for prospective franchise owners across the country.  It comes after months of intense scrutiny for the North East Manchester firm, which as well as having every aspect of the business thoroughly inspected, had to run two year-long pilot schemes to ensure the

The iconic furniture about to disappear from sale

HOMEOWNERS have weeks to snap up low-cost furniture inspired by the likes of Charles & Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen and Le Corbusier. A ruling which allowed British furniture makers to replicate pieces 25 years after they first went into mass production has been repealed, meaning manufacturers who produce and sell these imitation pieces have until January 28, 2017 to sell their stockpiles or face prosecution. And it’s not only manufacturers who will suffer. Before the change in law, homeowners could snap up an Eames-inspired lounge chair and ottoman for just £749. However, from January

More award success for Stockport’s Valour Finance Group

Award-winning fintech firm Valour Finance Group has triumphed at the Stockport Business Awards. The firm, which earlier this year won a prestigious industry gong at the Credit Today Awards, took home the prize for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility, at the event held at Stockport Town Hall. Mark Bowker, CEO of Valour Finance Group, said: “As a Stockport-based business we are incredibly honoured the charity work we carry out in our local community has been recognised by our peers. “The entire team work tirelessly to support the wider community through a series of

NEW Online Game Makes Teaching Finance Fun

Free resource launched by AutoeBid.com supports the My Money element of Key Stage 3 & 4 CitizenshipAn online game which helps teach critical-thinking about personal finance has been launched by online car-buying portal AutoeBid.com Neighbour Wars, supports the My Money element of Key Stage 3 & 4 Citizenship by encouraging players to make decisions about money – and showing the impact of bad choices. As well as making decisions about monthly budgeting – going out, spending on health and consumer tech – Neighbour Wars introduces students to a fun way to learn about topics such as credit

Manchester IT Firm Hired to Support US Grand Prix

MANCHESTER IT business Bitsol Systems are revving up for a busy weekend – after being contracted to provide support for this Sunday’s United States Formula 1 Grand Prix. The company will play an essential part in the success of the race by ensuring a network of 48 track management cameras they have installed are working faultlessly throughout the two-day event. Located at key points around the 3.4 mile Circuit of The Americas track, in Austin Texas, the devices must deliver crystal clear images to Race Control as well to racing teams such as Williams, Maclaren and Mercedes. They

Get Personal this Yuletide with The Handmade Christmas Co.

Santa Claus will know exactly where to leave everyone’s Christmas gifts with these personalised Christmas toy sacks from The Handmade Christmas Co. Beautifully handmade here in the UK, The Handmade Christmas Co. have a sack to suit each member of the family – with nine personalised sacks to choose from; all of which have been inspired by famous Britons. Even the family pet is included with the canine-friendly Jonson sack. Each personalised sack is priced at £22 and is available from: handmadechristmasco.com The Caxton Christmas Sack

London Digital Marketing Agency Digitalhound wins online shopping contract

London digital marketing agency’s anti-Brexit move secures Czech dealLONDON digital marketing agency  Digitalhound has been instructed to handle the marketing for Czech retailer Alza.cz’s British and German websites. The full services agency will help develop and grow the online presence of Alza.co.uk and Alza.de over the coming months. Once established, it is hoped the websites will take on Amazon and Curry’s in the UK and Media Markt in Germany. The online shopping giant boasts more than 50,000 products in its range, with smartphones, tablets, large

New Bike Alarm Looks to Raise £50k on Indiegogo

Inventor had bike stolen three timesOnce a thief is riding your bike – no-one can tell it’s stolen. To passers-by they are just another cyclist. Unless you’ve got a Stingray. Stingray is a beautifully designed, super-secure and fully functioning front light with a sting in the tail – a smart motion-activated alarm which blasts a 140db siren into the face of a thief as they try and ride away. That’s the same volume as a fire engine. In their face. Stingray launches on Indiegogo TODAY (October 10), please help us spread the word as we try to raise £50k, to fund our first round of

AD skin synergy Launch Megabuy - exclusive to QVC

Natural and organic skincare brand AD skin synergy are launching a limited edition 100ml bottle of their multi award-winning Nourishing Night Treatment facial oil on QVC at 9pm tomorrow, Friday October 7. Available exclusively through shopping channel QVC, buyers will also receive a 15ml handbag – or manbag – travel-sized bonus bottle of the very popular treatment which has been scientifically proven to increase skin hydration by over 60%. The new size costs just £43.64 + P&P and will be launched on QVC at 9pm on October 7, 2016. Since its launch, Nourishing Night Treatment has won

Local Dad’s Recipe For Success

Image Shows Mark McGuinness at his Stockport kitchenA LOCAL dad has secured an Ocado listing for a pizza product he cooked-up in his own kitchen. Mark McGuinness, 41, created Dough It Yourself in 2012 when he couldn’t find the product he wanted on the shop shelves. Now his company produces around 3,000 part-baked hand-stretched pizza bases every week from their purpose-built kitchen, in Stockport, and sell through a string of delis and restaurants as well as online at doughityourself.org He said: “I love making pizza with the kids, but there was nothing on the market which could

Consumer Finance Firm Valour, Launch High Interest Mini-bond to Raise £5million

Pic shows Valour CEO Mark BowkerAWARD-WINNING finance firm Valour Group (UK) Plc has launched a Mini-bond to raise up to £5million from private investors. The money from The Valour Group Bond, which promises an annual interest rate of 8.49% per annum, will be used to grow the loan book of the company’s lending subsidiary Savvy.co.uk. Valour Group CEO, Mark Bowker, said: “As a company we have zero external debt and have delivered a healthy 17% pre-tax profit margin so this is the ideal time for us to take on some external debt to enable our online lender Savvy.co.uk to grow further.

This Christmas’ most cracking furniture collection

Christmas is coming, which means it’s time to dig out the emergency chairs and retrieve the trestle table from the garage as the family descends for a slap-up Christmas dinner. But if you’re fed up of make-do furnishings this yuletide why not treat yourself to an early Christmas present from British furniture manufacturers Pash Living. You see while Santa Claus and his elves are busy making presents for good boys and girls, Pash Living have curated a Christmas collection for stylish grown-ups with a passion for interior design. From the beautiful Fjord dining table to stylish Elba

Pash Living’s Bit on the Side

British furniture manufacturer Pash Living has unveiled its first collection of original furniture. The firm, who made a name for themselves by offering high quality reproductions of classic furnishings, has launched its own collection of sideboards in walnut and oak. Inspired by the Scandi-stylings of their reproduction pieces, the Elba Sideboard collection offers an eclectic mix of contemporary lines and modern colours. Functional as it is good looking, the sleek sideboard comes with an array of storage space with handle-less drawers and cupboards adding to the minimalist look.

Blue Suede Hues

It’s official – Denim Drift is the Dulux Colour of the Year 2017. And to celebrate British furniture manufacturer Pash Living has launched its own Denim Collection inspired by the soft blue-grey hue. Packed with pieces to suit every property style, the capsule collection boasts iconic furnishings from some of the world’s most celebrated designers, all of which have been loving reproduced by Pash Living for a fraction of the price of an original. So if you want to get the Denim look in your home this winter, forget reaching for the paint tin and brush and head to pash-living.co.uk

Stanmore Nursery Scheme breaks £2million mark

Pic shows L to R – Jackie Hyde, Stanley the Bear, Jenny HydeBOLTON-BASED Stanmore Insurance Brokers are celebrating after breaking the £2million mark in premiums for their specialist nursery insurance scheme dot2dot. The firm launched the enterprise back in 2003 to provide comprehensive cover and bespoke packages to the childcare sector. Since then dot2dot has grown into one of the UK’s leading insurers for the sector covering 70,000 children in more than 1,700 nurseries throughout the UK and protecting in excess of £1.7bn in assets. Jenny Hyde, dot2dot Scheme Manager, said: “

Pash Living’s Bit on the Side

British furniture manufacturer Pash Living has unveiled its first collection of original furniture. The firm, who made a name for themselves by offering high quality reproductions of classic furnishings, has launched its own collection of sideboards in walnut and oak. Inspired by the Scandi-stylings of their reproduction pieces, the Elba Sideboard collection offers an eclectic mix of contemporary lines and modern colours. Functional as it is good looking, the sleek sideboard comes with an array of storage space with handle-less drawers and cupboards adding to the minimalist look.

This Christmas’ most cracking furniture collection

Christmas is coming, which means it’s time to dig out the emergency chairs and retrieve the trestle table from the garage as the family descends for a slap-up Christmas dinner. But if you’re fed up of make-do furnishings this yuletide why not treat yourself to an early Christmas present from British furniture manufacturer Pash Living. You see while Santa Claus and his elves are busy making presents for good boys and girls, Pash Living has curated a Christmas collection for stylish grown-ups with a passion for interior design. From the beautiful Fjord dining table to stylish Elba

Halesowen Businessman Becomes Daily Telegraph Property Doctor

Photo shows L to R: Mark Stewardson, Phil StewardsonAN Award-winning Halesowen businessman is set to become a familiar face after being signed by a national newspaper to provide expert advice to property investors. Phil Stewardson, of Stewardson Developments, was approached by the Daily Telegraph to become their ‘Property Doctor’ and appears in their pages every Saturday answering questions from readers. Phil, 51, said: “I have worked in property investment and development for the last 21 years so have dealt with a vast array of property and letting issues. Even now with the issues

Developer Becomes Daily Telegraph Property Doctor

Photo shows L to R: Mark Stewardson, Phil StewardsonAN Award-winning property developer and landlord is set to become a familiar face after being signed by a national newspaper to provide expert advice to property investors. Phil Stewardson, of Stewardson Developments, was approached by the Daily Telegraph to become their ‘Property Doctor’ and appears in their pages every Saturday answering questions from readers. Phil, 51, said: “I have worked in property investment and development for the last 21 years so have dealt with a vast array of property and letting issues. Even now with the

Breakfast with a side of innovation for the South Manchester Business Association

Innovation will be on the menu when the South Manchester Business Association welcomes The Fab Lab to its weekly breakfast meeting on Wednesday August 31. The Fab Lab, which offers creative space for product designers and entrepreneurs to test out their ideas and bring them to life, will give a presentation to the SMBA at one of their regular morning meetings held each Wednesday at 6.45am at the Mercure Bowdon Hotel on Langham Road. Local businesses are welcome to attend the event and can register for free at the SMBA website: www.smba.org.uk Chair Liz Law said: “We are thrilled to

Wilmslow move for consumer finance firm

Note: image shows some members of the Savvy team with Mark Bowker, CEO, on the far leftAward-winning consumer finance firm Savvy.co.uk have opened the doors to its new premises in Wilmslow. The Barons Court office, which is located on Swan Street in Wilmslow town centre, will be home to 20 employees of the loans specialist who have relocated from Stockport. Mark Bowker, Managing Director of Savvy.co.uk, said: “Everyone at Savvy.co.uk is really excited about the new premises. “It marks an important step in the next stage of Savvy.co.uk. As the business grows we need facilities that

Lancs Property Developer Becomes Daily Telegraph Property Doctor

Image shows L to R: Mark Stewardson, Paul Ainsworth-Lord, Phil Stewardson (Property Doctor)AN Award-winning businessman who has ploughed over £1million into creating homes in Lancashire has been signed by a national newspaper to provide expert advice to property investors. Phil Stewardson, of Stewardson Developments, was approached by the Daily Telegraph to become their ‘Property Doctor’ and appears in their pages every Saturday answering questions from readers. Phil, 51, said: “I have worked in property investment and development for the last 21 years so have dealt with a vast array

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