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James Hall & Co. Ltd wins national Post Office partnership award
James Hall & Co. Ltd has won a national Post Office partnership award for Customer Service Excellence in its SPAR stores. The accolade was presented to James Hall & Co. Ltd’s G&E Murgatroyd company stores division at a glitzy ceremony at Landing Forty Two...
SPAR UK donates £250,000 to FareShare
Following SPAR UK’s announcement this September that the symbol group had partnered with food redistribution charity FareShare to launch its Giving One Million Meals campaign, a donation of £250,000 has now been made to the charity. The campaign saw SPAR UK pledge a...
Team GB Olympian launches SPAR Lancashire School Games 2023-24
Team GB Olympic bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw inspired schoolchildren with her career achievements at the launch of the SPAR Lancashire School Games 2023-24. Held at James Hall & Co. Ltd’s SPAR Distribution Centre in Preston, 55 schoolchildren from nine of...
Lancashire Mind’s call for participation in SPAR sponsored ‘Mental Elf’ Fun Run
Mental health charity Lancashire Mind will be holding its flagship, festive event on Sunday 3rd December 2023 at Witton Park, Blackburn. This year there are opportunities to take part in the usual 5k and 10k runs, as well as a shorter 2k option. All ticket sales,...
Iconic Lancashire brand Ann Forshaw’s launch new Greek style yogurts
Four tasty new flavours of Greek style yogurt have been launched into the iconic Ann Forshaw’s range. Now in SPAR stores across the North of England, the new yogurts are available in delicious fat free flavours including Madagascan Vanilla, Honey, and Strawberry....
MrBeast fanatic family from Carlisle win Spinner Winner £10K with SPAR
A MrBeast fanatic family from Carlisle have won a £10,000 cheque courtesy of the YouTube megastar’s promotion with SPAR. Beverley Branch was over the moon to collect the cheque outside SPAR Petteril Bank Road with her son James, age 11, having regularly bought...
Widnes woman wins Mercedes worth £50,000 courtesy of SPAR and MrBeast
A woman from Widnes whose nephews are keen followers of MrBeast has won a £50,000 Mercedes car courtesy of the YouTube megastar’s promotion with SPAR. A delighted Nicola Poland collected the keys for her brand new 73-plate Mercedes CLA250e outside SPAR Ditchfield Road...
SPAR customers can design Egg Mayonnaise sandwich pack as Marie Curie competition returns
SPAR and James Hall & Co. Ltd are bringing back a popular design competition to celebrate the charity partnership with Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end of life charity. Launching today (Thursday 9th November 2023), SPAR customers will have the chance to design...
SPAR Patrington officially launches with community opening
Residents in Patrington in the East Riding of Yorkshire are benefiting from an improved range and better availability as new a SPAR store in the village was officially launched. Owned by Paramjit Singh Randhawa and family, the store came under the SPAR symbol in...
Active Lancashire and SPAR renew sponsorship of School Games for an 18th year
SPAR has renewed sponsorship of the Lancashire School Games, continuing a successful partnership with Active Lancashire for an 18th consecutive year. What is more, the 2023-24 Lancashire School Games are being reformatted this academic year, with an increased focus on...
SPAR UK celebrates raising £3 million for Marie Curie
Leading convenience store group SPAR is celebrating a huge fundraising milestone by raising £3 million for its national charity partner Marie Curie. SPAR UK chose to start its national charity partnership with Marie Curie in 2016 and has since reached this incredible...
James Hall & Co. Ltd Recruitment Coordinator wins Highly Commended Apprenticeship Award
A Recruitment Coordinator at James Hall & Co. Ltd has won a Highly Commended Award at the National Apprenticeship Awards North West Regional Final. Emily Bingham was one of two Level 2 North West finalists in the highly competitive awards which saw a total of...