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Whitby residents have a brand new shopping experience on their doorstep after the reopening of Stakesby’s SPAR store. Following a complete refurbishment and extension which includes a Graham Eyes butchers and a Clayton Park Deli, the offering at SPAR Stakesby has been...

A warehouse manager at James Hall & Co. Ltd has been named as a Lancashire Apprentice of the Year. Nabeela Malek, 25, from Bolton, was named as the winner of the Degree Apprentice of the Year Award at the Lancashire Apprenticeship Awards held at Preston North End...

The SPAR Lancashire School Games 2022-23 have been launched in style with support from dozens of schoolchildren from across the Red Rose County.  Held at James Hall & Co. Ltd’s SPAR Distribution Centre in Preston, more than 60 children were invited to launch the...

Iconic Lancashire brand Ann Forshaw’s and its associated Alston Dairy has been acquired by the James Hall Group of Companies. The acquisition sees the Group expand its portfolio of food manufacturing businesses in the North West to five, adding Ann Forshaw’s Alston...

The 2023 Drinks Retailing Awards celebrated a range of dynamic supermarkets, convenience chains and regional stores, all of which are championing drinks and helping the off-trade thrive. Taking place on 7 February 2023 at the Dorchester Hotel, London, leading symbol...

SPAR has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the Lancashire School Games, supporting thousands of children with opportunities to compete and achieve personal bests. Organised and run by Active Lancashire and the School Games Organiser Network, the Lancashire School...

A lorry driver with James Hall & Co. Ltd is set to challenge himself against peers from around the world in a SPAR International competition. Steve Metcalf will travel to Sweden in March to participate in the first ever SPAR International Driver of the Year...

Following the enormous success of last year’s £100,000 Community Cashback Scheme, leading convenience symbol group SPAR is launching a second £100,000 Community Cashback Scheme this February, giving away grants to local voluntary or community organisations and...

The community of Heald Green is benefiting from a new convenience store after the opening of a SPAR in Wilmslow Road.  Located in a building that formerly housed a guitar shop, the SPAR convenience store has added a new string to store owner Dr Hamid Hashemi’s...

SPAR independent retailers the Cleary family are reaping the rewards of a £180,000 investment into their Victoria Avenue store. Located in Higher Blackley, Greater Manchester, the SPAR store is much improved after the introduction of more than 200 product lines into...