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The SPAR Lancashire School Games baton has reached Burnley this week and had a roaring start as schoolchildren from St Stephen’s CE Primary School were joined by a tiger mascot. In its 15th year of sponsorship by SPAR, the Lancashire School Games 2022 is the first...

Leading convenience symbol group SPAR has launched a new £100k Community Cashback scheme which will give grants to local voluntary or community organisations and charities who need it most. Launching today, 14 April, shoppers from all over the UK can apply for a grant...

A family fun day has added a celebratory feel to the launch week of a new SPAR convenience store in Bacup. The Mayor of Rossendale Cllr Jackie Oakes cut the ribbon to officially declare the new 3,000 sq. ft. SPAR and Shell branded forecourt open on Thursday. Residents...

A Health and Safety Officer at James Hall & Co. Ltd has been named as an Apprentice of the Year at the Lancashire Apprenticeship Awards 2022. Paul Coward, 47, was crowned winner of the Higher or Degree Apprentice of the Year category at a highly competitive...

A fusion of fantastic athletics, fun and teamwork were at the centre of the SPAR Lancashire School Games primary and secondary school indoor sports hall athletics competitions. Blackpool Sports Centre hosted the events this month for the first time in three years due...

Welcoming four new T Level starters and engaging with colleges on career opportunities are just two of the ways James Hall & Co. Ltd is celebrating National Careers Week 2022. Four Digital T Level students from Cardinal Newman College in Preston have now started...

This week is National Careers Week 2022 and we are very excited to promote James Hall & Co. Ltd as an employer of choice for now and the future. As the Recruitment Manager for the company, I have spent the last six months witnessing first-hand the fantastic...

SPAR, the leading symbol group in the UK, has added a number of new lines to its own label range of crisps, snacks and nuts. Launching in SPAR stores around the UK on 28 February 2022, the introduction of eleven new and exciting products brings an exciting refresh to...

The countdown to the SPAR Lancashire School Games finals has begun with the celebratory start of a county-wide baton relay. Beginning in West Lancashire at Brereton Endowed CE Primary School, the baton was first handed over to children at an opening ceremony at Holy...

Pupils and staff at a Preston primary school have shown their environmental passion in spades by planting Christmas Trees donated by James Hall & Co. Ltd. The donation of the surplus SPAR festive firs to Sherwood Primary School in Fulwood follows the season of...

Perfect pitching and precision placement were the aims of the game as a Boccia tournament came to its conclusion in the first SPAR Lancashire School Games final of 2022. Held at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Blackburn, almost 70 children with special educational...