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Blackburn schools dominate Boccia tournament in first SPAR Lancashire School Games final of 2022
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...
James Hall & Co. Ltd marks £500,000 milestone for Marie Curie as leading fundraising SPAR stores celebrate achievement
James Hall & Co. Ltd has marked a momentous half million-pound fundraising milestone for SPAR’s charity partner Marie Curie. To celebrate the landmark £500,000 figure, the highest fundraising James Hall & Co. Ltd company owned stores from each region of the...
SPAR starts season of goodwill with donation of home starter hampers to Lancashire Mind
SPAR has kicked-off the season of goodwill with the donation of a year’s supply of home starter hampers for charity Lancashire Mind. The donation of the hampers will provide a helping hand to new tenants who are being supported by Lancashire Mind and are moving into...
SPAR is onside after signing deal with Burnley FC in the Community
SPAR is onside with Burnley FC in the Community after signing a sponsorship deal to support the Premier League club’s charity work. Facilitated through James Hall & Co. Ltd, SPAR UK’s primary wholesaler and distributor in Northern England, the agreement will see...
Refreshed West Lancashire SPAR and Shell forecourt opens under James Hall & Co. Ltd’s ownership
A refreshed SPAR store and newly branded Shell forecourt has opened its doors to residents in West Lancashire. The newly revamped eight-pump forecourt on the A5209 between Burscough and Parbold is now Shell branded, and there have been new additions to the in-store...
SPAR UK celebrates raising £2m for Marie Curie
SPAR, the leading convenience store group in the UK, has announced a huge fundraising milestone by raising £2 million for Marie Curie since the partnership began, the equivalent of 100,000 hours of care from a Marie Curie Nurse. SPAR UK chose Marie Curie as its...
Lancashire company G.A.P Convenience Distribution Ltd wins BP supplier award
Lancashire company G.A.P Convenience Distribution Ltd has won a national supplier award for its flexible support to leading fuel station operator BP. G.A.P was named ‘Best Supply Chain of 2021’ at BP’s annual Supplier Awards after a rapid response to support the...
New SPAR and Shell forecourt opens creating 38 jobs on prime Darlington gateway
A brand new SPAR convenience store and Shell service station on one of Darlington’s busiest main roads has opened its doors to the public. The new 3,000 sq. ft. SPAR and Shell branded forecourt on the site of Haughton Road Service Station has been months in...
Commonwealth challenge set for Active Mile event as SPAR renews sponsorship of Lancashire School Games for 15th year
Schoolchildren across the Red Rose County are being encouraged to get outside to enjoy all it offers by completing an Active Mile in the week of Lancashire Day. Organised by Active Lancashire and the School Games Organiser network, primary and secondary aged...
Comprehensive business updates and competition winners at James Hall & Co. Ltd’s independent retailer event
James Hall & Co. Ltd’s Driving Sales and Profit showcase provided independents with business updates and left one lucky retailer clutching two tickets to SPAR UK’s 2022 Conference. Held across two days, and for the first time face to face in two years due to the...
JET flagship site re-opens with a SPAR following radical £3m transformation
Following a complete knock down re-build, and many months of construction, JET Retail UK Limited has re-opened its flagship site with a SPAR store close to the Phillips 66 Limited Humber Refinery in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. JET’s biggest site...
Race for Life sees Tarporley’s SPAR team raise over £2,000 in memory of former colleague
Two members of SPAR’s team in Tarporley have run the Race for Life in memory of a former colleague – raising more than £2,000 in the process. Kim Holden, 54, and Penny Kenyon, 52, who are both shop assistants at the SPAR store, completed the 10k Delamere Forest Cancer...