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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...

Rochdale has an exciting new retail offer after the opening of new SPAR convenience store. Situated at Mayfield Parade on Albert Royds Street, the new SPAR is owned by Greater Manchester and Cheshire SPAR retailers the Uppal family who have opened their sixth store....

One hundred employees from across the James Hall Group of Companies have had their achievements recognised. Held at the business’ SPAR Distribution centre and head office at Bowland View, the James Hall Achievement Awards saw staff from a wide range of departments...

This October sees leading symbol group SPAR UK launch its largest national brand campaign to date. SPAR's BIG Deals of Christmas campaign launches in SPAR stores in England, Scotland and Wales on 5th October and will run until the end of the year. To support SPAR's...

SPAR retailer Bhav Parekh has won a prestigious Retail Industry Award for his work in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Bhav, who owns the SPAR store in Ovington Drive, Southport, beat off strong competition to win the award for the work he has done at the store...

Hundreds of runners took part in the SPAR City of Preston 10K on Sunday 24th September. Sponsored by SPAR for a third year in a row, through its association with James Hall & Co. Ltd, Preston’s much loved community race event, delivered by Quest Events, welcomed...

SPAR is partnering with FareShare, the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and tackling food waste, to provide the equivalent of one million meals through local charities in cities, towns and villages across the UK, as part of the Giving One Million Meals | SPAR...

The 2023 Retail Industry Awards night took place on 19 September at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, hosted by the excellent Paul Sinha. The Retail Industry Awards have become recognised by many as a spotlight for convenience, grocery retail, independent...

After its inaugural success in 2022 raising £5,000 for the community, the Wylam on Wheels cycle event returns to Northumberland’s roads this month. Organised by the Wylam Sprockets Cycling Club and sponsored by SPAR, cyclists of all abilities will roll out of Wylam...

Lawrence Hunt & Co. Ltd has given its Whelley SPAR store in Wigan a major boost with a £250,000 refurbishment. What’s more, Store Manager Rachel Neacy will lead the SPAR into its new era, and she counts her mum Christine as part of her store team, with 57 years of...

A celebration has been held to mark the official opening of North Seaton Post Office after it was integrated into SPAR North Seaton. The move has restored Post Office services to the community while the SPAR store has enjoyed the benefit of several store improvements....