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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...
Launch of new Uppal family-owned SPAR store in Rochdale
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....
James Hall & Co. Ltd celebrates achievements and success of employees
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...
SPAR is making a BIG Deal of Christmas
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...
Southport SPAR retailer wins prestigious Retail Industry Award
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 run in the SPAR City of Preston 10K
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...