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Padiham Eatwell Project Brings Free Health Event to the Community This September Residents across Padiham are invited to a free community health event on Thursday 24 September, as part of the wide-ranging Padiham Eatwell Project. Packed with practical activities and expert advice, the day, promises something for everyone keen to feel their best. The event welcomes local people of [...]

Azets boosts Burnley office Azets, the UK top 10 accountancy and advisory firm, has boosted its Burnley office with the addition of Sam Marshall as Director. He brings further expertise to the business which has branches across the North West and works in all areas of the sector. As Director of Accounts and Business Advisory Services (ABAS), Sam will [...]

Financial Security For many people, the biggest financial asset they own isn't their home or their investment portfolio. It's their ability to earn an income. Monthly earnings often fund everything from mortgage repayments and household bills to family holidays and retirement savings. Yet while many people insure valuable possessions, fewer consider how they would manage financially if illness or [...]

More Than Payroll: A Payroll Team You Can Rely On National Payroll Week gives us an opportunity to recognise the people and processes that help keep businesses running smoothly. At Pierce, our Payroll team delivers a service that goes beyond compliance, combining technical expertise, proactive support and a genuinely personal approach that clients can rely on throughout the year. [...]

Calendar method’ calculations for thousands of baffled businesses don’t add up following complicated government compliance "We haven’t found two employers tackling this in the same way.” H-J Dobbie, Head of HR Consultancy at Azets, the UK top 10 accountancy and business advisory firm. “Getting holiday pay calculations wrong not only invites an investigation by the Fair Work Agency but [...]

Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone Celebrates Record-Breaking Summer with More Than 7,800 Visits from Young People For parents and guardians, the summer holidays can bring a difficult juggling act – balancing work, childcare and the rising cost of keeping children safe, active and entertained. With holiday childcare costing families £850–£950 per child, the financial pressure can be significant. That’s [...]

Helen Charnock Having spent over 18 years as an Underwriter with RSA (now Intact Insurance), I've built my career working with brokers to help businesses understand and manage risk with confidence. Over the years, I've been fortunate to broaden my experience through client-facing roles with Marsh, Aon and Howden, where I developed a real passion for building relationships and [...]

Compliance for Growing Businesses: What Changes as You Scale? As a business grows, so do the responsibilities that come with running it. What may have been manageable for a start-up or small company can quickly become more complex as headcount increases, turnover rises, and operations expand. Compliance is one area where many growing businesses face new challenges, and failing [...]

Unstoppable: Resilient student named Higher Education Student of the Year after refusing to give up Despite her cancer, Rebecca Oldham has refused to let life's toughest challenges stand in the way of her ambitions has been named Higher Education Student of the Year after graduating with a BA (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy degree from East Lancashire University Centre (ELUC). [...]

Businesses, beware the Autumn cashflow crisis – Azets UK top ten accountancy and advisory firm Azets has warned that SMEs across the North West could face ‘an Autumn cashflow crisis’ if they don’t prepare properly for key October tax deadlines. Praveen Gupta, UK Head of Tax at the business that has offices in Manchester, Bolton, Burnley, Lancaster, Preston, Shrewsbury, [...]