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New Team Member Announcement – Mayes | Member News

Welcome Melanie To Our Team Melanie joined Mayes in November 2025 as part of our accounts team. She deals with a wide range of businesses completing year end accounts and corporate tax returns. Melanie has a wealth of experience in all accounting matters. Commenting on her appointment, Melanie said, "I am very excited to join a small independent practice [...]

July 16th, 2026|

New Team Member Announcement – Mayes | Member News

Welcome Jessica To Our Team Jessica joined Mayes in November 2025 as part of our accounts team. She deals with a wide range of businesses completing year end accounts and corporate tax returns. Jessica has a wide range of experience in all accounting matters. Commenting on her appointment, Jessica said, "I am very pleased to have recently become a [...]

July 16th, 2026|

Forbes Solicitors: Director’s Duties & liability | Member News

Forbes Solicitors: Director’s Duties & liability Directors, shareholders, the company itself – what’s the difference? Well, all are separate legal entities meaning that each have specific duties and obligations as well as rights during the course of running a business. Whilst it is not uncommon for the company to be run and owned by the same individuals, this does [...]

July 15th, 2026|

WHN Solicitors lands new Head of Employment Law and Director | Member News

WHN Solicitors lands new Head of Employment Law and Director Woodcock Haworth and Nuttall (WHN) Solicitors has appointed Rudy Fendlen as Director and Head of Employment Law, strengthening the firm’s support for businesses across the North West. Rudy brings extensive experience advising owner-managed businesses on the full range of employment law issues from contracts, workplace procedures and dispute resolution [...]

July 15th, 2026|

Summer Holiday Camps are Here! | Member News

Summer Holiday Camps are Here! Keep your children active, entertained and making new friends this summer with Accrington Stanley Community Trust's popular holiday camps. ⚽ Kellogg's Football Camps are back, offering fun-filled football sessions for boys and girls of all abilities. Families can claim a FREE day by purchasing a promotional pack of Kellogg's cereal and scanning the QR [...]

July 15th, 2026|

Charity’s new home revolutionises mental health support services in Lancashire | Member News

Charity’s new home revolutionises mental health support services in Lancashire A ‘DIY SOS-style’ makeover of an office building has transformed the way Lancashire Mind provides life-changing mental health support services to adults, children and young people. More than 20 businesses and organisations joined together to donate materials, time, skills, cash and goods worth more than £100,000 to provide the [...]

July 13th, 2026|

East Lancashire Hospice Nurse Jenna Hudson takes on the Wing Walk Challenge | Member News

East Lancashire Hospice Nurse Jenna Hudson takes on the Wing Walk Challenge Jenna Hudson is a Staff Nurse on our Inpatient Unit, and although she officially joined the team last August, her connection to East Lancashire Hospice goes back much further. Almost ten years ago, Jenna volunteered with us, long before she began her nursing career. It was here [...]

July 13th, 2026|

Craft Club Blackburn Cathedral | Member News

Craft Club Blackburn Cathedral We’re delighted to announce the launch of Cathedral Craft Club - a series of unmissable monthly crafting events... We’re partnering with different experts each month to bring high quality, friendly, crafting sessions to the Cathedral. Suitable for all abilities, each session features a unique craft. There are no subscription fees and you are welcome to [...]

July 13th, 2026|

Three experienced business leaders join the SUMMIT Associate Programme to bring marketing strategy support to smaller businesses across the North West | Member News

Three experienced business leaders join the SUMMIT Associate Programme to bring marketing strategy support to smaller businesses across the North West Business owners running solo or small companies across the North West now have access to SUMMIT’s Sherpa marketing strategy programme through three newly appointed SUMMIT Associates. Joanne Boyd, Louise Jooste, and Richard Webster are the first Associates to [...]

July 10th, 2026|

Putting Communities First with Northern Community Bank | Member News

Putting Communities First with Northern Community Bank Northern Community Bank is reaffirming its commitment to the communities it serves by donating £20,000 to community centres across Lancashire and Cumbria. The funding was approved by account holders at the Community Bank's Annual General Meeting, with the £20,000 donation being shared equally between selected community centres that provide vital services for [...]

July 9th, 2026|

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