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By Business Editor Blinds By Mark, a leading Bristol blinds and curtain fitting company is celebrating a significant milestone, with over 150 five-star Google reviews and an incredible 395 five-star Facebook reviews. These glowing testimonials reflect the company’s unwavering commitment to quality, customer service, and professionalism. “We are absolutely
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By Jill Dando News Kingfisher, the international home improvement company, is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity Great Britain in a new charity partnership which will help tackle the UK’s housing crisis and help provide safe and affordable housing for the most vulnerable people. This two-year commitment will combine
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By Jill Dando News Tesco has announced that its Fruit & Veg for Schools programme is to be expanded for another year to reach more schools across the UK. For the whole of the next academic year (2025/2026), free fruit and veg from local Tesco stores will give children
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By Jill Dando News The Fusion X1, a new smartphone designed for children, offers enhanced safety features to help protect young users from harmful content. Co-created by parents and the company HMD, the phone includes built-in software that blocks inappropriate content, alongside parental controls to limit browsing, messaging, and social
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By Jill Dando News A new wave of daytime clubbing is transforming local venues, boosting trade during traditionally quiet hours, and revitalizing the nightlife scene. The Over 30s Club, a pioneering event for music lovers aged 30+, is proving that the dancefloor doesn’t have to wait until midnight. Running
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By Jill Dando News Sainsbury’s is set to revolutionise its logistics by transforming food waste into fuel for a number of its HGV trucks. From next month, the pioneering initiative will see biofuel produced directly from Sainsbury's food waste power 30 trucks at its Emerald Park distribution
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By Business and Mental Health Editors Pioneering Initiative Aims to Reduce Alarming Suicide Rates Among UK Construction Workers Professional rugby player Josh Caulfield and his brother, former international player Jake Caulfield, are launching a life-saving initiative to revolutionise mental health support in the construction industry – a sector where workers are
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By Jill Dando News A Bristol graduate who started out fixing school friends’ and teachers’ smashed screens now runs a sustainable tech company that employs 17 people. By the time Casey Sather was studying Astrophysics at the University of Bristol, he was already fixing so many devices that he needed
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By Jill Dando News TWO Belfast based leaders have launched a new programme for UK companies aimed at tackling an often-overlooked issue in the business world. Laura Kearney – who is the founder and Inclusion IQ – and Shelly Higgins – who is Operations Manager at Springvale Learning have created the NICE Framework,
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By Jill Dando News Students in Somerset are learning new ‘green’ skills thanks to SUEZ recycling and recovery UK and Somerset Council. Team Repair, a multi award winning start-up company on a mission to increase STEM career uptake and tackle the e-waste crisis, will be running the 12-week course. Students
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By Jill Dando News As part of its Airport Community Fund, Birmingham Airport has donated £5,000 to Birmingham Stirling Sea Cadets to fund the purchase of new kayaks. Based in Shard End, Birmingham, the registered charity offers active experiences to young people helping them grow, develop and upskill themselves
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Encouraging Men to Speak Up, Find Strength, and Take Charge of Their Mental Wellbeing Why I’m Writing This Blog For years, I suffered in silence. On the outside, I was strong—6’4”, 20 stone, a professional rugby player, and later a leader in schools and business. But inside,
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By Mental Health Correspondent Current and Former Rugby Stars Share Personal Struggles to Break Industry Stigma and Save Lives For the first time, professional rugby player Josh Caulfield and his brother, former international player Jake Caulfield, from the south west of England, are publicly revealing their personal mental health journeys
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By Jill Dando News A loved-up couple from Reading enlisted the help of Morrisons bakers to make the sweetest proposal ever – on an extra big personalised cookie. Morrisons fan Charlie Bullock, 30, took his partner, Hannah McNaughten, 26, to the bakery counter at Morrisons Reading where she was surprised with
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By Jill Dando News A Derbyshire business making outdoor furniture from recycled plastic has shown love is in the air after providing vibrant pink and lilac seating at the heart of the iconic “love locker” project at Thornbridge Hall – set to be unveiled on Valentine’s Day. Kings Award winning
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By Jill Dando News From Football Fan to Green Legacy: How a 103-Year-Old Superfan Inspires a Greener Future for Bristol When Margaret Dodds walked into Ashton Gate to celebrate her 100th birthday, she wasn’t just a fan—she was a living legend. As one of Bristol City’s most