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SOUTHPORT FLOWER
SHOW 2013 WILL BE VISITED BY A CORONATION STREET STAR!
AS the preparations are now
well underway for this year Southport Flowershow, we have been told
that the Coronation Street star Fiz, aka Jennie McAlpine, will be
making an appearance at this year’s Southport Flower Show. The
popular actress will attend the Saturday of the show on 17 August
2013.
Jennie was just 17 when she joined
the cast of Coronation Street, but she had already been performing
as a stand-up comic for four years. Jennie is now a Weatherfield
favourite for her portrayal of fiery Fiz Stape and she has shown her
quick wit on a string of TV paNel shows and quizzes including 8 out
of 10 cats and Loose Women. She is not afraid of getting stuck into
some gardening and planted trees at a special garden at Moodswings,
a charity set up by her dad.
She recently opened her own
restaurant Annies in Manchester which serves traditional British
food. Jennie said:- “I’m really looking forward to this year’s
Southport Flower Show. I love all the gardens and I’ll definitely be
checking out the food village to pick up some ideas for Annies.”
Check out the Southport Flower
Show
website for all the latest news
about this years show and to get your tickets...
Consumers to
benefit from easier broadband and landline switching
THE
Telecommunications Watch Dog, Ofcom,
on 8 August 2013, has announced new measures to help consumers
change landline and broadband providers with greater ease,
confidence and convenience.
Under the
changes, consumers will only need follow a single switching
process, which will be managed by their new communications
provider. Ofcom has also set out additional measures to help
prevent consumers losing their service during the changeover
process, or being switched without their consent.
Ofcom is
also now consulting on the detail of putting these improvements
in place, through a change to regulatory rules (known as
'General Conditions'), and on timescales for changes.
The consultation closes on 2 October 2013.
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Ladies aim big at the Enterprise Vision Awards 2013
THE Enterprise Vision
Awards (EVA’s), have been created to specifically recognise ladies
in the North West who are inspiring others by successfully running
their own businesses and who are championing entrepreneurial growth
in our region. The EVA's recognise the efforts they have made to
start and develop businesses whilst facing challenges along the way.
Abby Jackson of Hodge Halsall Solicitors based in Southport has been
nominated for the Professional Services category at the EVA Awards
2013 and Sarah Harrison of Lily Jones who won 'Southport
Networker of the Year' in the Enterprise Vision Awards is
now battling it out as a finalist for:- 'North West Networker
of the Year'.
Abby joined Hodge Halsall in 2005
working in the probate, wills and trusts department and completed
her law degree at UCLan during this time. Abby has recently been
appointed operations officer at the firm and is responsible for the
smooth and efficient running of Hodge Halsall’s systems and the
enhancement of customer service to clients through the management,
maintenance and improvement of procedures including the computer
systems. Abby went through to Blackpool to meet with the
Judges and do a presentation for them and said:- "It was a
really great experience, the judges were lovely and really
encouraging. I am the only person in my category who does not own my
own business with, in itself is a huge achievement. I am just
hopeful now that I can go on to win the award, with the support of
the residents of Southport and make Hodge Halsall proud."
Sarah Harrison is up against finalists from Furness, Bolton, Lytham,
Blackpool, Preston, Chorley, Lancaster and Blackburn in her quest to
win North West Networker of the Year. Sarah's business is social
media, she set up in 2012 offering social media management, training
and consultancy to local businesses.
Sarah said:- "More and more
businesses are taking to the world of social media as it has become
apparent, that it is going nowhere. Social media can be costly and
time consuming for any business, my aim is to reduce these factors
and assist businesses to build and manage their social media
presence effectively. Winning the Eva's would be a massive
achievement for me, I believe networking is a must for all
businesses which is why I'm so passionate about my 'Lily Loves
Local' brand - Love Southport which predominantly operates through
Facebook and Twitter it is a virtual network of supportive social
media users that engage and endorse each other in order to build
awareness and promote Southport as a whole."
You can vote for Abby and Sarah in their respective categories via
enterprisevisionawards.co.uk.
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