Business

Businesses in South Holland can boost their Food Hygiene Ratings by taking part in special training workshops run by the district council. The sessions are specifically tailored for businesses and aimed at supporting owners and staff. Participants will get a certificate and clear action plan of the steps they need to take to improve their rating as well as advice ...

Drinks entrepreneur Claire Hall is in a new crowdfunding television programme starting on Thursday (October 29) in a bid to brew up some financial backing for her business. Claire, the creator and maker of Percy’s Vodka Teas, will appear on The Money Pit – a new show on Dave in which ordinary people risk their own money to invest in the ...

For people who want to enjoy life to the full, there`s not always enough time in the day to prepare a meal from scratch or go shopping. With a wide selection of frozen meals delivered directly to the door, Wiltshire Farm Foods is there to help people eat well and look after themselves in their own home. Recently created is ...

The proposed reform to business rates has been welcomed as good news for South Holland. District council leader Gary Porter admitted to surprise at councils being able to retain the full 100 per cent by 2020. He was at the Conservative Party conference to hear Chancellor George Osborne announce that, in new rules to be introduced by the end of this Parliament, ...

A new £50,000 furnace has enabled a Spalding Common firm to improve output, become more efficient and safeguard jobs. South Lincs Pattern Shop and Foundry’s second furnace is making a big difference to the niche work which the business attracts. Foundry owner and managing director David Harriman said: “We do a lot of work with prototype people, who might be ...

When Sarah Ekins’ daughter started school last month, mum had already set the wheels in motion to have more flexible working hours. Sarah, who has had 15 years of experience of working as a teacher, made the decision to leave her job last December and take up something new. She has been running her Creation Station franchise since February and ...

If you or a loved one has an attractive bottom or a chest to be proud of, there’s a new business in Long Sutton ready to make a lasting memory from it! Body casting specialist La Boutique Du Moulage is preserving body parts for posterity. Pregnant women might like to have their bumps cast, and families or lovers can have ...

A Spalding SME which specialises in selling jigsaw puzzle accessories, has boosted its team by recruiting another apprentice. Jigthings, which launched ten years ago in Spalding, took the decision after starting a complementary business called Education Quizzes. Owner of the Wragg Marsh firm Colin King wanted to invest more in the customer service it offered and took on Jack Merritt ...

A Spalding business owner who made alterations to its premises without planning consent has had his retrospective application refused. South Holland District Council’s planning committee went against their officers’ recommendation and voted 13-1 in favour of refusing Zagros Abdullah’s application for the former Station Gates pub in Spalding, now known as International Food. Much of the property is Victorian and ...

Started 30 years ago in a small shop with her mother down a little side street, Cheryl Babington-Tree has never looked back. And Cherry Trees, in Pen Street, Boston, is testimony to Cheryl’s devotion and love of fashion, which she says has taken over her life. “I live and breathe fashion,” says Cheryl. “Over the years I have acquired a ...

Guest speakers from rail, bus and freight operators are due at this month’s Lincolnshire Transport Conference in Spalding. This year’s theme is “Connecting South Lincolnshire” and a senior official from the Department for Transport is also expected to attend. The conference will be opened by Lord-Lieutenant for Lincolnshire Toby Dennis, followed by a full day of activity. Delegates will have ...

Ye Olde Red Lion Bicker Telephone 01775 821200 www.redlionbicker.co.uk Having previously enjoyed a lovely evening meal at Ye Olde Red Lion in Bicker, I jumped at the chance to go along and sample the restaurant’s Lincolnshire tapas menu – and I wasn’t disappointed. My colleague Mel and I dined at the restaurant on a Friday night and when we arrived ...

The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership is looking for a business leader from the manufacturing sector to join its board. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of and contacts in Greater Lincolnshire and will lead on the LEP’s Manufacturing Sector Plan. The role is voluntary and will involve around eight meetings per year, lobbying MPs sometimes in London, possibly ...

The region’s economy will come under the spotlight at the next Spalding Business Club event. The Bank of England’s agent for the East Midlands, Alastair Cunningham, will address a crowd of local business leaders at the Spalding Business Club monthly meeting on October 1. The event, at Bookmark, The Crescent, Spalding, is sponsored by Chartered Accountants, Moore Thompson. During his ...

Representatives from businesses across the region celebrated the success of a funding scheme which has boosted local firms to the tune of over £1million since 2013. A recognition event to mark the conclusion of the Grants4Growth programme took place at Springfields Events and Conference Centre in Spalding on September 8. Attendees included Anna Graves, chief executive of South Holland District ...

It’s in with the new at Spalding car dealership Crowsons as its showroom has been given a new lease of life. Crowsons has been at the forefront of the car business in Spalding for more than 60 years, but it has been more than 15 years since its premises in Wardentree Lane had undergone a facelift. So the time had ...

A full hairdressing service has been added to the menu at Oasis Beauty, complementing the range of beauty treatments already on offer. Jo Barrett opened the Little London salon four years ago and has recently added hairdressing to the services offered. The salon, which prides itself on a informal and friendly atmosphere, already offers specialist treatments including botox, dermafillers and ...

Spalding’s independent homeware shop Charmed Interiors is celebrating a year in the town. Situated in the Sheepmarket, Charmed Interiors opened its doors last September and has been welcomed with open arms by customers, both local and from further afield. Manager Darren Sutton, whose brother and sister-in-law Jason and Sam own the store, puts the success down to the outstanding customer ...

Work has started to make way for a major new Next Outlet store at Springfields Shopping Outlet in Spalding. The transformation and fit out will take three months, with plans to open the new store in time for peak Christmas trading in December. Ian Sanderson, head of Springfields, said: “We have worked hard for years to secure the introduction of Next, the most ...

Spalding accountancy firm Moore Thompson is encouraging business owners to prepare for a change to company legislation that will require them to register individuals with “significant control” over the company. Under proposals, laid down in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, all businesses that are not subject to specified separate disclosure requirements must create and maintain a register ...