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Gil Lightfoot

Gil Lightfoot

Late payment headache for small firms

IMPROVEMENTS in orders and turnover experienced by small firms are being overshadowed by cash flow difficulties as a result of late payment, according to the latest survey from the Forum of Private Business.Read

What’s on where in the world of Cheshire business

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Chester firms donate time and skills to help community groups

Chester firms are donating their time and skills to help community groups across the region.Read

The Chester Grovesnor launches afternoon tea for men

WE’VE all heard about ‘ladies who lunch’. Now the men are getting a look in.Read

Royal seal of approval for mobile chemotherapy unit

THE Princess Royal made a special visit to see a unique mobile chemotherapy unit designed by Cheshire company Event Marketing Solutions (EMS), for the Welsh cancer charity Tenovus.Read

Excellence award for Grosvenor Garden Centre

GROSVENOR has been awarded Garden Centre of Excellence status for an unprecedented 10th consecutive year.Read

Chester residents help seal the deal for housing group

RESIDENTS of a Chester housing association have helped influence the decision to award a contract worth more than £750,000.Read

What’s on where in the world of Cheshire business

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Freshest ideas from Chester PR agency

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Upton couple plan charity dinner and auction

A CHESTER couple are planning their fourth fundraising dinner in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.Read

Chester University student wins creative award

Thom’s grand designRead

High flying career woman beats the odds to embark on a new career

Joanne Roberts lived the high life. She enjoyed an international career promoting conferences for companies such as the Financial Times and lived and worked in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and South Africa, before setting up her own marketing agency in London.Read

New members sought for women’s networking group

A BUSINESS club that has been helping and supporting local business women for a year is now opening its doors to new members.Read

Advice on the tendering process thanks to The Business Link Northwest

GUIDANCE on the tendering process and public sector tender opportunities are the subject of a new section on the Business Link Northwest portal.Read

Chester design agency on the move

A CHESTER design agency is celebrating four years in business with a move to new offices, an increase in services and the launch of its new website.Read

Coffee store opens in city centre

ZIARNO, the new coffee shop at Chester’s Forum Shopping Centre is the first of a planned chain of stylish modern eateries that will trade under the same brand, according to owner, city-based Mike Fox.Read

Forum urges Cheshire’s councils to use LABGI funding to boost small business hardship relief

THE Forum of Private Business is urging councils in Cheshire to use the £1,197,462 awarded in a £50m Government business growth scheme to provide additional hardship relief for small firms.Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Denise gears up for charity bike ride

Stress management expert Denise Chilton will be turning to pedal power next month to help boost the funds of a national breast cancer charity.Read

What’s on where in the world of business

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The new kids on the block in Tarporley

Marnie and Tim Dobson’s farm may be set down a long and winding lane in the heart of the Cheshire countryside but people are beginning to beat a path to their door.Read

Author Profile

Gil Lightfoot is the Features Editor for the Chronicle Series with responsibility for supplements, client-led features and glossy brochures. She also writes business news and has been responsible for the Trinity Mirror Cheshire Business Awards since their inception. Gil is also responsible for the women's section which appears in-paper and on-line.