Posts In Category Holywell

Holywell Business Newsletter Summer 2009

on July 21, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Holywell, Comments (0)

Issue 24 Getting ‘em into town: The Holywell website and the town’s tourism brochure, both financed by Holywell Town Council, have been playing their part in attracting visitors to […]

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Did we mention the Tax deadline is getting closer?

on January 15, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Mold, Shotton, Comments (0)

The 31 January tax return deadline is just around the corner, so if you haven’t sent your return to HMRC yet, you need to act quickly to avoid a £100 […]

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Holywell Business News – January 2009

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Flintshire, Holywell, Marketing, uk, Comments (0)

Holywell Business News Issue 22 Winter 2008/09 Could Woolworths’ loss be your gain? Although the closure of Woolworths is a tragedy for Holywell and indeed every other town centre where […]

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How to Market your Business on a Shoestring!

on January 6, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, IT related, Marketing, Mold, Questions, Shotton, Comments (1)

During harder times, many businesses decide that their marketing and advertising budgets can be cut without too much worry. The thinking behind this move is usually that they already have […]

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Has Global Warming Stopped in Flintshire?

on December 3, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Mold, Questions, Shotton, uk, Comments (0)

With the ice on the road today, it is a timely reminder about workplace tempratures! There are no set temperature requirements, but the law recommends that in workplaces with little […]

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Top 20 List of Most Annoying Business Terms

on December 1, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Mold, Questions, Shotton, Comments (0)

There are plenty of people who still think that to get on in business you need to use the right communication terminology.  A new survey states that 20% think that […]

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Fibrespeed – Flintshire’s New Super Highway

on November 28, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Deeside, Event, Flintshire, Holywell, IT, Mold, Shotton, Comments (1)

Yesterday marked the launch of FibreSpeed, the £30 M project to bring metropolitan connectivity to North Wales.  In layman’s terms, the days of cities have the Internet advantage over more […]

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Will Christmas be Good for Retailers?

on November 20, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Flintshire, Holywell, Shotton, Comments (0)

Britain’s biggest retailers will ring the opening bell on a brutal pre-Christmas price war today as they prepare to slug it out for the shrinking consumer purse. Marks & Spencer […]

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Flintshire mum guilty of murder

on by admin in Business News, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Mold, Shotton, Comments (0)

A mother has been found guilty of murdering her four-year-old daughter.
Joanne Hill, 32, admitted killing Naomi, at their home in Connah’s Quay, Flintshire, but denied m

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Very Fast Internet for Businesses in Deeside, Hawerden and Ewloe

on November 17, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Deeside, Event, Flintshire, Holywell, IT, IT related, Marketing, Mold, Shotton, uk, Comments (1)

If you have a business on Deeside Industrial Park, Manor Lane, Hawarden or St David’s, Ewloe, the next generation of Internet access is coming to you! Fibrespeed is being officially […]

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Pubs May Get Reduced Rates due to Smoking Ban

on November 11, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Mold, Questions, Shotton, uk, Comments (0)

If you run a pub or maybe a business which has been effected badly by the smoking ban, you may get a business rates review granted according to the latest […]

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Enterprise Week

on November 6, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Event, Flintshire, Holywell, IT related, Marketing, Questions, Training, uk, Comments (0)

Enterprise Week (17-23 November 2008), part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, is a national celebration of enterprise with thousands of events and activities happening across the UK. Last year there were […]

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The Next Big Thing – or How to make money online!

on October 28, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, IT related, Marketing, Mold, Questions, Shotton, uk, Comments (0)

Oli Rhys Flintshire ICT Advisory Service   Currently, there are a large number of online businesses which seemed to have grown from nothing into multi billion dollar businesses in a […]

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Do you know of any job losses in Flintshire?

on October 22, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Jobs, Mold, Shotton, Comments (0)

When we are in a downturn, how do we keep a record of what is happening in the community? We are all aware of the big job losses in the […]

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3% of Holywell Drivers using dodgy fuel

on October 10, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Flintshire, Holywell, Comments (0)

by Eleanor Barlow, Flintshire Chronicle VEHICLES using fuel illegally have been found in and around Holywell. A four day operation to weed out drivers illegally using rebated fuel took […]

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FootFall Increases in Holywell – Thanks to Supermarkets?

on October 9, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Flintshire, Holywell, Comments (0)

The latest Footfall survey for Hoywell, carried out by Medwyn Roberts, Holywell Town Centre Manager, shows that there are more people walking into Holywell from the new Lidl and Tesco […]

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There is Money in Being Niche

on September 17, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Flintshire, Holywell, uk, Comments (0)

Global warming helping one business Sep 17 2008 by Carl Butler, Daily Post GLOBAL warming is proving an asset to a North Wales company which produces clothing for explorers. […]

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New Retail Study Launched

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Marketing, Mold, Questions, Shotton, uk, Comments (0)

Move to breathe life into declining towns Sep 17 2008 by Carl Butler, Daily Post A MAJOR initiative is to be launched to give Flintshire’s town centres a new […]

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Flintshire Company Falls Foul of Law

on August 29, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Questions, uk, Comments (0)

M&A Kynaston’s warning after hours offences ROAD TRANSPORT 28 August 2008 A North Wales tipper firm which had been heavily fined for drivers’ hours offences escaped with formal warnings when […]

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Flintshire Business Showcase in Westminster

on August 15, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Deeside, Event, Flintshire, Holywell, Marketing, Mold, Shotton, uk, Comments (0)

As part of Flintshire Business Week, David Hanson, MP, is hosting an event at the Houses of Parliament specifically for Flintshire based businesses.   The visit to the Houses of […]

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Flintshire Business wins again – for the 16th time!

on August 6, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Flintshire, Holywell, Marketing, uk, Comments (0)

Aug 5 2008 by Carl Butler, Daily Post The Tree Tops Caravan Park in Gwespyr has won the Wales in Bloom competition again – for the 16th year on the […]

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Flintshire Company Wins Again

on July 31, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Deeside, Event, Flintshire, Holywell, Mold, Shotton, Comments (0)

A Flintshire company which won its catogory award in last year’s Flintshire Business Week Award, has won yet another award.  This years awards will be open for nominations very soon […]

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Instant messaging service developed for schools

on July 30, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Marketing, Mold, Shotton, Comments (0)

Jul 30 2008 by David R. Jones, Daily Post AN INSTANT messaging service for schools is being rolled out in North Wales by a Flintshire-based company. SchoolsCall has been developed […]

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Buy your own Policeman!

on July 22, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Mold, Shotton, Comments (0)

Jul 22 2008 by Carl Butler, Daily Post NEW volunteer police cadets in Flintshire are being sponsored by local business, councils and voluntary organisations. Sponsors’ logos will appear on the […]

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FREE parking in Holywell!

on July 17, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Flintshire, Holywell, Marketing, uk, Comments (0)

Published Date: 15 July 2008 By Michael Youds Evening Leader Medwyn Roberts, Holywell town centre manager, said: “A frequently-voiced complaint from many shopkeepers over the years has been that car-parking […]

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Flintshire group building for a brighter future

on July 3, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Marketing, Mold, Shotton, Comments (0)

Jul 2 2008 by David R. Jones, Daily Post A GROUP of self employed business people who banded together to make it easier for customers to select reputable tradesmen are […]

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Help Wanted? – Get a Robot!

on June 23, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Deeside, Event, Flintshire, Holywell, IT related, Jobs, Comments (0)

Imagine if you didn’t need to deal with HR issues within your business?  This could be the outcome if you set up a robot workforce! The prices of robots have […]

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How to add Value to your Business

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, IT related, Marketing, Mold, Shotton, uk, Comments (0)

Although Flintshire is known locally as ‘the Gateway to Wales’ and for its huge industrial complex in Deeside, 80% of the county is technically rural.  Rural, to most people, means […]

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Guidebook will help new Flintshire businesses

on June 19, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Marketing, Mold, Shotton, uk, Comments (0)

By Amy Illingworth A GUIDE book has been produced to help businesses set up in Flintshire’s town centres. Flintshire’s four town centre managers have put together a short bilingual booklet […]

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High flier sets sights on Flintshire garage

on June 9, 2008 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Deeside, Flintshire, Holywell, Mold, Shotton, Comments (0)

A HIGH-FLYING career woman has traded business suits for overalls and calculators for oil. Carol Jones, 35, gave up her career in finance to take over Brookfield Garage, High Street, […]

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