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There’s a real buzz at a Lincoln counselling centre  where the team is hoping to end the year on a real high! Staff at the Naomi Watkins Counselling Hub – which is based on the city’s Allenby Business Park – have their fingers-cross their Chief Executive Naomi Watkins-Ligudzinska will return from this year’s Lincolnshire Tech & Innovations Awards in high spirits. They also have their fingers-crossed that a newly launched crowdfunding drive will hit its £10,000 target, so that they can use...

Pet food manufacturers in Lincolnshire are starting to reap the rewards of investing £5 million in their business, despite the challenges of Covid, with signs of rising sales boosting hopes of more job opportunities. Grove Pet Foods built a new packing hall at its North Scarle site earlier this year, which has been followed by the installation of a new multi-head bagging machine – at a cost of £2.5m. The new bagging line, which handles the “smaller” 90g to 6kg bags is fully automated and...

Lincoln counsellors have warmly congratulated colleague Christopher Morris, who is celebrating being promoted by the Naomi Watkins Counselling Hub CIC. Three-and-a-half years after joining the fast-growing Community Interest Company,  this vastly experienced therapist  has been made Operations Director. News comes after a hectic year when the NWCH team found itself counselling 800 people a month. “I’m thrilled about my new role, which is actually in addition to my work as clinical and...

Directors at a Lincoln manufacturing and distribution company are projecting turnover will top the £4 million mark this year. The Greenstock Lamp Company revealed that, whilst it hasn’t escaped challenges brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic, including delays in component deliveries due to disruption in the international supply chain, it is upbeat about the future and poised to invest in its processes before Christmas. Operations Director Stuart Raffles: “We believe we shall achieve a 20...

Businesswoman Naomi Watkins-Ligudzinska is thrilled to be joining top world motivational speaker Dani Wallace at a Global Charity Empowerment event. The expert counsellor, from Lincoln, is preparing to take to the stage at Bee Inspired LIVE 2021, at Manchester restaurant, bar and theatre The Impossible. She will be appearing alongside online influencers, best-selling authors, global business coaches, journalists and others. All are keen to inspire entrepreneurs worldwide in their business,...

Hospice managers and staff managers said they were immensely proud of continuing to serve “bespoke meals” bursting with fresh Lincolnshire produce throughout the challenging Coronavirus pandemic. St Barnabas Hospice, which welcomed two new cooks earlier this year, have been producing up to 99 meals a day for people at their inpatient unit on Nettleham Road, Lincoln, depending on occupancy rates and individual patient needs. Hotel Services Manager Wayne Banks explained that patients, who may...

Managers at a North Lincolnshire food producer are looking to a brighter future – thanks to a £2 million investment and a drive to fill around 65 jobs. Managing Director Peter Allan said the Scunthorpe soups and sauces maker – formerly TSC Foods and now rebranded Billington Foods - is “cautiously confident” as it charts its recovery after Covid-19 lockdowns saw sales plummet, forcing the Arkwright Road factory to shed workers. The well-known Billington Group producer of Glorious soups and...

Jobseekers eager to get back to work are faced with a fantastic choice of opportunities, said a recruitment specialist. Eight major companies have chosen Lincoln-headquartered Red Recruitment 24/7 to find them the ideal people to fill their latest vacancies, which are scattered across a wide range of industries. Red Recruitment managing director Mark Morley said its newest clients join a list of long-standing businesses which have trusted the firm’s services for many years. The business, which...

Visitors to a Lincoln counselling centre’s open day were left impressed by its facilities, wide range of services and the fact that it is now delivering 800 therapy sessions a month! The Naomi Watkins Counselling Hub CIC (NWCH CIC) welcomed the city’s Mayor  Councillor Jackie Kirk and Sheriff Stephen Dixon, previous clients and other guests, including those who praised the dedication of its staff and expressed an interest in working with them. The event offered people the chance to hear how...

Jubilant Louth man Michael Armstrong – supported by friends Matt Corrigan and Simon Higgins – has raised more than £3,000 for a charity close to his heart ….and the money is still rolling in! Michael, together with Matt (from Lincoln) and Simon (from Leicestershire), rose to the challenge of the Meridian Meander and cycled 158 miles over three days to raise cash for Prostate Cancer UK. They followed a route which roughly traced the Meridian Line, from Louth to Greenwich, and celebrated the...

Fully staffed Red Recruitment 24:7 is primed and ready to supply more companies with their ideal workers, after using its specialist expertise to boost its own workforce! The agency has announced an internal promotion and taken on two new consultants, as it gears-up to meet the growing demand from companies needing to take on more staff as the working world shifts to get back to a sense of normality. It’s great news for former retail assistant Ashleigh Bolton who joined Red Recruitment 24:7...

Fifteen Lincolnshire women are “on cloud nine” after teaming-up to complete a marathon challenge which saw them collectively walk nearly 400 miles to raise thousands of pounds for a leading cancer charity. The group – made-up of twelve cancer nurses from Lincoln County Hospital’s Waddington Ward, two Macmillan Nurses and a prison officer – are buzzing with excitement after stepping out on Macmillan’s Mighty Hike in the Lake District – a year later than planned, following its cancellation in...