Up Holland Opening The Mayor of West Lancashire heard how a local woman has beaten the recession to open up a new business on the high street. Cllr Paul Greenall, accompanied by the Mayoress, Louise Greenall, officially opened Let Me... Lettings, on Ormskirk Road, Up Holland, during an event recently. The independent property lettings business is the brainchild of Linda Vella, who started out the business working from her home less than a year ago. But her business has now been so successful, she has moved onto the high street and is now employing two members of staff. Although based in West Lancashire, her portfolio now includes properties in St Helens, Wigan and Liverpool. Linda, a former Up Holland High School pupil, said: “I was really privileged that the Mayor came to officially open my new shop at the weekend. This time last year, Let Me... Lettings didn’t even exist and in the past 12 months we’ve gone from my street to the high street. It has been a lifelong ambition of mine and I couldn’t be happier.”
Wigan Business Expo Organisers of Wigan Borough’s biggest ever business event are delighted at the response for their October conference. The Wigan Business Expo Twenty12 is welcoming firms and individuals from across the borough to hear keynote speakers, take part in one to one advice sessions and network with over 100 guest organisations who will be at the DW Stadium on 12 October. In fact, the Expo is proving so popular that all the exhibition spaces were snapped up within just eight weeks of being made available, and, for the first time, Local Life will be there, so if you are attending, do stop by for a chat! Cllr David Molyneux, deputy leader of Wigan Council and portfolio holder for regeneration, says: “We have been overwhelmed at how quickly the stands for Wigan Business Expo Twenty12 have been taken. This year, the Expo is three times the size of our first event in 2010 and 50% bigger than last year. With nearly half of this year’s exhibitors having stands at last year’s event, it’s a testament to the growing reputation of Wigan Business Expo.” Wigan Business Expo Twenty12 will take place on Friday 12 October, 8am to 3pm at DW Stadium. For more details on the event, please visit www. wiganbusinessexpo.co.uk.
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