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Congratulations to the members of North Ainley Halliwell who have been involved in fundraising activities over the last few months.

Earlier in the year four of our ladies took part in the 5K Race for Life at Heaton Park. The aim of Race for Life is to raise money for Cancer ResearchUK. Since Race for Life started in 1994 an incredible six million participants have raised over £457 million.

Last month the collecting tins were in evidence once more with a terrific effort by the firm in support of Children in Need. In addition to bake sales and competitions, our very own John Hepplestone (pictured) grew a moustache over the month and donated his sponsorship money to the charity.

Our Senior Partner John Ainley has been named ‘Lawyer In The News’ in the Law Society Gazette.

Why was he in the news?
Acted over many years for the late Winnie Johnson, the mother of Keith Bennett who, aged 12, was killed by Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley and whose body has never been found. The two killers abducted and murdered five children between 1963 and 1965.

Winnie spent years trying to discover the whereabouts of her son’s remains. Following her death from cancer on 18 August, John appeared on TV and radio on behalf of the family.

The Private Client Department has once again taken part in the above Scheme. Under the arrangement we prepare Wills on behalf of our clients and instead of then billing the client we ask that they make a donation to the Hospice.

Since Race for Life started in 1994, an incredible six million participants have raised over £457million, more than any other UK event series raising money to fund cancer research.  At Heaton Park on 22nd July four of the North Ainley Ladies will hope to add to that total, as they run the 5km course in [...]

Getting money from our Head Cashier is often compared with ‘trying to get blood out of a stone!’ But when it comes to giving blood, Marie Hluschyk is always at the front of the queue.

New Energy Performance Certificate (‘EPC’) Legislation has been introduced and will make several changes in the law and the changes come into force on the 6 April.  The new EPC regulations will apply to both residential and commercial properties and apply irrespective of whether the property is marketed for sale or rent.   Did you know [...]