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Salford’s Unlimited Potential first in North West to win Social Enterprise Mark

A SALFORD social enterprise has become the first in the North West to win the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark.
The fair-trade style Mark has been awarded to Unlimited Potential, after it demonstrated that its work benefitted local people, rather than anonymous shareholders or owners.
Profits made by the company are used to tackle social or environmental issues [...]

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How Birmingham city council made a PR blunder worse…

IT must be one of the classic PR blunders of the year…
Birmingham city council in the West Midlands produces 360,000 leaflets – using a picture of Birmingham, Alabama!
As the saying goes, ‘you couldn’t make this stuff up’.
A sharp-eyed Brummie first spotted the Alabama image on the leaflet and rang the council to complain.
No doubt there [...]

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The Manchester congestion charge – the only way to get £3billion for public transport?

MANCHESTER could lose £3billion investment in our public transport because of opposition to a proposed congestion charge.
That was the message at a public meeting in the city called to discuss the controversial charge, which would bring new extensions to the Metrolink as well as 120 new buses, extra rail carriages and pedestrian and cycle paths.
Labour [...]

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Building sound relationships…

RELATIONSHIPS matter.
But too often, we don’t pay enough attention to them.
How you relate to potential funders, local authorities and quangos, MPs, Euro MPs, NGOs and Government ministers can be vital to the success of your campaign or your business.
That’s where Sound Communication can help.
After decades of working with funders, public servants and politicians, we understand how they [...]

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