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The News Business Excellence Awards 2021 in the Portsmouth Guildhall on 8 July 2021 Picture: Habibur Rahman

Date revealed for The News' Business Excellence Awards 2022

Ron Allin who has just launched OvenGleamers an oven cleaning franchise covering Fareham and Gosport. Picture: Stuart Martin (220421-7042)

From being held hostage to starting an oven cleaning firm...

Susan Bonnar at the House of Lords

Inspirational entrepreneur celebrated at special House of Lords event

Portsmouth-based security business Vespasian at work

Security firm offers free training for people to become door supervisors

Cackleberry's, Fareham is taking part in the Live Love Local campaign - it has a frame that customers can hold up and get their picture taken with in in order to win £150 and a hamper on Thursday 2nd December 2021 Pictured: Staff member Denise White and manager, Edwina Wain Picture: Habibur Rahman

Ad Feature Successful Live Love Local campaign gets Fareham buzzing

TRAINING SPECIALIST: Distance-learning college owner Christine Baxter, of Gold Edge Training of Fareham, has urged anyone thinking of a career-change to act proactively and look at training programmes which would help secure a first job in a new sector

Training specialist urges people to be career savvy over job hopes

Christian Barrett, Systems Engineer Placement Student, Lockheed Martin, helping a student from UTC Portsmouth complete the cyber themed challenge

Aerospace and defence firm inspires students into STEM

Joseph Sadler, CEO of Kerdos International (second in on the left), with the Spark Community Space team.

Havant firm to host glamourous black-tie ball for Portsmouth charity

Sandy Jones Picture: Sam Stephenson

Ad Feature Fashion with a personal touch at the heart of boutique

Grace King, 29, received the the highest grade in the country for her City & Guilds practical exam at this year’s British Florist Association Industry Awards after completing a Level 4 Diploma in Floristry while working as manager of Knot Just Blooms.Pictured here with Knot Just Blooms co-owner Lorraine Williams.

Portchester florist manager celebrates earning top marks at industry awards

Rosanna Morton, aged two, at Bunn Leisure's Winter Wonderland

Magical Winter Wonderland opens at holiday park with free day tickets

Centre manager, Rob Fryer with the Polar Bear in Meridian Shopping Centre Havant Picture: Habibur Rahman

Polar bear unveiled at Meridian Shopping Centre

Fareham Chandlery and owner Katherine Wainwright. Picture: Sam Stephenson

Ad Feature One-stop shop makes essential DIY plain sailing for boat owners

Brittany Ferries' new vessel Salamanca. Onboard.

Brittany Ferries' newest ship Salamanca joins fleet

Lynsey Pleasance from Craft & Tonic at the We Create Market in Portsmouth.

We Shine Festival created job opportunities for refugees

Head of service delivery at Transalis Huw Davies and Chloe Boulton, 23, who joined the company in January and is completing an infrastructure technician apprenticeship

IT firm praises apprentice for resilience throughout pandemic

Garsons in Titchfield is marking its 150th year in business. Pictured is the land girls harvest.

Family-run garden centre marks 150 years in business

A GARDEN centre in Titchfield is celebrating 150 years in business.

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Co-owners, partners Richard Peckham and Debbie Moorhead, from Sherlock's Bar in Southsea

Bar looks to future after lockdowns - and plans to expand

The polar bear at Havant's Meridian Shopping Centre

Huge polar bear to come to shopping centre

Spring Business Park, Havant

12 new industrial units go on the market at industrial estate

Heathen Chemistry, Steve Rossi Picture: Sam Stephenson

Blue vinyl Abba Voyage on sale at indie record shop

The Sit Ski press day at Williams Advanced engineering, Grove, Oxfordshire. Steve Arnold, Callum Deboys, Richard Swain BAE, Scott Meenagh, Steve Thom.Photo Tom Pilston.

Firms create specialist equipment for Team GB's Nordic Ski Team

Christmas has arrived at Whiteley Shopping Centre 2021

Grinch, train and bauble bar comes to shopping centre

The King Street Tavern has won the Good Food Award for the third year in a row. (l-r) Mike Bailey, Laura Stanley, Olly Willers, Sean Marshal, Dan Gates and Paul Mulholland. Picture: Stuart Martin (220421-7042)

Pub named as one of the best places to eat in the country

Emily Alexander

HR expert starts city's first fully managed, outsourced wellbeing department

Kards and Keepsakes, in Middle Road, Park Gate. Sheila Hurst and her daughter Victoria Hutton in the shop. Picture: Sam Stephenson

Ad Feature Cards, gifts and out of hours shopping at independent trader

The Carrington West team outside the new Ravelin Sports Centre Paul Tilley, Head of Sports & Recreation, UoP Jack Anderson, UoP Tennis Club President Nick Rowe, Director, Carrington West Joe Foulgar, UoP Tennis Club Team Captain Daniel Braithwaite, UoP Ultimate Frisbee President James Fernandes, Managing Director, Carrington West Simon Gardiner, Director, Carrington West

Technical recruitment firm steps up to sponsor university's sports teams

Becketts manager Terence Carvalho, far left, with the other contestants in Four in a Bed

Southsea hotel inundated with bookings after TV show appearance

A RESTAURANT has received a huge increase in demand after appearing on a popular TV show – and there are now calls to make its manager the mayor.

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Bishop’s Waltham-based entrepreneur and fitness guru James Kennedy

Fitness professional launches brand to combat the 'tyranny of veganism'

Ed Collison Picture: Sarah Standing (300321-5856)

Sadness as popular cafe closes but exciting new owner revealed

New management, Matt Faulkner - CTO, Steve Carnell- Chief Strategy Officer and Ian Lockwood - Commercial Director Picture: Habibur Rahman

Fareham firm appoints three new directors and five new technicians

Karen Rotberg, Co-Founder of BookMyGarage.com

Comparison site for car repairs sees its busiest month

Liquid Friday has taken on 10 new staff

10 new Kickstart roles created at umbrella services firm

Claire’s Floristry is running a charity campaign that uses selfies to raise money for a domestic abuse charity. Pictured is owner Claire Lester

Havant florist's selfies with beautiful backdrops for good cause

Phil Car, Kitty Tray and Jaimes Harrington with some of the guests Picture: Habibur Rahman

Drag queen Kitty Tray brings the sauce to business networking night

The fundraisiing barometer at Silverlake. Pictured: Allen Prebble (Managing Director), footballers Vincent Harper and Joe McConnell, Councillor Jacqui Rayment (Sheriff of Southampton) and Christian Maghoma from Eastleigh Football Club. Picture: Mike Cooter (181121)

Scrap car business marks 75 years in business

The Flower Studio in Portchester run by husband and wife Iain and Jane Benham Picture: Stuart Martin (220421-7042)

Ad Feature Portchester business The Flower Studio proves it is the pick of the bunch

Billy and Rob Owton from Owton's Butchers gave pupils at Wicor Primary School a sausage making lesson

Primary school pupils get a lesson in sausage making from long-standing butcher

Waste management firm CSG at work

Waste management firm shows its commitment to Toilet Twinning charity

River Island is opening in Commercial Road Portsmouth

Huge 'boutique' River Island set up to open new store in Portsmouth

Ben Hampton, 22, Louise Bushell, 28, Louise Gascoigne, operations director, Ollie Bennet, 19, Kieran Innes, 25, Jack Lewington, 20, Mia Dawson, 18, and Finn Wilde, 19. Former Matrix IT apprentices with the new apprentices Picture: Habibur Rahman

Fareham firm Matrix IT extols benefits of apprenticeships after one of its first...

The UK national centre for development, training and assurance of Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS), CEbotiX, has officially launched.-

Autonomous maritime technology centre launches

Hope Mckellar who owns Makeup by Hope, and Elle Field, who owns Elle's Salon

Entrepreneurs start business to bring hair and beauty professionals together

Talk show host Kitty Tray

Drag queen Kitty Tray to bring excitement to business networking night

Christmas events at Fareham Shopping Centre

Christmas comes to Fareham with gift giving charity campaign

Dominic Lockyer is the manager of Fareham Wine Cellar, High Street, Fareham Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 201021-21)

Ad Feature Fareham Wine Cellar marks 30 years in business

CEO Scott Verney and his staff near the vessel at Subsea The Camber, Old Portsmouth Picture: Habibur Rahman

Maritime defence firm teams up with uni to create cutting-edge technology

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