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		<title>Stand Cricket Club’s Beer &#038; Gin Festival Returns 27–29 June with Biggest Line-Up Yet</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Whitefield’s Stand Cricket Club is once again throwing open its gates for a weekend of great drinks, live music and community spirit as its popular Beer &#38; Gin Festival returns from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June. Now a standout event in the local calendar, the festival is promising its biggest edition to date, featuring [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>BWS Celebrates 100,000 YouTube Subscribers Milestone</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[BWS, the Manchester-based creative force behind cutting-edge animations and immersive storytelling, has been awarded a prestigious Silver Play Button plaque from YouTube. BWS’ YouTube channel has surpassed an impressive milestone of 100,000 subscribers &#8211; a remarkable achievement that highlights the studio&#8217;s high-quality content that resonates with audiences around the world. This milestone not only reflects the hard work [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Five ways to keep your home in Manchester secure over the holiday season</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, with homes filled with gifts, festive cheer, and often valuable new items. But while we’re enjoying the season, burglars see an opportunity. Expensive presents under the tree and high-tech gadgets around the home can be too tempting for opportunistic thieves.   It’s easy to get caught up [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Manchester-Based BWS and Debuchelon Join Forces for Music Video</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Manchester-based BWS has partnered with Debuchelon to produce a stunning new music video that is already getting praise and attention from all over the world.   The music video &#8211; Animal Anthem &#8211; focuses on the urgent theme of climate change and beautifully depicts the plights faced by various species, striking a chord with fans and leading [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>From Manchester to the World: BWS&#8217;s Rise in the Creative Industry</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Ben Wild Studios, the brainchild of the self-taught artist Ben Wild, has today announced a major rebranding to reflect its phenomenal growth and broader market presence. The studio will now be known as BWS, marking a new chapter in its vibrant journey since its inception in 2019. Founded by Ben Wild, a local Manchester talent [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading Animation Studio Announces Duo of Client Wins and Senior Promotion</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Ben Wild Studios, a trailblazing studio in the animation industry has announced two new client wins –the Premier League and Seren Kids.   The addition of the globally renowned brands is the latest in Ben Wild Studios’ ever-expanding portfolio which already boasts of impressive names including CBBC, New Balance and Amazon Prime.   Chief Doodler [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bury-Based Creative Agency Announces Trio Of Client Wins</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Bury-based creative agency, Think, has won three major new client wins who have all enlisted the team’s digital expertise. The Old Firestation Café and Bar, owned by the University of Salford, approached Think to create a cohesive brand and develop a website that conveyed the unique essence of the establishment, blending the rich heritage of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Upturn Celebrates 20 Years of Transforming Lives and Communities Across Oldham and Rochdale</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Upturn, the multi award winning Oldham-based social enterprise dedicated to creating positive change in the local community is celebrating its 20th trading year anniversary.   For over two decades Upturn, led by co-founders Anwar Ali OBE and Maria Williams, has provided unwavering commitment and support to disadvantaged local communities across Oldham, Rochdale and the Northwest [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Warrington Author Launches Children&#8217;s Book</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Ian James, an author from Warrington, has launched his first children’s book -‘ The Elephant in the Room’. ‘The Elephant in the Room’ is about a little boy, Henry, who grapples with a problem with his friends at school. The book&#8217;s engaging narrative encourages children to explore their feelings, teaching them that it is okay [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Founder of AmeriCamp launches Camp New York</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Founder of AmeriCamp launches Camp New York  Known as ‘Britain’s Best Boss’, entrepreneur and student travel expert, Lee McAteer, has announced his much-anticipated come back in the student travel sector.   McAteer, co-owner of the largest independent wrestling company in Europe, PROGRESS Wresting, has teamed up with USA visa sponsor IENA, the world leaders in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ben Wild Studios Launches Video Division</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Ben Wild Studios, a leading animation company renowned for its creative excellence and unique skill in animation, is excited to announce the official launch of its new film division.    The Manchester-based business, which boasts an impressive client roster including GUCCI, New Balance, CBBC and the Voicescape, has announced the strategic expansion as part of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Upturn Celebrates Successes of Incredible Talent From Disadvantaged Communities</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[As a result of funding received from the Reaching Communities Fund, Upturn, a social enterprise based in Oldham, has worked with disadvantaged local communities of Oldham and Rochdale, enabling more than 250 people access to opportunities to change their lives. Within the first year of this project, Upturn has already engaged with 251 project participants, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs Launch Mobile Network Provider That Helps Boost Customers Credit Ratings</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs, Lewis Camilleri and Sebastian Gerrard have joined forces to launch a new fintech start-up business &#8211; Boshhh.  Manchester-based Boshhh was founded in 2022 and Camilleri and Gerrard have since been working together to develop its systems and work on its first product launch. The first product, which is being launched today, is a mobile [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Premium Tilemakers THINK Differently</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 21:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Manchester based creative agency, Think, has unveiled its latest client re-brand – this time for one of the oldest established roofing brands in the world, Keymer. Keymer approached the award-winning creative agency and briefed the team to create a brand that would help them become the first choice in handmade clay roof tiles. Following a critical [&#8230;]]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Upturn Enterprise, a leading social enterprise dedicated to driving positive social change, is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the prestigious SE100 Index as one of the top 100 social enterprises in the United Kingdom for the second year running. The SE100 Index, widely regarded as a benchmark for measuring and celebrating social impact, recognises [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Manchester animator links up with local social enterprise</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Ben Wild Studios has announced a new partnership with Natwest SE100 Top Social Enterprise, Upturn Enterprise Ltd.   The partnership will see Ben and his team work with Anwar Ali, CEO of Upturn and Maria Williams, Co-Founder and HRM Director of Upturn to visually bring to life the social enterprise’s three core areas: Upturn People, which aims to unlock talent and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Upturn, a social enterprise based in Oldham, has won the Oldham Business Award 2022 for Community Engagement. The Oldham Business Awards is the borough’s celebration of all the business communities’ successes. UpTurn won the Community Engagement award in recognition of its consistent support and engagement with its local community by going above and beyond to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Social enterprise gets £195,000 to boost employment in Oldham and Rochdale</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Upturn, a social enterprise based in Oldham, has been awarded £195,000 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. Upturn will use the funding for its Local Change Oldham &#38; Rochdale project over the next three years, with the aim of supporting more than 700 people [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ben Wild Studios Continues to Go from Strength to Strength as it Achieves Global Success</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The team at Ben Wild Studios is celebrating after achieving global success following a number of new client wins. The team at Ben Wild Studios has won a raft of new clients – both UK-based and international &#8211; on both a retained and project basis including a number of TV networks. The team has just completed work on an exciting top secret ITV programme, with full details set to be announced by [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Upturn: Oldham social enterprise gets national recognition</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[On the Upturn: Oldham social enterprise gets national recognition An Oldham-based social enterprise has been selected for the NatWest SE100 Index, the annual listing of the UK’s top 100 social enterprises. This achievement for Upturn – which launched in 2004 operates from Peter Street in the town – is the equivalent of the Sunday Times Top [&#8230;]]]></description>
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