Couple Bowled Over By Double Jackpot Win!

A couple who are keen bowlers could not believe their luck when they realised they had won the Jackpot of £479,142 – twice! Two days before he was due to retire, Derek Ladner and his wife Dawn were ‘bowled over’ after winning the Jackpot twice in the same Lotto draw on 11th July 2007, winning £958,284 in total. David had forgotten that he had already bought his ticket for the draw, and purchased another a few days later.

They will be spending their money modernising their house in Redruth, with all the little luxuries that will make their retirement even more comfortable. And this summer they plan a luxury holiday in Tenerife, one of their top destinations of all time.

Click here to see the coverage Montage secured on Sky News.

Businesses Fight Crime

Businesses including The Bristol Hippodrome, Rolls Royce, Ladbrokes, Broadmead, the Holland House Hotel, Bristol City Council and Montage Communications have joined the West Country Crimestoppers Business Associates Scheme.

John Hirst, Manager of Broadmead and Chairman of West Country Crimestoppers, said: “West Country Crimestoppers relies on the generous support of individuals and businesses to undertake activities to reduce crime in the local community. Increasingly, both businesses and their workforces are keen to engage with their local communities, and by joining the Associates Scheme, local businesses and national businesses with a strong regional presence can help the charity to continue to provide this invaluable community service.”

The Scheme was launched at the Bristol Hippodrome earlier this month, with the help of the cast of Starlight Express!

Sensitive Revolution

A state-of-the-art communication aid has been developed to improve the care of thousands of people with spinal injuries and other highly-dependent patients.

Pure Ability’s Sensagest® system enables patients with minimal movements of the hand, foot or shoulder to alert nursing staff or control multiple electrical devices by using a sophisticated, touch-sensitive pad. Users operate the intelligent pad with a series of simple stroking or tapping gestures, which are then decoded by a small, wearable computer.

The system, which recently won the overall Bone and Joint Innovation category and the Best Patient Independence accolade in the 2007 Medical Futures healthcare awards, is set to improve the efficiency of patient care and lower costs for hospitals.

Prestoplan Expands Management Team

Leading UK timber frame designer and manufacturer, Prestoplan, has expanded its management team as demand for its quality timber frame solutions continues to grow.

Prestoplan has appointed seven new managers following the opening of the company’s second plant in Quedgley, Gloucestershire, which will more than double its output within a couple of years.

The new facility is enabling Prestoplan to introduce new technological innovations that will guarantee accuracy and minimise waste, helping them to meet environmental and cost targets. Its new fully integrated computer design, engineering and manufacturing systems mean that they can also produce the frame of a complete house quickly and accurately.

Following the launch of our undergraduate scheme, Sophie Burrows was appointed Account Executive. Sophie, originally from Plymouth, joins Montage as part of her four year Marketing sandwich degree at the University of the West of England. For the third year of the sandwich degree Sophie works in an industry placement.

Sophie said: “This is a brilliant chance for me to learn how a successful PR company works and to gain hands-on experience. Working alongside top professionals will enable me to develop a deeper understanding of the marketing and PR industry.”

Award-winning Lucy Bristow Appointments is one of Bristol’s longest established recruitment consultancies, marking its 20th successful year in business next year. In 1988, 25-year-old entrepreneur Lucy Bristow, having spent three years working for a top recruitment company in London, decided to go it alone and launch her own agency.

Lucy Bristow Appointments prides itself on securing quality driven placements and long-term client relationships, as well as providing effective career advice and support to candidates. It specialises in the placement of permanent and temporary candidates in five areas: PA, HR, Marketing, Finance and Business Support.

In 2003 Lucy was voted one of the ‘Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs’ nationally in the Women Mean Business Awards, and Lucy Bristow Appointments won the Best Recruitment Agency in South and South West in the Recruiter Awards for Excellence 2005.

Black & Green
Google has created a new version of its search engine that has a black screen, estimated to save 750 mega watts every hour of each year, in a bid to increase the internet’s role in saving the environment: www.blackle.com

Source: The Metro

Branching out
Gloucestershire paper The Forester has launched an internet video service providing regular news bulletins which are posted on YouTube; one bulletin was the 12th most watched video in the UK that day.

Source: The Forester

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