Playing Cupid for a rare beetle

The Capricorn Bug – extremely rare in the UK – has been sent to The BugWorld Experience, having travelled to the NorthWest on a piece of Oak from France. It needs a mate! Let’s hope this story has a happy ending………

Where’s Tiny?

Key 103 Breakfast Show presenters, Mike Toolan and Chelsea Norris, with Tiny

bmibaby launched its ‘Where’s Tiny’ campaign in conjunction with Key 103. 25 large, life-size Tinys were hidden across the city in key landmark locations, and on Friday, 25 lucky listeners found Tiny and won flights to one of bmibaby’s fantastic destinations.

Everton New Kit Launch

Mere PR brought in a team of Maoris to launch the new ‘all black’ Everton Kit and got fantastic coverage, including this on New Zealand TV!

Tasty Fundraising at Mere PR

Scrummy muffin shot courtesy of BakeMark UK - not one of our efforts!

We like to think we know a fair bit about cakes thanks to our tasty client BakeMark UK - and this week we’re putting it to the test as we take part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research. All clients and visitors be warned – you will be offered cake and coffee, it’s for a good cause!

Cash Generator boss gets on his bike for charity

Julian Urry, managing director of Cash Generator has celebrated the opening of the company’s 100th store with a 100 mile bike ride for Make-A-Wish. The athletic MD put pedal power into action to celebrate this important company milestone and put the wheels in motion to launch Tour de Cash Generator – an 800 mile national cycle challenge that takes place over five consecutive days next week and takes in most of the stores in the Cash Generator estate. More than 100 employees from Cash Generator will take part in the challenge hoping to raise more than £100,000 for Make-A-Wish.

Cash Generator's managing director, Julian Urry, completes his cycle in Bolton, the location of Cash Generator's first UK store.

Tighe awarded Fellowship of the CIPR

Mere PR CEO, Tony Tighe, has been awarded Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Tighe is one of only 12 people in the North West and 309 worldwide to receive the prestigious accreditation. The award is made for outstanding contribution to the CIPR and the PR industry over Tony’s 25 year career in PR consultancy. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations is the professional body for PR practitioners in the UK and the largest body of its type in Europe. CIPR president Kevin Taylor said: “I am delighted to award Fellowship of the Institute to Tony in recognition of his contribution to the PR industry and the work of the CIPR, and in recognition of his individual achievements.”

Picture shows Tony Tighe (left) and Sally Sykes (right) with Dave Sanders, chair CIPR NW