BARKER AND STONEHOUSE TO OPEN STYLISH HOVE STORE
LOCAL AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARDS
HASTINGS TRAINING COLLEGE LAUNCHES‘ INSPIRING’ NEW CAMPAIGN
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BARKER AND STONEHOUSE TO OPEN STYLISH HOVE STORE
LOCAL AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARDS
Following the successful launch of its Battersea store in 2013, furniture retailer, Barker and Stonehouse, is continuing to expand in the south east by opening a £ 1.5m store in Hove. The new store will create 25 jobs, and a further 25 will be created at a state-ofthe-art warehouse in Crawley being built to support it.
When the super-stylish store opens on April 1st, it will also introduce customers to a number of UK design premieres. To create the impressive two-floor store, Barker and Stonehouse has breathed new life into an existing building on the Old Shoreham Road, Hove, using local tradespeople and suppliers.
Creating 35,000 sqft of retail space, the store will introduce visitors to a dazzling array of beautifully designed and made furniture and accessories, all with Barker and Stonehouse’ s signature flair. The Hove store will showcase the family-run firm’ s carefully curated selection of designer furniture ranges, including renowned brands such as the adventurous reclaimer, Timothy Oulton, and the contemporary Cattelan Italia.
Brighton novelist, Ilana Fox, has been shortlisted for the 2017 RoNAs( Romantic Novel Awards) in the‘ Contemporary Romantic Novel’ category and could go forward to contest the overall, most prestigious, award:‘ Romantic Novel of the Year 2017,’ sponsored by independent specialist bookshop, Goldsboro Books.
Prue Leith, restaurateur, caterer, journalist, broadcaster, cookery writer and author, will announce the winners of the Romantic Novelists ' Association( RNA) Awards for 2017 during a glittering ceremony in London on March 13th.
Fox ' s novel, The Glittering Art of Falling Apart, published by Orion, is one of eight finalists in the Contemporary Romantic Novel category, which features novels set post-1960 and includes genres such as chick lit and romantic suspense. " I ' m very excited to be shortlisted for this award,” commented Ilana.“ I especially love this novel and am over the moon that others have enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it."
HASTINGS TRAINING COLLEGE LAUNCHES‘ INSPIRING’ NEW CAMPAIGN
A pioneering college for 16 to 19-year-old military hopefuls with a branch in Hastings has launched a new recruitment campaign with inspiration at its heart. # BEINSPIRED is the focus of a new promotional campaign from the Military Preparation College( MPCT), a government-funded training provider that helps young people to build self-confidence, life skills and physical fitness.
The college, based at the Hastings TA Centre on Cinque Ports Way, St Leonards-on-Sea, uses military principles to support the personal and professional development of teenage learners.
“ We are deeply passionate about inspiring young people to be the very best versions of themselves they can be,” said Huw Lewis MBE, founder and managing director at MPCT.“ We provide our learners with the training, tools and preparation needed to positively move forward with their lives and stand on their own two feet with confidence and self-belief.”
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