Virtual choir releases song to power groundbreaking dementia research

A global virtual choir has released an emotional fundraising song to raise funds for pioneering dementia research, inspired by a Huddersfield family’s experience of the condition. The APEX Team’s cover of Avril Lavigne’s Keep Holding On will raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, with the song launched just days after choir member Laurenna Eyre lost her mother-in-law to Alzheimer’s disease. The APEX Team is a virtual choir of 44 talented singers who use the Smule mobile app, which allows people from anywhere in the world to sing together. Using the…

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Asda to stop offering plastic carrier bags with online grocery shopping, in latest plastic-saving initiative

Asda is to stop providing single-use plastic carrier bags with its online grocery orders, in a move that will remove around 85 million plastic bags from production each year. Following a successful trial period in South-West England and from its Dartford Home Shopping Centre, Asda will remove the option to have a ‘bagged’ delivery on all grocery home shopping and click & collect orders nationwide from 31st July, resulting in a saving of over 500 tonnes of plastic. The decision makes Asda the first supermarket to eliminate single-use carrier bags*…

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The 11th World Public Relations Forum heads to Auckland, New Zealand

Public relations professionals, academics and students from across the world will be heading to Auckland, New Zealand (Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa) for the 11th World Public Relations Forum to be held in October 2020. The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management has announced that the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) has won the bid to host their next forum. “What drew us to New Zealand was the country being a melting pot of creativity, diversity and a solid ethical culture and a compelling bid from PRINZ”, said…

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Serviceplan Health & Life Goes Global with Formation of ‘Serviceplan Health’ as Germany’s First International Healthcare Agency Network

Serviceplan Group is expanding its healthcare expertise in all Houses of Communication worldwide with the launch of a new international brand: ‘Serviceplan Health’. The new brand emerged from the Munich agency ‘Serviceplan Health & Life’. This makes Serviceplan Health the first international healthcare agency network from Germany. The healthcare division of the Serviceplan Group has launched a major internationalisation offensive. To begin with, the new international Serviceplan Health brand is being established in all Houses of Communication throughout Europe including; Germany, Poland, UK, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain and Russia. Serviceplan…

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White Stuff Reveals Sustainability Plans for AW19

White Stuff is a big believer in Doing Good Stuff and is constantly looking at ways to help protect the planet. This includes its commitment to using only sustainably sourced cotton by 2024*, its partnering with ground-breaking manufacturers to create garments in a more innovative environmentally friendly way, and its increasing use of recycled materials. This Autumn/Winter, White Stuff is launching a number of exciting product ranges which encompass these practices and reflect the positive steps it’s taking towards becoming a more sustainable brand. Here’s a sneak-peek of some of…

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