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The organiser of Lisburn Foodbank, LCC Community Trust, has received a £5,000 grant to fund ‘Eat Well Spend Less’; a basic cookery and budgeting course for people in the greater Lisburn area who are living in food poverty.

Santander has today announced plans to reshape its branch network and close 140 branches in response to changes in how customers are choosing to carry out their banking.

Customers of Santander are set to benefit when the bank officially opens its flagship lounge for Santander Private Banking, Select and Business customers at 77, Piccadilly, London, W1J 8AY on 18th January 2019. In a first for Santander, the lounge will be a space dedicated to the banks’ new and existing Santander Private Banking, Select and Business customers, allowing them to access all the wealth solutions the bank offers in one place.

• Bank will support Alzheimer's Society over three years on joint strategic initiatives to improve lives of people affected by dementia
• Ambition of partnership is to help Santander become the best digital dementia friendly bank

Santander has chosen Alzheimer's Society as its new national Charity Partner for 2019-2021, following a selection process which included a vote by thousands of Santander staff across the UK.

Santander has raised £3.2million for Age UK and Barnardo’s during its three-year partnership, exceeding its original £3million ambition.

• New data from Santander shows the real impact that overpaying even a modest amount can have on a customer’s mortgage.
• Customers can overpay from as little as £10 a month which would save £1,146 in interest over the life of the average mortgage.
• 97% of people who overpay on their mortgage use it to reduce their term and pay off their mortgage more quickly.

Santander UK plc acknowledges the findings of the Financial Conduct Authority in its final notice dated 19 December 2018 and apologises to the families and beneficiaries of deceased customers affected by failings in its historical probate and bereavement processes.

On the 30^th November 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 140 Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4HH. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

• Small and mid-sized businesses have hired three times more people than larger businesses over the past five years
• SMEs continue to be the main driver of record UK employment levels and could overtake large companies by 2030
• Yet just a third (35%) of Generation Z and Millennials leaving full time education say they wish to work for an SME

Flight Club, the London-based birthplace of Social Darts, has secured £5 million in Growth Capital funding from Santander Business Banking to help it open additional venues in London and the UK. Flight Club has two sites in London and one in Manchester. Its third site in London, supported with the funding from Santander, is due to open in Victoria on 30 November, complementing ones in Shoreditch and Bloomsbury.

On Wednesday, 19^th December 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 1 Great Darkgate St, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DE. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

The Electric Sunshine Project (TESP) has received £5,000 to fund a series of skills development, singing and performance workshops focusing on the arts for residents of homeless hostels in Blackpool.

Wetwheels Yorkshire, a charity offering boating experiences for those with disabilities, has received £5,000 to fund adventurous trips from Scarborough and Whitby. The trips will be aboard the charity’s new, specially adapted and fully accessible, power boat.

Horizons, a charity which teaches disadvantaged and disabled young people in Plymouth to sail, has received a £5,000 grant to fund the purchase of new sails, including mainsails, jibs with sun strips and spinnakers, for its sailing boats.

• UAE’s retail market worth $35 billion and expected to continue growing
• Visitor numbers to Dubai are set to increase from 16 million in 2018 to 20 million in 2020

On the 7^th November 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 28 Furtherwick Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 7AF. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

Manchester-headquartered Airborne Environmental Consultants Ltd (AEC), one of the UK’s leading independent consultants and training providers, has acquired a new office in the South East and plans to hire more staff following a six-figure funding deal with Santander Business Banking. The firm will now be able to embark on the next stage of its growth journey, having purchased the freehold of its new premises based in Brentwood, Essex.

Pontllanfraith-based Pensord Press Ltd, one of Wales' largest independent magazine printing and digital publishing businesses, has invested for growth following £8 million in funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

Hull-headquartered Windsor Materials Handling, one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of forklifts, access and materials handling equipment (MHE), has acquired Southampton-based Geolift Ltd following £3.3 million in funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial. The acquisition, part of its regional expansion strategy, means Windsor now has 13 operating locations across the country, including facilities in Birmingham, Chelmsford, East Kilbride, Peterborough and St Helens.

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