The Tour of Britain 2013

From 15th - 22nd September 2013 the Tour of Britain is visiting various routes throughout the whole of  mainland UK. The race is split up into 7 different stages, and ensures that a huge amount of people have a great opportunity to get out and watch the tour, while catching a glimpse of some modern day sporting icons.

The race involves approximately 19 teams and over 100 individual riders, including British Olympian Mark Cavendish and Olympic champion and Tour De France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins (Wiggo to the fans).

Wednesday 11th September produced Stage 4 of the race, which consisted of a 188 kilometre ride from Stoke on Trent to the finish line in Llanberis, Snowdonia. This meant that a number of Welsh towns and villages got to witness the spectacular race pass through, and allowed for a fantastic show of support for both the event and the athletes involved.

At Allington Hughes we were lucky enough to have the race pass right by 2 of our offices. In Wrexham, the race flew down Grosvenor road and provided a fantastic spectacle for crowds of people to gather and enjoy the race.

Around the corner from our new JRL Law office in Llanrwst, the cyclists had to handle the tight tricky cornering of the small town, which provided some great opportunities to grab a photograph of some cycling giants. You can view our selection of pictures here.

The Tour of Britain has created a real buzz around the whole 7 day event, and it has been great to see the level of support and excitement generated when such a big event with world recognised sporting heroes visits the more rural locations of the UK.

We can only hope the route is unchanged for next year!



Race Leader Sir Bradley Wiggins tackling the tricky corners of Llanrwst town centre.

 

Team Sky with Sir Bradley Wiggins in his yellow jersey passing our Wrexham office.

 

Allington Hughes and Cyfraith JRL Law

We are delighted to announce that as from the 1^st  September 2013 Allington Hughes will join with Cyfraith JRL Law to create an enlarged business based across three Offices.  This acquisition will strengthen our ability to provide the best possible service to Clients across North and Mid-Wales.  The values and culture of Allington Hughes and Cyfraith JRL Law are very similar as evidenced by our various professional accreditations.

                                                  

Cyfraith JRL Law is based in Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley and is renowned for its client service and its expertise across a number of specialist sectors, especially agriculture.  The National Farmers Union (NFU) has a panel of 16 legal firms throughout England and Wales chosen to provide specialist agricultural and horticultural advice to its members and Cyfraith JRL Law is the panel firm for North and Mid-Wales.

To strengthen our positions in Wrexham and Chester we will also be recruiting experienced Solicitors who will enhance the quality of services to Clients.

Allington Hughes Law based in Wrexham and Chester and Cyfraith JRL Law based in Llanrwst are the trading names of Allington Hughes Limited.

Our strength is that we will continue to provide a full range of legal services to individuals, businesses and public sector organisations.  To learn more about our services and our extended team please take a look at our website –

www.allingtonhughes.co.uk.

www.jrl-law.co.uk

Wrexham – 01978 29100

Chester     - 01244 312166

Llanrwst   - 01492 641222

Director of JRL Law - Robert Laing and Director of Allington Hughes - David Parry

Ian Lewis Joins Allington Hughes Law

It gives us great pleasure to announce that long established and highly experienced Wrexham based solicitor Ian Lewis has joined Allington Hughes and will be taking up a position as a Director at the firm.

Ian has been handling cases in and around the Wrexham area for over 25 years. He has developed a strong following among property developers due to his extensive experience and knowledge in residential and commercial property.

Kathryn Crowley will also be joining the Wrexham office as Ian's secretary and Allington Hughes are delighted to be expanding our team and subsequently the level of expert advice on offer.

Ian Lewis - Director at Allington Hughes Law

If you would like to contact Ian Lewis please call 01978 291000

Denbigh and Flint Show Prize Draw

There were over 150 entries to this year's free prize draw at the Denbigh and Flint Show. The prize of a luxury hamper proved very popular and it was great to have so many people entering and excited about the possibility of winning.

Our very own Karen Schofield of the Chester office reception picked the Lucky ticket out of the hat after a good rummage through a brimming box of tickets.

Mr Ellis of Penymynydd was the lucky winner and he happened to be in the area to come into our office and collect his luxury hamper.

We run the competition every year and we hope to have even more entries at next years festival!

The free prize draw at the Denbigh and Flint show 2013

Legal Aid for Housing and Debt Matters

As Legal Aid has been subjected to considerable cutbacks over the last few months, it is important to share that Allington Hughes has been granted a Housing and Debt contract by the Legal Aid Agency to continue offering advice and assistance to those who qualify for public funding.

This will cover matters including:

• Possession of the home (other than mortgage possession which is now referred to as debt);
• Eviction from home (including unlawful eviction);
• Seeking repairs to rented accommodation where the disrepair pose a serious risk of harm to health or safety;
• Homelessness assistance for persons who are homeless or threatened with homelessness;
• Injunctions under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in the context of housing and ASBO matters in the County Court.

The Housing team at Allington Hughes is highly experienced and like all departments at the firm takes great pride in being approachable and personable.

If you would like some more information then please contact head of Housing department and Director  Alison Stace on 01978 291000 or email alisonstace@allingtonhughes.co.uk

Director and head of the Housing department at Allington Hughes - Alison Stace

Denbigh and Flint Show 2013

This year Allington Hughes yet again shared a marquee at the Denbigh and Flint show with our friends over at Wright Manley. 

There were refreshments served throughout the day to welcome the hoards of people who flooded to the event in order to enjoy an array of various stalls and competitions.

We were delighted to see so many new and familiar faces in our tent and we hope that everyone we spoke to enjoyed the refreshments that were on offer. The day was a great success and everyone from Allington Hughes and Wright Manley would like to thank the organisers and everyone that attended on the day, and we hope to see you all next year.

For more pictures please visit our facebook page.

The Rugby League World Cup Visits Allington Hughes

Allington Hughes were lucky enough to have the Rugby League World Cup stop by at our Wrexham office today.

With Wrexham being one of the hosts for the 2013 competition, the trophy is taking a whistle-stop tour of the town and being shown to the general public and a handful of local businesses. 

As one of the many sponsors of the World Cup in Wrexham, we are delighted that the town will get to witness some of the worlds greatest sporting talent as it plays host to two major games during the tournament. The first of those games will allow the whole of North Wales to get behind the home side as the Glyndwr University Racecourse Stadium will host Wales' Group D match against USA on Sunday November 3rd. 

The Rugby League World Cup is a huge sporting occasion, and it is of tremendous credit that Wrexham has been chose to be one of the hosts. 

For any more information on the Rugby League World Cup 2013 you can visit the website here

The Rugby League World Cup when it came to visit the Allington Hughes Wrexham office