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Staff ‘take steps’ to raise £5000 in memory of colleague

Kind-hearted staff at law firm Roythornes have raised an incredible £5,000 for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice in memory of a colleague they lost to cancer and who was cared for at the Peterborough hospice. Sarah Banner joined the firm’s private client team in November 2015 and soon made a positive impression with clients and staff alike. But she was diagnosed with a returning cancer in January 2019 and sadly passed away in January 2020. Wanting to remember Sarah, and thank the Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice team who looked after her, Roythornes launched Sarah’s Challenge – a series of individual and team challenges aimed at raising vital funds for the charity. The challenges included members of staff setting walking, running and cycling challenges, including the firms Finance Director Sam Elkin, who ran four miles every four hours for 48 hours! The final total was announced at the annual staff party, where Catherine Rickett of Roythornes presented Nilesh Patel, Senior Community Fundraiser for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice with a cheque for £5,000. Speaking about Sarah’s Challenge, Vember Mortlock, Managing Director of Roythornes, said: “It’s been great to see how everyone in the firm has joined in. Sarah was a much-loved colleague and this is a fitting tribute to her and the many good friends she had at the firm.” Nilesh Patel said: “We’re very grateful to the Roythornes team for their fantastic efforts in support of our hospice. It’s incredibly sad when a friend and fellow employee passes away. Fundraising in Sarah’s memory to help others is a wonderful gesture. The £5,000 raised will help to ensure we can keep offering our compassionate care and fill someone’s last days with love.” The firm are now looking at other challenges for the forthcoming year – determined to continue fundraising for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice in memory of a wonderful and much missed individual.

PAB Languages unveils new multilingual website

Award-winning translation and localisation services company PAB Languages has unveiled a new multilingual website to showcase its translation, interpreting and localisation services. The new website offers content to users in 10 different languages and is localised for clients based in Germany, Poland, and Portugal. As recommended by Google, PAB uses different URLs for each version of a page rather than using cookies or browser settings to adjust the content language on the page. It reflects the global nature of PAB, which serves clients in the UK and Europe. Offering localisation, interpreting and translations services in more than 200 languages PAB has a team of professional translators, linguists, interpreters, and lecturers who come from all over the world. Iwona Lebiedowicz of PAB Languages said: “We have significantly changed the structure of our UK website, created a new content to better articulate all the services that we offer our clients in the UK, and allow much more space for case studies and testimonials. “Also, localising our website was crucial for overseas growth and new market penetration. We want to ensure that our diverse audiences can access information easily in their native languages. “We are delighted with the result and hope that our existing and future clients find it informative, easy to navigate and convenient to use. “Regardless of your business or industry, a website is often the first touchpoint between your prospects and your company, and you need to ensure your message is clearly understood by your visitors. Website content – and more importantly – localised content was just as important for PAB as user experience and design.” The new website has been designed and developed by Chesterfield-based digital growth agency Magnifica Technologies.