Advice firm saves cricket club from folding during lockdown and other good news stories of the week…

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As the government eases lockdown and advisers start to see ways back to their offices, positive stories continue to flow from the advice community. Here, PA compiles some of the good news from the week...

Partners Wealth Management rescue Surrey cricket club London IFA Partners Wealth Management (PWM) has stepped in to sponsor a local cricket club and save it from folding during the lockdown summer. Horsley & Send Cricket Club, Surrey, faced closure if it could not raise £26,000 to cover the costs of playing no cricket for much of the summer. Step up, PWM managing partner and keen cricketer James Roberts, who led an appeal to donate that amount to the club, which many people in his firm play for. "I was so inspired by the ‘front foot' actions of the club and the response of member...

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