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for National Pub & Bar Awards 2026?</h3> <p class="d-none d-lg-block">The battle of the boozers is back - as venues from our region have once again been shortlisted for the National Pub & Bar Awards 2026.</p> </div> </div> </a> <hr/> <a class="HLine" href="/grantham/news/why-spring-is-the-ideal-time-to-refresh-your-business-approa-9459601/"> <h3 class="HeadlineFont d-none d-lg-block">Why spring is the ideal time to refresh your business approach</h3> <div class="row"> <div class="col-5 col-sm-6 col-md-6"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Why spring is the ideal time to refresh your business approach" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="UN011RXCUHM04C2OFP5X.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/UN011RXCUHM04C2OFP5X.jpg" alt="Why spring is the ideal time to refresh your business approach"/></noscript> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div 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