As far as recruitment goes we do pay much more than the living wage.  Where possible we do recruit from the area.  I have never been one for recruiting someone for a job miles and miles away.  Not only is this not cost effective for the candidate it also has an impact on the planet not to mention the candidate will eventually decide they wish to work closer to home!  The team have been encouraged to interview via zoom/teams.  This worked well during the pandemic and while face to face recruitment still has its place the crucial initial stages of the process it is always good to put a face to the cv rather than talking over the phone.  If a candidate makes the time to do a video call they are much more likely to proceed to be a successful applicant.  This method hugely reduces our carbon footprint.  Interviewing approx. 20 candidates per week and asking each of them to visit Chorley would be ineffective to our long term eco plans.