{"id":97,"date":"2016-12-20T11:38:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T11:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/?p=97"},"modified":"2016-12-20T11:46:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T11:46:10","slug":"merry-christmas-happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/merry-christmas-happy-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas &#038; Happy New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/merry-christmas-happy-new-year\/xmasbanner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/xmasbanner.jpg?fit=700%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,330\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Merry Christmas and Happy New Year&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/xmasbanner.jpg?fit=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/xmasbanner.jpg?fit=700%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-100\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/xmasbanner.jpg?resize=700%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year\" width=\"700\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/xmasbanner.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/xmasbanner.jpg?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I would like to wish my clients, fellow stocktakers &amp; ILTSA\u00a0members,\u00a0and all those working so hard in the licensed trade over this festive period a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Hunt<\/strong><br \/>\nHunt Management Solutions<br \/>\nWiltshire, Gloucestershire and South West England Stocktaking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I would like to wish my clients, fellow stocktakers &amp; ILTSA\u00a0members,\u00a0and all those working so hard in the licensed trade over this festive period a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 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