A NORTHWICH firm has been celebrating longstanding service from four members of staff.

CRS Consultants, in Dane Street, has seen Clare MacLennan clock up 10 years at the firm, Colin Hurdsfield and Stephanie Ward reach 15 years and Clare Kearns reach the milestone of 25 years at the company.

Clare Kearns, whose brother Clive Steggel set up the insurance and financial advice firm 38 years ago, started working there part time in 1990 to assist with financial accounts.

Later that year she moved into a full time job in the general department and, after 13 years, moved into the financial side of the business.

"It's lovely, really nice to work here," she said.

"Technology is the main change over 25 years – everyone's more online now which makes it a bit quicker rather than posting proposals and things out to people.

"It's all speeded up, which is nice."

The firm threw a surprise lunchtime celebration to mark the occasion.