Iran has received extensive economic and financial sanctions relief as a result of meeting its obligations under the nuclear deal agreed on 14 July 2015, meaning the country is now able to trade more freely. On 16 January Implementation Day was triggered following the verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency of Iran meeting its […]
Ministerial Flood Recovery Envoy for Yorkshire Robert Goodwill announced up to £5.5 million of funding to rebuild Elland Bridge in Calderdale, West Yorkshire and construct a temporary foot bridge nearby, after the historic crossing was damaged in the recent floods. This new funding will enable Calderdale Council to rebuild this listed bridge following structural assessments […]
On 18 January 2016, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) opened the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in England. The scheme brings much needed benefits to the fisheries and aquaculture sectors as well as coastal communities. Key areas of focus for the funding are to help the fishing industry to adapt to the reformed Common Fisheries […]
The £1.13billion Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal will deliver tens of thousands of jobs over the next few decades, but also a great deal of community benefit, and a series of free events will give businesses involved or interested in City Deal contracts more detail. The next of these will take place on 25 […]
Projects valued at £75 million which are funded by government and industry are set to create high-skilled jobs in the auto sector. Five new innovative projects to develop new low carbon and energy efficient technology in the automotive sector have been awarded £75 million of joint government and industry funding to boost jobs and growth […]
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared BT’s anticipated acquisition of EE in a £12.5 billion acquisition that brings together the UK’s largest fixed telecoms business and the UK’s largest mobile telecoms business. BT Group plc (BT) and EE Limited (EE) operate largely in separate areas with BT strong in supplying fixed communications services (voice, broadband and pay TV), EE strong in […]
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has selected the second round of winners of the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge, including 16 contracts with small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In the largest ever Centre for Defence Enterprise-run funding competition, 24 projects have been selected that aim to address the challenges associated with using autonomy and big data […]
Figures published by the European Investment Bank (EIB) show that investment by the EIB in the UK increased to €7.77 billion in 2015, up 10.8% on the previous year’s lending. EIB loans fund vital infrastructure upgrade projects such as important transport links, and new hospitals and schools, as well as boosting UK-based research and development work that contributes […]
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) announces that following a review of its status, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) will continue to remain an Executive Agency of the MOD, but its Trading Fund status will be revoked from April 2017. Since its creation in 2001, Dstl has been at the forefront of national security, working with international […]
Updata Infrastructure, part of Capita IT Enterprise Services, has been awarded a five year contract for the provision of a managed wide area network (WAN) service by Northumbria Police. The contract – which will run until 2021 – will see Updata deliver improved network connectivity and faster access to key applications for police staff across […]
