EU funding contracts for structural funds, fisheries and farming projects that are agreed before the UK proposes to leave the EU will be paid in full, the Scottish Government has announced. Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has announced that he will be passing on, in full, the EU funding guarantees that have been offered by the […]
A council contract that guarantees jobs for more Croydon people has led to building company Mulalley adding over 30 companies and six local apprentices to its books. When Croydon Council awarded Mulalley its five-year, £12m general building works contract in April, it included a requirement to take on around 30 local new starters from within […]
Leading FinTech firms meet with City Minister, Simon Kirby to discuss how to build on the previous success of the sector. Some of Britain’s cutting-edge FinTech companies met with Simon Kirby, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, to discuss how the UK’s world-leading FinTech sector can build on its previous success and take advantage of […]
The UK will be one of the safest places in the world to do business, with a world-class cyber security industry and workforce thanks to a new plan underpinned by £1.9 billion of investment. The Chancellor, Philip Hammond has formally launched the government’s new National Cyber Security Strategy, which will set out decisive action to […]
The Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that over £1.1 billion will be invested in creating new accommodation and facilities to meet the needs of the modern Armed Forces. As part of Project Allenby Connaught (PAC) initiative, the 25 year contract awarded to Aspire Defence Limited will create 200 jobs in South West England. A […]
Sadiq Khan announced two more sites that Transport for London (TfL) will bring forward as part of his plan to fast-track public land to deliver more genuinely affordable homes for Londoners. He has speeded up the building of new homes on land owned by TfL after it identified the potential for up to 10,000 new […]
Business optimism has edged higher for the UK’s small and medium-sized (SME) manufacturers over the past quarter, and sentiment regarding export prospects for the year ahead has risen strongly, according to the latest CBI Quarterly SME trends survey. The survey of 423 firms reported that total new orders edged up slightly in the three months […]
Creative industries in the Highlands and Islands will receive a boost from European money being used to create a specialist network programme to help businesses accelerate growth and create jobs. Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Keith Brown will confirm the funding at the Convention of the Highlands and Islands meeting in Inverness. […]
Dozens of firms have stepped up to back the Northern Powerhouse in major boost to the government’s ambitions. Leading businesses – from Peel Ports to Leeds Bradford Airport – can be unveiled as Northern Powerhouse partners. A raft of firms have signed up to the new government scheme, with many others in the pipeline, meaning […]
Birmingham health bosses have drawn up a plan to transform the city’s health and social care system in a bid to avoid an estimated £712m funding black hole in the next five years. Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council have worked with the NHS to develop a Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) for […]
