Economy Secretary, Ken Skates will be in Japan next week as part of the Welsh Government’s ongoing work to strengthen trade links with its international partners. The Cabinet Secretary will be joined by a trade mission of 19 Welsh companies, including The Snowdonia Cheese Company, V-Trak, Melin Tregwynt and Reid Lifting Ltd, all of whom […]
Commenting on the announcement that Cuadrilla has been granted permission to begin exploratory drilling at its Preston New Road site in Little Plumpton, Lancashire, Mike Cherry, National Chairman at the Federation of Small Businesses , said: “Like many in Government and the industry, FSB is working to better understand the potential economic impacts, both locally […]
BBC spending low in Scotland. Scotland’s creative sector is set to miss out on nearly £1.5 billion of investment from the licence fee over the next decade, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said (Thursday 6, October). From the £320 million raised annually by licence fee payers in Scotland, only £176.5 million is spent in Scotland. If […]
The UK has agreed a huge aviation climate deal with 190 countries. Airlines will offset emissions aiming for carbon neutral growth from 2020. The UK along with 190 other countries has secured a major global climate deal to combat aviation emissions. The deal was struck on 6 October 2016. This is the first worldwide scheme […]
Businesses can apply for funding for a range of business projects in areas from food security to smart cities and green vehicles. A European funding programme is to invest more than €550 millon across 6 initiatives launched this month. Business support is available for projects in a range of fields including sustainable food security, rural […]
Glasgow City Council’s Executive Committee gave its approval for the latest round of housing projects in Glasgow to be supported by the council’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) for 2016/17. The council has a budget of £67.28million for the AHSP, and this will support the delivery of 1076 affordable homes across the city, with some […]
The contract to build a state-of-the-art energy-from-waste plant for Edinburgh and Midlothian was signed with environmental services company FCC Medio Ambiente SA. Environment leaders from the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils joined FCC to finalise the 25-year contract to build and operate the facility at Millerhill, Midlothian. In December 2014 FCC was named as […]
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Cllr Darren Rodwell, have announced that they are exploring plans to build what could be the capital’s largest film studios, based in Dagenham. The Mayor has teamed up with Film London, the London Local Enterprise Panel and the London Borough of Barking […]
City of York Council is set to sell a portfolio of currently under performing commercial buildings and use the £1million generated to invest back into new sites and future development opportunities in York. Proposals to sell three buildings on Redeness Street (off Layerthorpe) and Stonebow House, located in the heart of the city centre, will […]
Organisations can apply for up to £100,000 to develop innovative ideas that will help GP practices tackle growing demands. The NHS is seeking innovative ways to deal with increasing demands on GP surgeries. NHS England and the academic health science networks are to invest in innovative business projects that help family doctors cope with increasing […]
