NIO minister Andrew Dunlop embarks on two-day visit to Belfast and the North West. Northern Ireland firms should be at the leading edge of the UK-wide effort to make a success of leaving the EU, Northern Ireland Office minister Andrew Dunlop will say as he begins a two-day visit to Belfast and the North West. […]
Birmingham has adopted new powers to seize vacant plots from owners who refuse to develop housing as part of a plan to build tens of thousands of new homes. The city council is aiming to build 89,000 new homes by 2031 and so wishes to free up sites for development. This will involve tackling the […]
The Highlands Council has awarded a 7 year ICT Services contract to WIPRO Holdings UK Ltd. The Council has procured a cost effective, value for money, corporate Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solution that will deliver excellent operational performance and contribute to the continuous improvement of services. The contract will deliver a reduction in costs […]
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has this week met with British businesses from all over the country to listen to their views ahead of his first Autumn Statement. The roundtable events at the Treasury and Downing Street also included discussions around leaving the European Union, with the Chancellor urging businesses to make the most of the […]
A new £40 million entrepreneur fund backed by the British Business Bank has been announced by Small Business Minister Margot James, as she met with entrepreneurs in the Midlands and north-west. The 21st of its kind, the new Enterprise Capital Fund is supported with £26 million from the government-owned British Business Bank. The fund will […]
Health boards across Scotland are sharing an additional £9 million this year for emergency departments, hospitals and primary and social care teams to get ready for winter. The funding supports dedicated multi-disciplinary teams to improve patient flow in A&E, across the hospital and in the community. By enhancing staffing cover over winter, providing the same […]
Delegates from China, Mexico and the Middle East join Healthcare UK’s largest ever international delegation to the Health and Care Expo. 36 senior leaders from China, Hong Kong, Mexico, UAE, Kuwait and Finland attended NHS England’s Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester to meet with UK healthcare providers, particularly NHS organisations, and forge international […]
A new report out from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and Squire Patton Boggs, the global law firm, spells out manufacturers’ key priorities for the forthcoming Brexit negotiations and says that supporting and protecting industry will be critical to ensuring post-Brexit Britain is a great success. The report – Britain and the EU: manufacturing an orderly […]
A pro-business package that includes a new £136m fund and the establishment of the Development Bank for Wales will transform the financial support on offer to Welsh businesses, in the wake of the vote to leave the EU. This was the message from Economy Secretary, Ken Skates as he launched the new Wales Business Fund […]
City of Derry airport in line for support from UK government to keep a vital air link to London open. The UK government has signalled that it could step in to support financially the Londonderry to London air route following the recent announcement by current operator Ryanair to stop serving the route at the end […]
