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 […]
Targeting advice, information and direct support for high growth small businesses with the potential to grow and scale-up, and improving access to finance for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) outside London and the South East of England are both test and opportunities for the Government, the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee says […]
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown has granted planning consent for a new 19-turbine wind farm in the south of Scotland. Aikengall IIa will be located in the Lammermuir Hills between East Lothian and the Scottish Borders. The development by Community Wind Power Ltd will: Generate up to £9.4 million in […]
