With the EU referendum taking place in just over two months, the CBI has launched a new report and convened a meeting between business federations across Europe and David Cameron. A new CBI publication has detailed what the ‘two futures’ of remaining and leaving the EU may mean for British business and the UK’s prosperity. […]
The social enterprise the Public Service Transformation Academy has been awarded a concession contract to run the Cabinet Office Commissioning Academy, a leadership programme for public sector commissioners. The Commissioning Academy aims to help those who work on defining policy, shaping public service provision or allocating resources for services to citizens, to get the best outcome. The Commissioning […]
The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), commissioned an independent review of nuclear fission and fusion research in the UK, to guide its future strategy. The review panel consisted of nine UK and international nuclear experts and interviewed a range of representatives from the research community, industry and Government in the course of its […]
Knowles House in Harlesden is set to be redeveloped to provide good quality housing for people in housing need after Brent Council’s Cabinet agreed to invest £24m in the plans at their meeting on Monday 11 April 2016. The Council aims to turn the outdated building, the former Anansi Nursery and Westbrook Community Centre into […]
Twelve groups around Bristol have been offered a total of £53,193 to undertake a range of energy projects in local communities. The grants will be awarded by Bristol City Council through its Bristol Community Energy Fund, an initiative encouraging local solutions for community specific energy challenges. The successful projects were picked from 32 submissions by a […]
European business leaders, speaking on behalf of around 3.3 million firms, will highlight the value of 40 years’ worth of investment collaboration through the EU. In a meeting with the Prime Minister, the Directors-General of the business federations from Germany, France, Spain, The Netherlands, alongside the CBI and the pan-European group BUSINESSEUROPE, will say that […]
Construction has started on a circa £70m housing development for army families at Tidworth in Wiltshire. Working on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), award winning housebuilder Hill will construct 322 new 3 and 4 bedroom homes for service personnel and their families based at barracks on and around Salisbury Plain. The homes have […]
The Malaysian and UK Governments are joining hands in making urbanisation manageable and, most importantly, sustainable for the future. Smart technologies will be essential to achieving this. Both countries have taken a number of positive steps in their rapidly developing relationship around smart cities, to help position each other as a leader in the provision […]
For the sixth year running the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is partnering with the Public Sector Show taking place on 28 June 2016 at ExCel, London. This year, Interim Chief Executive Malcolm Harrison will be delivering a keynote speech explaining exactly why commercial matters and discussing how procurement policy is supporting innovation. For the first […]
A new film showcasing how the North of England and Wales is ripe for investment is being promoted across the world. The video highlights how the natural beauty and iconic sights of the Northern Powerhouse, combined with its skilled workforce and cutting edge, makes it the ideal investment hotspot. The government is investing £150bn on […]
