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UK unemployment rate falls to 4%

The UK unemployment rate has fallen further this month, to 4%, and, as young people in England and Wales await their A-level results on Thursday 16 August, the proportion of young people who are unemployed and not in full-time education is at a record low of 4.7%. Figures released by the Department … [Read more...]

Sports Direct pays £90m for House of Fraser

House of Fraser rescued by Sports Direct's owner Mike Ashley saving thousands of jobs throughout the UK. Earlier this morning House of Fraser had entered administration after talks with potential buyers Cenbest and C.banner and its creditors had failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion. Just … [Read more...]

Ryanair cancellations cause havoc across Europe

Ryanair cancellations are causing havoc as the summer holiday season gets set to reach its peak so what should you do if your flight is cancelled?  Ryanair cancellations have accounted for one sixth of its flights today, which has impacted 400 flights in Europe and left many travellers unable to … [Read more...]

Bank of England announce rise in interest rates

As the Bank of England has announced a rise in interest rates from 0.5% to 0.75%, still far from the high rates that were common place nearly 35 years ago, Hallidays have published their latest financial newswire. Click here for the full story Making Tax Digital for VAT HMRC has published further … [Read more...]

Is the pace of change in business impacting on you ?

The fast pace of change in business has never been so apparent. A recent article commented there has been more change in business in the past 5 years than in the past 50 years. In business, things rarely stay the same for an extended period. Companies must be willing to change and adjust operations … [Read more...]

Register to vote and Celebrate National Democracy Week

Celebrate and get involved with National Democracy Week (2-8 July) by being registered to vote! The inaugural National Democracy Week coincides with the 90th anniversary of the 1928 Equal Franchise Act which gave women the same voting rights as men. This is an opportunity to use all of our … [Read more...]

Hallidays’ Re-launch Popular Business Growth programme

Stockport based Hallidays are relaunching their popular Business Growth programme for 2018/20 which supports business owners and decision makers to achieve their business goals. Their Business AM - BAM - 10-step programme restarts in September and brings together like-minded professionals in a … [Read more...]

Digital Revolution Leaves One in Five Behind

As many as one in five people (20%)1 do not feel digitally confident – left behind by the digital revolution - rising to one in two when using modern digital devices, including home assistants (46%) and smart watches (50%), according to research commissioned by Post Office Broadband.  Overall, a … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: Is your business CDM compliant?

Health & Safety has to be top of any business agenda and, following many disasters both at home and overseas,  it is ever more critical that property businesses are CDM compliant. CDM is widely used as shorthand for the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations which govern health, … [Read more...]

Gorvins ‘Small Businesses are Wasting Time on GDPR’

Small businesses fretting about the advent of GDPR are wasting time and resources seeking unnecessary consent from customers and potentially decimating their databases needlessly, according to a leading expert in the field. Christian Mancier, a partner in the Corporate and Commercial Law department … [Read more...]

Major changes to the MOT test are now live!

The DVSA has introduced changes to the MOT test with new rules effective as of Sunday 20th May. As the first Ministry of Transport test - MOT's - are carried out under the new legislation, Stockport based John Delany Motors have put together a summary of the changes. Although there won’t be much … [Read more...]