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The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) is warning the public that much of the UK's nightlife faces extinction given the current rate of closures of nightclubs. Based on recent data, which reveals 10 UK clubs are closing every month, the NTIA has launched The Last Night Out campaign, … [Read more...]

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is encouraging passengers to become ‘active bystanders’ on public transport and safely support one another when confronted with harassment or unwanted sexual behaviours. A new campaign launched by the Greater Manchester TravelSafe Partnership aims to help … [Read more...]

The findings of research by Cheadle-based specialist lender, Together, has found demand for specialist mortgage lending has never been higher with lending continuing to surge over the next five years.  Together's 2024 Residential Mortgage Market report reports the specialist lending market is … [Read more...]

HMRC is reminding Self Assessment taxpayers that they have 100 days left to file their returns pay any tax owed before the 31st January deadline. So far, over 3.5 million people have already submitted their Self Assessment returns. Starting Self Assessment early means taxpayers are more likely to … [Read more...]

New research conducted on behalf of Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management has found a significant year-on-year increase in the number of SME business owners looking to sell. According to the study, almost a third (30%) of SME owners plan to sell part or all of their business within the next … [Read more...]

Inflation in September fell to 1.7%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The rate, down 0.5 percentage points on the previous month's figure, marks the slowest rate of price growth since April 2021 and sees inflation fall to below the … [Read more...]

Investment deals in growth sectors worth billions of pounds are expected to be announced by businesses and government ministers as the UK hosts its first International Investment Summit. Taking place today (14th October), the event will see CEOs and investors from around the world meet with … [Read more...]

Monthly GDP estimates from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed the UK economy grew 0.2% in August 2024. The ONS estimates follow 0% growth in economy in the previous month, and mean the overall economy grew 0.2% across the three months from June to August. Services output grew … [Read more...]