4th September 2024
A vibrant brunch café chain based in Lincolnshire, has secured £25,000 funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans under the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme to expand their business with a fourth location under a new brand name, Juni
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Speaking at Love Business Expo, Sir John Peace called for greater collaboration between businesses, public sector organisations and education providers across the Midlands to unlock productivity, innovation and economic growth.
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4th September 2024
The Leicester and Leicestershire Careers Hub has secured funding to deliver a two-year project across the region helping to bring new talent to emerging digital sectors.
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4th September 2024
Burton and Uttoxeter MP Jacob Collier is calling on local businesses and residents to support the town’s YMCA as the team launches their autumn fundraising campaign.
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4th September 2024
Accountants and business advisers Duncan & Toplis has acquired Haines Watts North London in a deal that marks an exciting milestone in its accelerated growth plans.
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Sir John Peace, a time machine, AI, virtual reality and a robotic dog. Love Business Expo 2024 had it all – and more – as it offered thousands of delegates from across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire a blast to the future.
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4th September 2024
Businesses are being asked to step up and support a month-long national awareness campaign around footwear poverty in the UK and abroad.
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4th September 2024
Chesterfield’s award-winning independent bar and restaurant, Bottle & Thyme has made the move to Elder Way. The move has created six new jobs and prompted seven-day opening for the business.
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4th September 2024
Leicester-based charity Alex’s Wish is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with leading retailer Next Plc. to coincide with World Duchenne Awareness Day (WDAD) on Saturday 7 September 2024.
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Sir John Peace CVO CStJ, one of the region’s most celebrated business leaders, will lead an exclusive seminar on business growth at this year’s Love Business Expo.
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4th September 2024
Leicestershire-based family business, Melita POS, is celebrating after being announced as finalists in four categories at this year’s East Midlands Chamber Awards, after entering for the very first time.
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4th September 2024
PKF Smith Cooper Systems, an award-winning Sage business partner, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary on October 14th 2024.
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3rd September 2024
The CEO of Menphys has announced he will leave his role after six years at the award-winning charity.
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Loughborough-based print solutions specialist The Printers is stepping up its backing for the Love Business EXPO by signing up as the event’s official print sponsor for 2024.
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3rd September 2024
Two apprentices at leading project managers, construction cost consultants and building surveyors, Armsons Barlow, have completed their studies and been promoted to the role of Quantity Surveyor/Project Manager.
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3rd September 2024
Construction works to deliver Phase 2 of industrial and distribution hub, Horizon 29, in Bolsover, Derbyshire, have commenced.
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3rd September 2024
Dynamic Biovate Hygienics is celebrating after being awarded the world renowned Ecocert certification for its natural cleaning products.
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Love Business EXPO – the region’s biggest free business event – is blasting into the future in 2024.
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3rd September 2024
A determined 21-year-old from Derbyshire who is battling cancer has pledged to create a sanctuary for cancer-stricken teens in one of the Midlands’ most popular beauty spots.
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3rd September 2024
A senior site manager, who used to be a maintenance worker on an RAF site, is flying high after being shortlisted for a prestigious industry award.
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2nd September 2024
3RS IT Solutions, which offers IT support to businesses, has announced the appointment of Riley Harvey as Technical Support Engineer to support in its impressive growth plans.
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This will be our fourth time participating, and we've thoroughly enjoyed being a part of it and meeting all the wonderful attendees throughout the years
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2nd September 2024
Warehow, a rapidly expanding e-commerce fulfilment company catering to fashion and homeware retailers, has raised £2.1m in a Series A funding round led by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II through its appointed fund manager Mercia Ventures, with supp
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2nd September 2024
Derby-based social enterprise, Nimbus Disability, has successfully completed its first international festival collaboration – ensuring full accessibility for disabled Afrobeats music fans.
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You can’t outsource the risk, every business owner, director, and senior manager has a moral, financial and legal obligation for managing the health and safety of their organisation.
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2nd September 2024
The team at KH Hair in Leicester has pledged a month of movement to help raise money for the Leicester Children’s Holidays charity.
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2nd September 2024
Leading technology specialist Altia has appointed a new Head of Product as it looks to drive forward its innovative investigation software across the UK and beyond.
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2nd September 2024
WBR Group (WBR), the UK’s largest independent provider of SSAS administration and tax advisory services, announces a strategic move, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional legal services.
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We’re delighted to welcome and announce Mike Kapur, OBE, as a Strategic Advisor to the Board at the East Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre.
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1st September 2024
We're over the moon to announce that Penny Price Aromatherapy Ltd, our small family business-based Hinckley, has won five prestigious awards at the Natural Health Beauty Awards 2024!
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1st September 2024
One year on from the publication of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for Leicester & Leicestershire, East Midlands Chamber has launched its progress report outlining the measures taken to date.
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1st September 2024
The high quality of work delivered by Bellway East Midlands site managers across Derbyshire has been recognised with a trio of prestigious national awards.
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East Midlands devolution was again the hotly-debated topic by this year’s Love Business ‘Question Time’ panel.
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1st September 2024
A charity that mentors young people in Nottingham at risk of offending has received a boost from a new partnership with Motorpoint Arena.
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1st September 2024
Youngsters who would not otherwise have the opportunity to go away on holiday have been enjoying fun, games and treats at the 100th Derby Toc H Children’s Camp.
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30th August 2024
NG Block Management, the residential management specialist, is once again backing women's football this season after announcing that it is sponsoring Derby County Women star Charlotte Steggles.
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The chequered flag fell on the Love Business Expo for another year, and this year’s big winners were… everyone who took time out of their day to visit, support or participate in the event.
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30th August 2024
Full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has bolstered its agricultural law offering with the appointment of expert solicitor Charlotte Boyes.
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30th August 2024
The Dairy Creative Agency has secured a two-year partnership with renowned Mobility as a Service (MaaS) provider Trafi, as well as Nottingham City Council and Derby City Council, ahead of the launch of a new multi-city integrated journey planner which is
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30th August 2024
Summer sunshine is still being enjoyed by most of us as we continue wearing bikinis and sandals this August – but one Derby company’s mind is already on Santa and tinsel after already wrapping up 10,000 Christmas orders for 2024!
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Partners and organisers of the Love Business Expo are urging local firms to ‘pass on the baton of opportunity’ in the run-up to this year’s event.
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30th August 2024
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) is excited to announce the finalists for the 2024 VAL Awards. Supported by Hastings Direct as the headline sponsor, these prestigious awards celebrate the exceptional individuals and organisations that make invaluable
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30th August 2024
A leading player in the logistics industry and Leicestershire’s most recognised haulage company will celebrate 20-years in business this May.
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30th August 2024
A doctor who has spent decades helping medical students and healthcare professionals to develop strong empathy skills has been recognised for his commitment to high quality learning.
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It’s crucial you find a credible and reliable UK freight forwarder if importing or exporting is a part of your business growth strategy.
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30th August 2024
The team at business support hub Vulcan Works are welcoming applications for the second cohort of their successful entrepreneurial incubation programme.
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29th August 2024
Leicestershire-based family business, Melita POS, is celebrating after being announced as finalists in four categories at this year’s East Midlands Chamber Awards, after entering for the very first time.
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29th August 2024
Local Business Coach Matt Bull Empowers Female Leaders to Thrive in Business
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Why working with a charity can help your business in more ways then you may think
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29th August 2024
Men’s drug and alcohol addiction recovery charity The Carpenter’s Arms is one step closer to realising its dream of turning a one-acre piece of wasteland into a purposeful meadow space to grow fruit and vegetables, rear chickens and keep bees, thanks to t
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29th August 2024
Nottingham-based digital marketing and PR agency, Tank, has expanded its digital offer with the appointment of a conversion rate optimisation (CRO) lead.
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29th August 2024
A Nottingham charity that empowers young people to break the cycle of crime and gang criminality will soon be receiving additional support thanks to a new partnership between Nottingham Venues and 200 Degrees Coffee.
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If ever you needed a reminder that telephone fraud is something to take very seriously indeed, the NCSC recently reported that phone fraud increased by 83% between April 2020 and March 2021 compared to the previous year. This data is according to Which?
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29th August 2024
Loughborough-based land development and property consultancy Mather Jamie has appointed Richard Scriven as the firms new Senior Associate Director.
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29th August 2024
Full-service marketing specialist Cartwright Communications has further grown its expertise in property and construction, with additional focus on planning communications and branding, through a pair of key hires.
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29th August 2024
A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service, award-winning independent family-run funeral directors operating across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, has expanded its reach into a new region.
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Cyber security experts have revealed in depth for the first time the logic behind their advice to use three random words when creating passwords.
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28th August 2024
Teammates from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Chesterfield partied at Killamarsh Junior Athletic Club at this year’s mid-year thank you from Amazon for their work delivering for customers around the UK.
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28th August 2024
Branston, one of the UK’s leading potato suppliers, has appointed a new general manager at its Lincoln site as part of its ambitious growth plans.
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28th August 2024
Chartered insurance broker Russell Scanlan has announced the promotion of Rob Wood to Commercial Team Leader following an exciting period of growth for the business.
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28th August 2024
Ettos, a local tech start-up based in Nottingham, has secured a prestigious grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, as part of their Creative Catalyst programme.
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28th August 2024
Local Charity invites businesses and people to join them on a mental health walk for International Day of Charity – with over 80 people signed up to take part.
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28th August 2024
Amazon Kegworth team’s cycle for mental health charities
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28th August 2024
The term ‘quiet hiring’ has quickly become a buzzword to describe the growing trend of organisations looking internally, rather than externally, to plug skills gaps.
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28th August 2024
esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, has been awarded for its self-build mortgage offering at the prestigious what Mortgage Awards. what Mortgage Awards have been the stamp of approval which recognise and reward the very best businesses in the UK’s mo
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27th August 2024
Leading coaching and coach training organisation, Barefoot Coaching, has recognised a significant uptake in its coaching services from those operating in the third sector, as a growing number of charities and not-for-profit organisations recognise the val
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27th August 2024
Russell Roof Tiles, whose headquarters are on Nicolson Way in Burton, is supporting leading East Midlands Residential Developer, MyPad on three significant Social Housing developments in partnership with Nottingham Community Housing Association.
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27th August 2024
1284 Communications has moved into larger office space in Loughborough as the industry award-winning PR consultancy continues to grow.
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27th August 2024
The team at Amazon’s Coalville fulfilment centre has taken part in the annual It’s a Knockout fundraising event in aid of Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People in Leicestershire.
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27th August 2024
Contractor Henry Brothers Construction and Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust have jointly held a turf-cutting ceremony to mark the start of work getting under way on site for a new Belper health centre.
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25th August 2024
Midlands-based accounting and advisory firm PKF Smith Cooper has expanded its internal training and development team, as former Audit Manager Qais Hussain steps into the new role of Learning and Development Executive.
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24th August 2024
Barratt Homes has donated £500 to East Midlands Walking Football Group, part of ME Sports in the Community CIC, to source a range of new equipment.
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24th August 2024
One of the world’s biggest pizza chains has signed a six-figure contract with a Midlands-based digital marketing agency to help launch its move into the UK.
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24th August 2024
UK specialist rail depot maintenance firm MTMS has been recognised for going beyond the call of duty to support the country’s armed forces by being awarded the highest accolade in a national employers’ scheme.
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24th August 2024
Microlise, a leading provider of innovative technology solutions, is announcing the appointment of Mike Blackburn as its new Chief Revenue Officer.
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24th August 2024
Sinfonia Viva, the Orchestra of the East Midlands, is appealing to Marketing Derby Bondholders to apply to join their Board of Trustees and bring their business acumen to help the Orchestra develop their offer across the East Midlands.
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23rd August 2024
A historic funeral directors and pub in Nottingham have come together to create the most floral street corner in the city.
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23rd August 2024
Northamptonshire membership organisation, NNBN is the latest organisation to support the fight against cyber crime in the East Midlands by becoming a Friend of the East Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre.
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23rd August 2024
From September 2024, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new branded eco-friendly food boxes.
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23rd August 2024
Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of private and public sector construction and civil engineering projects, has been selected by GLP to construct MPN 761 at one of Europe’s premier logistics loc
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23rd August 2024
Derby-based SortRefer, market leaders in the conveyancing and legal services sector, have announced the launch of a new Flexible Remortgage product series.
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23rd August 2024
Finalists for East Midlands Chamber’s Business Awards 2024 have been announced at a packed networking event hosted by Chamber President Stuart Dawkins.
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22nd August 2024
Leading Derby-based project managers, construction cost consultants and building surveyors Armsons Barlow have completed the project to deliver a new car park in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire.
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22nd August 2024
Luxury home lifestyle store Bell of Northampton has been announced as finalists for Retail Business of the Year and Website of the Year categories in the SME National Business Awards.
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22nd August 2024
The team at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Chesterfield has donated £1,000 to Ashgate Hospice.
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22nd August 2024
The transformation of one of Ashbourne’s most prominent buildings by a Derby firm of chartered surveyors has set the scene for a resurgence of the town’s fortunes.
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22nd August 2024
A leading rural consultancy has enabled a pioneering arable farm to sell ‘carbon credits’ generated from sequestered carbon in its soil to a top Formula 1 team to offset their emissions.
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22nd August 2024
Global wireless solutions provider Ramtech has accelerated its growth in the US market with the appointment of several key team members, boosting its business capability across the continent.
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21st August 2024
The multi-million pound upgrades are part of a long-term vision for Billing Aquadrome in Northamptonshire by new owner, Meadow Bay Villages.
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21st August 2024
As part of a wider ongoing initiative to increase safety for tram users across Nottingham’s extensive tram network, Nottingham Express Transit (NET) has appointed a new network resilience and security manager.
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21st August 2024
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are scaling up the development of a new Zika virus DNA vaccine thanks to a collaboration with specialist company, Touchlight, who will provide new technology to to produce large quantities of the DNA vaccine at s
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21st August 2024
A recycling service offered by a Derbyshire IT service provider to help combat the world’s growing e-waste problem has prevented over a tonne of tech from going to landfill.
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21st August 2024
The team at Amazon’s fulfilment centre in Kegworth has celebrated its fifth anniversary with a number of fun activities for the team.
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21st August 2024
WIKIT, the new Cricket Social destination in the UAE, has launched their first site in Dubai.
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21st August 2024
Rothera Bray Solicitors are proud to announce their appointment to the legal panel of the Amputation Foundation.
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21st August 2024
Inspiring leaders, entrepreneurs and apprentices are among East Midlands women to be showcased at 2024’s Enterprising Women Awards.
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21st August 2024
Leading roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) welcomes new Burton Albion F.C. owner with its continued sponsorship for the 2024/25 season.
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20th August 2024
Reuseabox, a circular economy packaging company, has announced a rebrand that aims at better communicating its mission of shaping a better future for people and planet through cardboard reuse.
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20th August 2024
Brogan Allard, finalist of the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee in 2022, has today (19 August) unveiled Highcross Shopping Centre’s summer event, the ‘Love of Art’.
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20th August 2024
With Leicester Business Festival (LBF) celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024, event slots are filling up quickly.
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20th August 2024
Derbyshire hotel and golf complex, Morley Hayes, has embarked on a £500,000 investment programme to improve facilities for its customers and reinforce its green credentials.
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20th August 2024
A Derby industrial complex has new owners for the first time in nearly 100 years.
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20th August 2024
Node4, a cloud-led digital transformation Managed Services Provider (MSP), has announced a strategic partnership with cybersecurity company Elastio.
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20th August 2024
A merger is set to create an industry powerhouse after two leading businesses joined forces.
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20th August 2024
The Nottingham office of top 20 accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young has announced the launch of its Accounting & Business Services (ABS) team, redefining its commitment to supporting owner-managed businesses beyond traditional accounting services.
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20th August 2024
Jessica Blaney has joined Chesterfield-based Pinelog Limited, one of the UK’s leading designers and manufacturers of luxury timber lodges and buildings.
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19th August 2024
An award-winning packaging firm has invested £3.6m in peak performance equipment, securing its future as the biggest family run company in its sector.
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19th August 2024
Loughborough Town Hall is thrilled to unveil its autumn/winter season, packed with spectacular performances and festive celebrations, including the highly-anticipated pantomime Snow White.
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19th August 2024
Lauren Cropper has joined 1284 Communications as its first Account Executive.
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19th August 2024
Grantham College & University Centre has become one of the only educational establishments in Lincolnshire to boast flooring made from recycled waste plastic.
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19th August 2024
Destination Chesterfield has announced the recruitment of eight new board members to strengthen the promotion of Derbyshire’s largest town.
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19th August 2024
Pioneering roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles’ largest ever investment remains on track at its Nicolson Way site in Burton, with the final stage of construction and fit out now underway.
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