28th March 2024
Once a promising footballer with dreams of playing for Leicester City, Enton Barefoot slept under a bridge after becoming addicted to drink and drugs.
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28th March 2024
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity which provides life-changing support to service people, veterans and their families, has received a £1,500 donation from local housebuilder Barratt Homes to assist with its work.
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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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28th March 2024
Mark Taylor, Head of International at UK member firm Duncan & Toplis, has been re-elected chair of Kreston’s Global Tax Group for another three-year term. As Chair, Mark is responsible for coordinating the Kreston Global Tax Group and leading its tax netw
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27th March 2024
Leicester Fashion District Community Interest Company (LFD CIC) is proud to announce its debut as a catalyst for change in Leicester's fashion scene.
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27th March 2024
UK-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Upperton Pharma Solutions was joined by Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine co-inventor Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, biotech industry representatives and local leaders to celebrate the o
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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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27th March 2024
After his latest charity dog walk, Barrie Stephen's fundraising for Leicester Animal Aid has now topped £21,000 of donations
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27th March 2024
Taking place 23rd to 24th April at ExCeL London, SME XPO promises to be a transformative event, bringing together leaders, founders, and entrepreneurs under one roof to network, collaborate and grow their businesses.
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27th March 2024
Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK, has announced Sheetal Sanghvi as its new office managing partner in Leicester, effective from 1 April.
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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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27th March 2024
The kind-hearted team at Northampton’s Bhangals Construction Consultants have made their annual Easter donation to Cynthia Spencer Hospice.
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27th March 2024
The University of Nottingham has secured more than £70 million to establish new world-leading and open-access research facilities and programmes that will decarbonise future transport.
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27th March 2024
Local enterprise D2N2 LEP Careers Hub has celebrated the success of its first careers event which brought together top employers and educators from across the region.
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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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27th March 2024
A transformative town centre regeneration project has been completed, revitalising the area for local businesses and residents and enhancing community space.
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27th March 2024
Apogee is sponsoring the Royal Marines Veterans’ Speed March to help raise funds and awareness for The Royal Marines Charity.
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26th March 2024
David Wilson Homes has made a £1,500 contribution to Harleys Hounds Animal Rescue in Burton-on-Trent.
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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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26th March 2024
After 20 years as a proud member of Fortec, Allen Logistics has furthered its commitment to the group by joining the Pall-Ex network and expanding its service offering within Northern Ireland.
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26th March 2024
Students at Royal School for the Deaf Derby are now in their element after a chemistry company funded a giant poster of the periodic table to help embed core knowledge.
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26th March 2024
The company, which was previously located at Needwood House in Burton upon Trent, took the decision to relocate to Ednaston Park Business Centre due to the undeniably professional business community and picturesque grounds.
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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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26th March 2024
East Midlands housebuilder Peter James Homes is treating dozens of local children to a magical circus extravaganza in Nottingham this May.
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26th March 2024
Simple Marketing Consultancy (SMC) has announced the retirement of its founding Director, Bev Cook after 35+ years in marketing roles in the East Midlands. Succeeding her is Elliot Cook who will continue to manage their client portfolio.
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26th March 2024
Midlands-based contractor, G F Tomlinson, has linked up with the Hope Store Charity in Derby to support the local community with essential items.
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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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26th March 2024
Families and their four-legged friends are being invited down to Railway Fun at Great Central Railway this Easter holiday by a very special dog called Ruffle!
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26th March 2024
A new associate has been appointed by national engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask, expanding the civil engineering expertise in its Derby-based headquarters.
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26th March 2024
An award-winning Derby business has helped to transform the corporate gifting experience for one of Europe’s leading food manufacturers.
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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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26th March 2024
National auction house John Pye & Sons Ltd has further bolstered its internal legal team with the appointment of Daniel Harley as Legal Counsel.
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26th March 2024
Get ready for an egg-cellent adventure!
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25th March 2024
A fund-raising group at a Derbyshire hospital ‘built by the community’ has been commended by the Mayor of Amber Valley for its decades of work.
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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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25th March 2024
Fairham Business Park has joined forces with Nottingham Partners to further bolster Fairham’s position in Nottingham.
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25th March 2024
The Furnley House Foundation Summer Ball returns on May 6th and looks set to be an amazing night.
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25th March 2024
The Ashford Arms, an iconic 17th century country pub in Ashford-in-the-Water, near Bakewell, has reopened after a substantial £1.6 million refurbishment.
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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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25th March 2024
A pair of successful Nottingham business have been honoured at a nationwide industry awards.
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25th March 2024
The founder partner at multi-disciplinary consultancy company Focus Consultants has been appointed as a Nottingham Trent University Alumni and Industry Fellow.
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25th March 2024
Mansfield-based windows and doors supplier Integra Windows is gearing up for its next phase of growth after opening a new customer showroom in the heart of the town.
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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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24th March 2024
Business Owners and entrepreneurs in the Midlands are set to embark on a transformative journey as Caroline Sylvia Wragg, renowned Marketing Coach and strategist, presents Rev Up Your Business ReVamped – Your Time To Sparkle and Shine Event.
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24th March 2024
Lewisham Council has received £132,532 in funding from Round 4 of the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund. This funding will be used to introduce a new Roadvent in the borough.
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22nd March 2024
Leading flex office operator, Cubo, is looking for volunteers to support its campaign with national literacy charity, Bookmark, and help ignite the joy of reading in children.
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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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22nd March 2024
A Nottingham firm has struck a distribution deal with a Spanish robotics company that is set to catapult the UK goods transportation sector firmly into the future.
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22nd March 2024
Known best as one of the region’s oldest and most trusted family businesses, award-winning independent funeral directors, A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service, also owns and manages many residential flats across Nottinghamshire - with plans for six new ap
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22nd March 2024
The next phase of a multi-million pound project to regenerate Chesterfield town centre is set to get underway this summer.
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Why working with a charity can help your business in more ways then you may think
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22nd March 2024
Due to funding cuts to Youth Provision in 2022, Base 51 are moving from their building on Castle Gate into the former YMCA Gym near the Victoria Centre in Nottingham; YMCA’s fitness and wellbeing services relocated to the YMCA Community and Activity Villa
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22nd March 2024
Countryside Lincs, the Lincolnshire Showground’s favourite family event, will return for 2024 with a day filled with food, farming and flowers
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22nd March 2024
An independent financial planner from Dronfield-based Belmayne has been named one of the UK’s most highly regarded by clients.
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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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22nd March 2024
Construction power pair Bhangals Construction Consultants and My Build Estimate have been named as finalists in four categories of this year’s SME Northamptonshire Business Awards.
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21st March 2024
Three kind-hearted businesses have been thanked by a local charity for helping to pave the way for the next phase of development at the Wilmorton Community Gardens in Derby.
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21st March 2024
As the world gears up for the 2024 Olympics in France, a group of explorers from Leicestershire are embarking on a challenging journey of their own for charity.
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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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21st March 2024
Rowleys, a leading firm of chartered accountants based in Leicester, hosted a Budget Breakfast event at Winstanley House, following the latest Budget announcement on 6th March.
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21st March 2024
A newly-qualified Conveyancing solicitor at Timms Solicitors has been named Junior Lawyer of the Year by Derby and District Law Society.
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21st March 2024
The award-winning salon opened in 1984 on Market Street under its original name, Keith Hall Hairdressing, before moving to its current premises on Ashby Road in 2021.
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21st March 2024
Businesses in Chesterfield are being encouraged to explore ways in which they can grow, as part of ambitious plans to improve the town’s economy and create higher-value jobs for residents.
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21st March 2024
Nottingham fabrication company, Essential Projects has recently expanded its team with the addition of David Extall and Jade Scully.
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21st March 2024
A dad who found himself in need of support as he struggled with debt is preparing to take on an epic bike ride to thank those who helped him get back on his feet.
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21st March 2024
An outdoor building company has stepped in to help a teenager who had his first open heart surgery at just three days old make the most of the great outdoors.
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21st March 2024
A UK-based technology business is defying the industry slowdown with reported growth outstripping the world’s largest tech companies.
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21st March 2024
Loughborough based specialist land development and property consultancy Mather Jamie has expanded its planning team following the appointment of Georgina Doyle as a Planning Manager.
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21st March 2024
Three team members from LACE Housing, a non-profit making housing association specialising in homes for older people, are set to celebrate its diamond anniversary by undertaking a series of fundraising activities.
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20th March 2024
Avon Group, an £80m turnover manufacturing and engineering group, based in Bristol, has secured a deal to acquire Interflex Ltd, the Nottinghamshire-based specialist automotive component manufacturer.
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20th March 2024
The director of a leading Derby IT firm is set to pound the pavement for charity as part of the family fun run his company are sponsoring.
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20th March 2024
Digital Marketing Agency Impression is driving success for the used car search platform MOTORS, working alongside the brand to centralise its strategy with a full scope of paid and organic media solutions.
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20th March 2024
Midlands private equity-backed businesses experienced average EBITDA* growth of 51% over the latest three-year period, underlining the positive impact that the sector is having on the region’s economy, according to a new report.
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20th March 2024
Nottingham Trent University has unveiled a multimillion-pound Postgraduate Centre, featuring state-of-the-art technology and modern teaching and social spaces.
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20th March 2024
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has celebrated 15 years of partnership with Santander Universities with the signing of a new three-year agreement.
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20th March 2024
In a move for sustainability, Melton Building Society has announced the move to 100% plastic free passbook wallets made entirely from card.
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20th March 2024
Energy costs at Notts-based manufacturer Rapala VMC have dropped by more than £50,000 per year as investment in a solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system means around 25% of its energy now comes from the sun with the remainder coming from renewable sources.
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20th March 2024
The Premier League, The FA and government’s Football Foundation has opened the first PlayZone in Normanton Park, Derby, thanks to a £180k grant from the UK’s biggest sports charity.
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20th March 2024
A special ceremony has taken place to mark the progress made on the construction of Derby’s new £45.8m entertainment and conference venue.
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20th March 2024
The impact of the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) over the last 13 years was celebrated during an event at the National Space Centre.
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19th March 2024
The team from Amazon’s fulfilment centre in Kegworth celebrated in style at Derby football club to mark a great year in 2023.
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19th March 2024
Donations and support from across Derbyshire and beyond have secured the purchase of 80 acres of land for nature and people to enjoy for generations to come.
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19th March 2024
Leading building products manufacturer Forterra has recently installed almost 7,000 solar panels at its new state of the art factory in Desford, Leicestershire.
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19th March 2024
Northampton School’s Year 7 football team has kicked off its new season in style thanks to a brand-new kit sponsored by David Wilson Homes.
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19th March 2024
Due Diligence Checking Ltd (DDC) is proud to announce the release of our newest service; digital identity verification, using our application ‘DDC ID’. This mobile app will streamline DBS and right to work checks.
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19th March 2024
The founders of a hybrid brand and human transformation company who met in Melbourne on a lockdown date have launched a special ‘How to Embrace Neurodiversity in Your Business’ Guide to help businesses get the most out of all employees during Neurodiversi
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19th March 2024
Pupils at a primary school in Nottinghamshire are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to observe and assist garden birds, courtesy of a donation from a local housebuilder.
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19th March 2024
Poppy PR is celebrating after being appointed to propel the UK’s largest supplier of pneumatic tube systems into its next growth chapter.
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19th March 2024
Eight ‘troops’ from West Nottinghamshire College saw victory on the battlefield, after dealing with bomb disposal, accuracy with firearms and responding to emergency incidents.
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19th March 2024
A Derby law firm is set to continue its long commitment to supporting the city’s popular 10k race after funding another bumper turnout from its staff at the event this weekend.
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18th March 2024
Altia Intel has been listed in the top 100 medium-sized places to work in the UK with employees highlighting the company’s work culture, performance, and direction during an anonymous survey.
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18th March 2024
Creative agency Fluid Ideas has unveiled the latest phase of its expansion – a drive-in studio for filming, photography, recording and events.
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18th March 2024
Derby-based Sinfonia Viva, the Orchestra of the East Midlands, is planning to launch a programme of dementia-friendly classical music performances in Derby.
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18th March 2024
As part of its major investment project at its Burton on Trent tile plant Russell Roof Tiles is installing state-of-the-art equipment to support the firm’s Net Zero ambitions.
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18th March 2024
Leading Derby-based project managers, construction cost consultants and building surveyors Armsons Barlow are helping to bring an education facility at Derby College Group’s campus to life.
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18th March 2024
A Derby charity is urgently seeking volunteers so that it can provide a much-needed break to children in the city and county who may be living in poverty or facing challenges at home.
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18th March 2024
Bluesky International has stepped in to help preserve historical local pictures from its neighbourhood’s past.
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18th March 2024
Stirlin are excited to announce that they have secured the contract for the construction of a cutting-edge 18,000 square foot warehouse in Lincoln, with two offices and high-quality facilities for Lincframe Roof Trusses.
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18th March 2024
A local housebuilder is set to bring 93 homes to Fairham, in Nottingham.
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18th March 2024
An ambitious plan to halt and reverse declining native species abundance across the Peak District has been awarded £1.69 million funding from the Government's Species Survival Fund.
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18th March 2024
Last week Living Without Abuse (LWA), a local domestic abuse support charity, put out an appeal for a young mum with 2 children who’d fallen victim to an unscrupulous carpet fitter just when they needed help most.
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15th March 2024
Ahead of Global Recycling Day (18 March), Nottingham’s leading shopping destination, Victoria Centre, is highlighting the many ways in which shoppers can do their bit to help reduce waste.
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15th March 2024
The creation of 36 high-spec apartments in a vacant Chesterfield building that once housed Tiffany’s Bar and Restaurant has been completed less than a year after work began.
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15th March 2024
First Response Finance, the vehicle finance company with offices in Nottingham, Leigh, and Glasgow, has been nominated in the line-up for ‘Best Car Finance Provider’ in this year’s Consumer Credit Awards.
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15th March 2024
This year’s Medilink Midlands Business Awards will see a ‘winner of all winners’ awarded a £5,000 prize to help advance their innovation.
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15th March 2024
One of the largest accountants and business advisers in the Midlands, Duncan & Toplis, is aiming to reduce its total carbon emissions to zero within the next five to eight years.
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15th March 2024
Colleagues from a Derbyshire company are taking to the skies in a daredevil challenge to raise funds for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People.
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14th March 2024
The highly anticipated 2024 East Midlands Finance Awards (EMFA) is proud to announce its partnership with NOVA.
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14th March 2024
Nottingham-based Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has donated £3,000 to Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue (NSART).
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14th March 2024
The Kuku Embassy Luncheons are open to all
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14th March 2024
In Leicester from Friday 22 to Monday 25 March - The Big Pledge Weekend is set to make a big impact as Leicester Hospitals Charity rallies the community together to support the CenTre Neonatal Transport Service in their mission to enhance the care provide
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14th March 2024
A computer software engineer who started her career in the same year as IBM launched its first home PC is hoping to inspire more women to join the industry after she was nominated for a major award.
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