5th March 2021
PMB Pallet Express Limited has shifted into top gear after picking up a coveted national award from logistics giant Pall-Ex.
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5th March 2021
Karen Smart and Clare James MBE are two of the UK’s most senior female leaders in UK aviation. In June 2020, Clare succeeded Karen as MD of East Midlands Airport (EMA) while Karen headed north to fill the hot seat at Manchester Airport (MAN).
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5th March 2021
Ahead of International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March, leading developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes is encouraging more women to consider a career in the construction industry, with a variety of roles available across Nottinghamshire.
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5th March 2021
A self-made entrepreneur who set up a scheme so new Derby businesses could swap services and share knowledge says hundreds have signed up.
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4th March 2021
Up to 60,000 new skilled jobs could be created in the region after ambitious plans to create a new freeport based around East Midlands Airport were given the go-ahead.
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4th March 2021
The Small Business Leadership Programme (SBLP) is free and fully funded by the Government to support the resilience, recovery and growth of SMEs during and after COVID-19. It can help develop potential for future business growth and productivity. Particip
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4th March 2021
Each year, the 8th March marks International Women’s day (IWD). In 2021, let’s pay attention to this year’s bold theme which is, ‘Choose to challenge’. The time is now to challenge inequality, call out bias, question stereotypes with the aim to forge an
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4th March 2021
A commitment to personalised learning, impactful research and strong links to professions have contributed to two prestigious accreditations from EQUIS and EFMD Global for Nottingham Business School (NBS), part of Nottingham Trent University.
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4th March 2021
Ahead of International Women's Day 2021, a leading energy expert has called for more women to get involved in the sector after research shows that just 14% of the energy workforce are women.
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4th March 2021
The Government has recently annouced a road map to easing lockdown restrictions and the care sector in particular have faced great difficulty when considering visitation from relatives and friends for its residents.
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4th March 2021
Derby City Council is being asked to agree a package of support, worth up to £17.5m, to enable the development of an exciting new food production campus, which could bring 5,000 jobs to Derby.
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3rd March 2021
Academics at the University of Derby have been ranked amongst the most highly-cited scientists in the world, according to research byStanford University.
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3rd March 2021
The East Midlands received a major economic boost today with the government's announcement that it will be one of eight new Freeports in England, creating an estimated 60,000 new skilled jobs for the region.
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3rd March 2021
Expect a keynote speech from David McDowell, COO at BrewDog. In addition to this, we’ll hear from a range of UpScaler clients about their Scale Up journey.
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2nd March 2021
Derby-based mortgage firm Finance Advice Centre has set out plans for an ambitious period of growth during 2021 after partnering with an online platform which specialises in finding deals for people turned down by High Street lenders.
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2nd March 2021
The Octavian group of companies is expanding again after the Nottinghamshire firm revealed the launch of a new communications arm.
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2nd March 2021
BUSINESSES in North Nottinghamshire are being urged to get ready for the easing of lockdown restrictions with support from North Notts BID.
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2nd March 2021
National Careers Week 2021 (1 – 5 March) sees the launch of three virtual workplace tours to students across north east Derbyshire.
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1st March 2021
The Rural Business Awards, supported by Amazon, is the only UK-wide programme dedicated to showcasing the success of rural businesses
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1st March 2021
A group of Public Services students from Derby College Group’s Broomfield Hall are to carry out important marshalling duties at Derbyshire’s largest Covid-19 vaccine centre.
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1st March 2021
Derbyshire hotel, golf, and leisure complex Morley Hayes has been named East Midlands Wedding Venue of the Year at the I Do Wedding Awards for the second successive year.
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1st March 2021
Derbyshire based Ecology, Arboriculture and Flood Risk Consultants RammSanderson, has launched a new company in order to provide training services to developers, land owners and house builders to help them understand planning legislation related to protec
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26th February 2021
A new brand that aims to rewrite the rules of sustainability for wine fans has launched online for delivery this year.
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26th February 2021
The Rural Business Awards, supported by Amazon, is the only UK-wide programme dedicated to showcasing the success of rural businesses
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26th February 2021
Through chaos comes creativity, and this is true for Lincolnshire’s newest company Nerd Sauce.
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26th February 2021
Community groups in Chesterfield are set to benefit from more than £30,000 of funding that has been provided through the Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhoods Fund.
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25th February 2021
A decision on the unique inland Freeport bid, submitted by the LLEP and D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnerships on 5 February 2021, is expected imminently. The LLEP and key stakeholders, including local authorities and businesses, are excited about the economi
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25th February 2021
Travel and tourism students from West Nottinghamshire College have been on a very important journey over the last few weeks.
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25th February 2021
FROM painting to felting, sewing to crocheting, the coronavirus pandemic has seen a boom in people getting crafty. And one woman from Derby has taken the seemingly unlikely step in swapping a successful career in engineering for crafts; launching her own
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25th February 2021
Young people in Staveley are set to benefit from improved sports facilities as part of the Staveley Town Deal, which sets out ambitious plans to pull in more than £25m worth of funding to the area.
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25th February 2021
Leicestershire Business Gateway Growth Hub has stepped up to announce the launch of a suite of specialist support for SMEs in Leicester and Leicestershire, that have connections in Europe and unsure about how the new rules affect them.
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25th February 2021
Popular Derby street food venue, Bustler Market, has moved to a brand-new site three times bigger than its previous location, following a three-month renovation project.
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25th February 2021
A passion for camping led one entrepreneurial couple from Leicestershire to invest in a new motorhome for hire business, Hey Campers – after the COVID pandemic accelerated their modest plans.
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24th February 2021
Reach Separations, a specialist in chromatography for the analysis and purification of small molecules, has highlighted the role that the University of Nottingham’s Laboratory Scientist (Chemistry) level 6 degree apprenticeship is playing in shaping its f
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24th February 2021
EE will expand 4G coverage in 26 locations acrossthe East Midlands in 2021, including sites inDerbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland
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24th February 2021
FOOTAGE of the former RAF Newton site of which part will soon be transformed into Nottinghamshire’s very first ‘garden village’ has been revealed by Innes England – the commercial property agent that agreed the deal with housebuilder Redrow Homes.
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24th February 2021
Sustainable Fibrepak - a natural packaging material that uses thermoformed wet pulp – is set to make waves in the food sector after meeting stringent EU regulations.
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24th February 2021
A charitable giving platform is inviting East Midlands-based charities to sign up to its free platform which links good causes with companies and fundraisers.
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24th February 2021
It’s official. East Midlands has a sweet tooth. Confectionery accounts for 31% of all sales from vending machines provided by Cema Vending.
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24th February 2021
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed a vice-chair and two new ambassadors to its Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire branch team.
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24th February 2021
An innovative online careers and employability platform, which was launched to Year 11 and 13 school leavers in Chesterfield and North Derbyshire last year, has been shortlisted in the Careers Development Institute (CDI) Awards 2021.
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24th February 2021
Nottingham and Derby City Councils support bid for East Midlands Freeport
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24th February 2021
Entrepreneur Hamza Qureshi has developed a new range of signature seasonings to help consumers recreate the restaurant experience at home after his ‘dark kitchen’ business took a hit during the Covid pandemic lockdowns.
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24th February 2021
Commercial property specialists NG Chartered Surveyors are starting 2021 with a move to a new headquarters building, signalling the firm's ambitions for the year ahead.
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23rd February 2021
Shredall SDS Group, the largest independently owned confidential waste shredding, paper recycling, document storage and scanning company in the UK, this month celebrate their 24th anniversary in business.
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23rd February 2021
Monday’s announcements outlined key dates for unlocking the economy, and the race is now on to provide workspaces that employees will want to return to. However, given that many employees may still opt to work from home, many companies are seeking ways t
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23rd February 2021
LEADING flat roofing stockist Permaroof has developed and launched an online CPD seminar in partnership with rubber-based roofing manufacturer Firestone Building Products
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23rd February 2021
A Nottingham based digital PR agency has been shortlisted for five international business awards after a marketing campaign went viral worldwide.
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23rd February 2021
An upcoming Miller Homes development in Allestree, Derby is set to create up to 110 new jobs for local tradespeople working across the East Midlands.
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23rd February 2021
A Nottingham scientist-turned-entrepreneur hasdeveloped a ground-breaking, environmentally friendly process that takes industrial food waste destined for landfill and converts it into pure, safe and sustainable calcium carbonate.
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23rd February 2021
A MUSIC school whose former pupils have gone on to work with chart-topper Lewis Capaldi and Noel Gallagher, is looking forward to continued growth this year after a record-breaking 2020.
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23rd February 2021
Gemma has just set up her professional business with the award-winning Alchemy Virtual Assistance (VA) team, who have reported a record number of client enquiries from businesses globally - with numbers having quadrupled since COVID hit.
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22nd February 2021
Construction engineering consultancy, Howard Ward Associates (HWA), has made a positive start to 2021 with a pipeline of work with a GDV of approximately £125m and a new appointment to the team within its first quarter.
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22nd February 2021
Loughborough University researchers have developed a new platform technology that provides rapid screening of microorganisms in drinks – cutting the turnaround time from the current practice of up to five days to under one hour.
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22nd February 2021
A new industrial business park currently under construction near Thurlaston, Leicestershire is already proving so popular that half the units have been secured off-plan in a series of transactions
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22nd February 2021
HOME STAGING expert Lemon and Lime Interiors has announced a “triple threat” business expansion featuring the launch of its new associate programme, the appointment of two new team members and the doubling of its Derbyshire-based warehouse facility.
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22nd February 2021
A MUSIC school whose former pupils have gone on to work with chart-topper Lewis Capaldi and Noel Gallagher, is looking forward to continued growth this year after a record-breaking 2020.
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22nd February 2021
An East Midlands bid for Freeport status has been submitted to the government today by a consortium led by the two Local Enterprise Partnerships that represent Leicester, Leicestershire, Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
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22nd February 2021
Derby-based washroom services and water conservation specialists HSG have joined forces with a premium German company to help UK businesses and venues keep hand hygiene at the top of their agenda
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22nd February 2021
Based at the Salvation Army Citadel on Spinney Road, close to the housebuilder’s Diamond Heights development, the organisation provides crisis food parcels – in single and family sizes – that contain enough food for three days.
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22nd February 2021
Tyl by NatWest urges consumers to keep supporting their local independents online and in person when lockdown ends
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22nd February 2021
A Leicestershire businessman who launched a new company during the pandemic to avoid furloughing staff and safeguard circa. 20 jobs reports success just six months on.
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22nd February 2021
A major renovation scheme that is expected to create over 90 local jobs and increase local productivity has commenced in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
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22nd February 2021
WITH the ever-rising costs of university, apprenticeships were already on the rise as students looked for alternative ways to shape a career. However, with the normal university experience being changed by the current climate of online working and sociall
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22nd February 2021
Leicester-based industrial supplies distributor Cromwell is celebrating a strong start to 2021, with two prestigious accolades recognising it as a great place to work.
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22nd February 2021
Recruitment specialists today reported a healthy surge in new enquiries from new clients looking to take on staff from March, signalling good news for jobseekers after the disruption of being furloughed or being made redundant.
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19th February 2021
Leading Leicestershire homebuilder David Wilson Homes East Midlands has announced that its new sites launching in 2021 will underpin over 800 jobs for local people.
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19th February 2021
Leading East Midlands independent Renault Trucks distributor RH Commercial Vehicles continues its expansion plans. RHCV is announcing the opening of a new fifth site, strategically located in North Nottinghamshire.
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19th February 2021
Staveley residents are set to benefit from the first improvements to the town as part of the Staveley Town Deal, which sets out ambitious plans to pull in more than £25m worth of funding to the area over the next five years.
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19th February 2021
A Midlands-based artisan doughnut bakery has been named a Small Business of 2020 by Lloyds Bank, after growing its annual turnover by three hundred per cent last year.
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19th February 2021
FAMILY-RUN Birds Bakery has announced plans to open a second store in West Bridgford, Nottingham, as the company continues to build on its success.
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19th February 2021
An independent Derbyshire wine merchant is celebrating its first year in business after proving a hit with wine lovers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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19th February 2021
An award-winning Nottingham property developer has acquired a prominent Worksop landmark with a view to the creation of some vital new housing in the town centre.
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19th February 2021
Volunteers are needed to help Leicester researchers design a programme for peripheral arterial disease screening, with the aim to improve heart and circulatory health.
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19th February 2021
Chesterfield-based commercial bridging loan company, Bridge Help has launched a new co-funding division of the business.
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19th February 2021
Siemens has unearthed the next generation of engineering, technology and business talent through an innovative, virtual competition which challenged students to design a smart, sustainable and interconnected transport system.
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18th February 2021
THE ANNUAL in-depth review of the commercial property market across the East Midlands – published and presented by commercial property expert Innes England – will be going digital this year, for the first time ever in its 14-year history.
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16th February 2021
St. Modwen has submitted detailed plans for the first phase of development at St. Modwen Park Derby, following the grant of outline planning permission in September 2020.
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16th February 2021
As the UK finds itself in a third national lockdown and with no definitive end in sight, many industries are finding themselves on tenterhooks, wondering what this means for not just businesses, but for consumers who rely on their services, too.
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12th February 2021
Love Business News is set for a major relaunch in 2021 as we continue our quest to give businesses in the Heart of the Midlands – Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire – a voice.
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11th February 2021
An East Midlands businessman who founded a local locksmith firm in 2018 has met with such extraordinary success that he plans to add another 30 franchisees to his expanding business empire before the end of the year.
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8th February 2021
The growing shift in consumer spending habits as a result of Covid-19 has made way for an e-commerce boom, driving record demand for warehouse space.
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8th February 2021
Leicestershire Chartered Surveyor and Property Consultant, Wells McFarlane has reported a record year, achieving sustained growth despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.
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31st January 2021
Businesswomen in Derby have joined forces to make sure underprivileged and vulnerable children in the city will be able to celebrate their birthdays.
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31st January 2021
A ‘veganalysis’ by leading UK health check service Medichecks - interrogating the effects of a plant-based diet versus meat-eating in 2020 - has found significant health benefits.
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31st January 2021
In a significant acceleration towards the UK’s green energy ambitions, the double decker hydrogen bus hits the streets of Aberdeen in a world-first this week – featuring a bespoke system from Luxfer Gas Cylinders.
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31st January 2021
Plans to regenerate a key area of Derby city centre have reached a major new milestone - with a contract signed to demolish a well-known former hotel.
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23rd January 2021
A pioneering project aimed at helping people across Derby and Derbyshire to start their own business will continue throughout 2021 to support workers affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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13th January 2021
A Derby legal expert has appealed to Government to change its rules around the forthcoming Stamp Duty Holiday cut-off to avoid chaos in the property market.
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11th January 2021
The UK Government has ordered two million Derby-manufactured rapid lateral flow antigen tests for COVID-19, to be validated by Public Health England for use in asymptomatic testing.
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11th January 2021
A PERSONALISED letterbox gift company set up by a husband and wife when the Coronavirus outbreak was at its peak is helping to banish the January blues with a brand-new range of boxes for 2021. Colleague Box - the Derby business whose bespoke boxes have
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7th January 2021
The deal, with multiple extension options, will see Opus Trust deliver an omnichannel communication solution for FGH, taking them on a digital transformation journey that will further enhance the retail experience for more than two million FGH customers a
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4th January 2021
Images of a ground-breaking, multi-million ‘cohesive use’ scheme for Nottingham are revealed today (4 January)– showing hotels, co-working space, apartments, green space and leisure.
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4th January 2021
The majority of SMEs in the East Midlands remain focused on improving their environmental sustainability despite Covid-19, according to Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s Business Barometer.
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24th December 2020
Chris Knowles, Chief Digital Officer, RSM comments on warning from the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee that the government is highly likely to miss its own connectivity targets and urges a recommitment to funding:
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23rd December 2020
Nottingham-based protection specialists Octavian Security UK has had its Armed Forces Covenant validated and awarded by the bronze Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
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23rd December 2020
Despite a backdrop of mass redundancies and the UK entering its worst recession in 300 years, a business from Nottinghamshire has pivoted its operations - ending 2020 with a bolstered team, larger premises and new and improved products.
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21st December 2020
Business confidence in the East Midlands rose 17 points month-on-month to -5% during December, its highest level since the beginning of the pandemic in March, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
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