17th January 2025
'IT'S TIME to celebrate you' ...That is the slogan of the 2025 SME Bedfordshire Business Awards. And it is aimed squarely at Bedfordshire business because there are some great success stories to...
15th January 2025
COMMUNITY organisations are set to benefit from a new initiative led by guests at a conference and training venue in Bedfordshire. Under the Room2Give scheme, guests staying more than one night at...
8th January 2025
A FORMER Wilko store has been acquired in a major retail deal in Bedford town centre. The sale, to anonymous new owners, follows Bedford Borough Council’s recent purchase of the nearby vacant...
7th January 2025
A GROUP of colleges in the South East Midlands have joined forces in a campaign aimed at further developing their work on meeting local skills needs. More than £5 million was awarded to the...
18th December 2024
A NEW independent college is set to open in Luton after completion of a major office deal. Smart Education Pro has signed a 20-year lease on 16,748 sq ft of office space at The Atrium, at Park Street...
3rd December 2024
THE BEDFORDSHIRE business community is ready to play its part in helping Luton to bounce back from the shock news of the proposed closure of the Vauxhall factory in the town. Vauxhall parent...
3rd December 2024
RETAIL giant John Lewis & Partners has joined the Employer Partnership Scheme run by The Bedford College Group. The partnership’s sites at Magna Park, on the edge of Milton Keynes towards...
30th November 2024
Published in association with IN LIGHT of the recent budget announcements relating to SMEs, now more than ever businesses need to know where to go to understand some of these changes and ensure...
28th November 2024
A MAGNIFICENT seven lettings have been completed at a technology park in the heart of the Oxford Cambridge Arc. The deals at Cranfield University Technology Park mean that two office buildings are...
15th November 2024
MORE THAN 125 new jobs are being created at London Luton Airport – with the prospect of more in the pipeline – as a result of holiday airline Jet2.com’s decision to open 17 routes from the...
5th November 2024
RECRUITMENT has been completed of members of the new Business Board that will act as the voice for businesses across the region. The Business Board will provide strategic advice to the South...
1st November 2024
BUSINESSES across Luton have voted in favour of renewing their status as a Business Improvement District. The decision secures £2.2 million to be spent on continuing to improve the trading...
31st October 2024
PLANS for electrification along certain parts of the East West Rail line linking Oxford and Bedford via Milton Keynes and on to Cambridge are among proposals to be out for consultation from November. ...
24th October 2024
BEDFORD’S Business Improvement District is to close at the end of its current term. Levy-paying businesses in the town centre have voted not to renew the Bid’s work in the town centre for another...
23rd October 2024
Published in association with GRANT funding programmes can bring substantial benefits to small and large businesses alike. However, there are many preconceptions around grants and the grant...
