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...
3rd December 2024
ENTREPRENEUR and former Dragon’s Den investor Sarah Willingham has shared the lessons she has learned throughout her business career. Speaking to journalist and business commentator Declan Curry in...
29th November 2024
........................................ IT IS fair to say that Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Statement has been received pretty badly by the local small business community. ...
5th November 2024
BUSINESSES in Milton Keynes are being urged to participate in a government-led consultation on the application of proposed zero-hour contract measures for agency workers. The government’s...
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...
26th October 2024
Advertising Feature published in association with CULTURE plays a key role in the infrastructure that powers the growth of a city, region and nation. It is a powerful draw for people looking...
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...
27th September 2024
A FOOD manufacturer has unveiled a £150 million investment plan, creating more than 500 new jobs, to mark its 40th anniversary. Signature Flatbreads, one of the UK’s leading family bakery...
25th September 2024
HERE it is… the new consumer-orientated website for Milton Keynes city centre. MyMiltonKeynes Business Improvement District has unveiled the new state-of-the-art site to its levy payers. mymk.cc...
24th September 2024
BUSINESS owners are considering their vote on a new £2.3 million investment into Luton town centre, with the aim of making the town a more welcoming place to shop, work and visit. Three clear...
18th September 2024
MP Chris Curtis is getting behind the business community in his Milton Keynes North constituency with the launch of a social media campaign. His Small Business Saturday campaign will highlight a...
6th September 2024
.................................................. IT IS VITAL that employers are aware of the scope of the new rules, how they will apply to various ways of tipping and the tax implications....
30th August 2024
POP-UPs, temporary use initiatives and mobile-phone based loyalty programmes are among a package of measures intended to help transform the UK’s high streets. A major new report from the Federation...
28th August 2024
FORMER philanthropy director at Milton Keynes Community Foundation Ranjit Singh is the new commercial director at Willen Hospice. He takes up his role in September, with the brief to focus on growing...
10th August 2024
.................................................. Main picture: Laurence Conisbee, founder and managing director of Wharf Distillery. WHISKY. Traditionally the preserve of the Scots and Irish who...
