THE CONYGAR Investment Company PLC has announced the appointment of building and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine as the main contractor to kickstart the £650 million redevelopment of The Island Quarter. Sir Robert McAlpine will be delivering phase 1A of The

UK motorists are now spending more cash on better cars now that lockdown restrictions continue to ease, according to a recent study. After the coronavirus lockdown at the end of March, the motor industry came to a virtual standstill, where factories halted

Nottingham-based disabled children’s charity Footprints CEC is reopening its centre next week after a five-month closure due to the Covid-19 outbreak, providing much needed Conductive Education sessions for children and their families once again. The Conductive Education Centre, which is based in Sneinton, provides

As the Bank of England warns of slow recovery for UK economy, Central bank forecasts output will not recover to pre-Covid-19 levels until end of 2021. The Bank of England has amended its previous prediction that the UK economy would rebound swiftly from

iwoca CEO urges main UK banks to directly refer CBILS applications that are sitting idle in the queue and not getting a response The number of CBILS applications awaiting approval has grown week by week, with a new business applying for finance

Julian and Jennie Churchill of Tollerton are the lucky winners of a fully fitted solar PV system, donated by Nottinghamshire renewable energy company Geo Green Power, which will be fitted to their family home this summer. In May, Geo Green Power offered

More active lockdown lifestyles have seen cycle sales skyrocket – almost doubling – at UK Cash Converters stores after they re-opened their doors to customers in June. With lockdown restrictions slowly easing throughout the UK, Brits are now enjoying the great outdoors

Cambridgeshire based lead generation business Meet Hugo has announced the release of a brand new eBook, ‘How to Use Data in Sales’ to help businesses make the most of their data to make more sales as we begin to adjust to the

Derby-based design, refurbishment and fit-out specialists DSP (Interiors) Ltd have completed work on a new, state-of-the-art production facility for SureScreen Diagnostics at Eagle Park on Alfreton Road in the city.   The company, which is based on the Parker Industrial Estate on

MP performs official opening of Spondon Post Office Open at Premier, 25-27 Chapel Side, Chapel Street, Spondon Convenient, quick service, modern retail environment Banking services for personal customers and small businesses Postage, home shopping returns, Local Collect New Postmaster   Pauline Latham

Midlands-contractor G F Tomlinson is due to start highway infrastructure works this August as part of the £2.4million re-development of a mixed-use business park site in Skegness for Lincolnshire County Council, via the Scape Regional Construction framework.   Works at the Skegness Industrial Estate

BT’s Small Business Support Scheme to help firms boost connectivity, cash flow and confidence following coronavirus pandemic Specialist help for small businesses available from BT’s retail stores – rejuvenating high streets and levelling up the country Launch of new support scheme comes

City leaders today (Thursday 23rd July) announced their intention to launch a £5m growth fund to help businesses expand and take on more staff following the coronavirus crisis. The fund will be used to invest in innovative growth plans that can create

Derby-based design, refurbishment and fit-out specialists DSP (Interiors) Ltd have completed work on a new, state-of-the-art production facility for SureScreen Diagnostics at Eagle Park on Alfreton Road in the city. The company, which is based on the Parker Industrial Estate on Mansfield

Derby Lacemaker Louise West has made the most of her time in lockdown, writing and publishing her second book, which contains new and original patterns and designs. Louise, who is based at Connect Derby’s Friar Gate Studios, released her first book, Bedfordshire

An award-winning Derby recruitment firm has adapted its business approach during the lockdown, and has landed two new clients as it responds to the rapidly changing jobs market. The Strand-based Sky Recruitment Solutions has landed two contracts to help two fellow Marketing Derby Bondholders

Leading pitched roof tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles, has welcome a new addition to the team, in a new role. Robyn Lodge, 30, a Keele University graduate, has joined Russell Roof Tiles as Management Accountant at its Burton HQ. She joined after

BUSINESS success stories during a nationwide pandemic are few and far between, but Leicester SME IMPROVE Online is bucking the trend with a reported 166% increase in new customers during the lockdown period.  The company launched its online training platform, created specifically to serve the

The Women of the Year Luncheon & Awards has today announced British actress, Sally Lindsay, as its new President, with this year’s event being postponed until October 2021.   The annual awards, which celebrate the achievements of inspirational and exceptional women across

An artists’ impression shows how memorial gardens at three crematoria in the East Midlands to remember people who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic will look. Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest independent owner-operator of crematoria and cemeteries, announced last month its intention