Category Archives: Business

UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN BY OVER 1.1 MILLION SINCE 2010

Britain’s unemployment rate hasn’t been lower since the mid-1970s, as official figures released by the Office for National Statistics show it’s fallen to 4.0%, with 1.15 million fewer unemployed people since 2010. The UK saw a sixth continuous month of real-terms pay increases, with regular

Winner of the Stewart Garden Schools Programme 2018 announced

Stewart Garden, part of the Global Keter Group, is pleased to announce that St Mark’s Church of England Junior School, Gloucestershire, has won its Schools Programme 2018 competition. The annual contest, which was set up to reward the gardening skills and creativity of schoolchildren aged

Digitizing the mortgage market remains a top priority for banks

Sluggish market conditions continue as the number of mortgages approved for new house purchases dropped by 4.3 percent on the year last month.[1] With less customers applying for mortgages coupled with fierce competition in the market, the FCA has called for innovation to help consumers

Growing Business Awards 2018 back with a bang!

The Amazon Growing Business Awards are returning for their 20th year designed to showcase outstanding examples of SME and entrepreneurial success from across the UK just like yours. This year they have a record number of award categories to enter such as; Entrepreneur of the year Family

FCA appoints new director of Competition

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Sheldon Mills as its new director of Competition. Sheldon is currently senior director, mergers and state aid at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). At the FCA, Sheldon will be a central figure in delivering one of the organisation’s