A host of businesses creating products and services for the UK’s ageing population have been attracted to Newcastle thanks to a nationally significant programme in… Read More »Ageing Tech Innovators Come To Newcastle Thanks To Pioneering Start-Up Programme
Thousands of jobs could be saved at collapsed retailer Wilko as the owner of HMV finalises a deal to buy hundreds of stores. A bid… Read More »HMV Owner Finalising Deal To Save Majority Of Wilko Stores
The Northern Ireland entrepreneurship charity which lost over half a million pounds of government funding has won backing from over 60 businesses for a new… Read More »Wave Of Business Support Sees Young Enterprise Recover Lustre After Government Funding Slashed
Retail footfall in Wales declined 1 .7% in August, a deeper contraction than in July and higher than for the UK as a whole. Latest… Read More »Retail Footfall In Wales Experienced A Big Fall In August
Business confidence in Wales has risen to its highest level since December 2021, according to new data. The latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial… Read More »Welsh Business Confidence Rises To Highest Level Since December 2021
Business confidence in the South West has reached its highest level yet in 2023. According to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank confidence rose… Read More »South West Business Confidence Hits Highest Levels This Year
A UK microplastic technology and innovation company has previewed a retrofittable washing machine microfibre filter in a bid to tackle plastic pollution. Bristol-based Matter creates… Read More »Bristol Microplastic Technology Firm Launches Retrofittable Microplastic Filter
Renewables shipping operator North Star has teamed up with Maersk Group spin-off Stillstrom to speed up adoption of offshore charging technology. The UK firm, which… Read More »North Star Teams Up With Stillstrom To Work On Offshore Floating Charge Points
Housing association Aster Group has seen revenue leap by a fifth to around £300m during a year when it delivered its highest-ever total of new… Read More »Housing Association Aster Group Reports Record Revenue For ‘transformative’ Year
In the fourth of my columns on retirement, let’s look a little closer at one of the options I talked about last week, Pension Drawdown.… Read More »Should I Opt For A Pension Drawdown?