Harrogate care home creating 100 jobs marks milestone
Graeme Lee, chief executive of Springfield Group, which is behind the project, was joined by Neil Silcock, of York contractor, Simpson, Sally Rasmussen, of Springfield Healthcare, and Joanna Hawkins-Spencer, of project manager, Projex Building Solutions, to celebrate the landmark event.
Why not add 10 per cent extra to goods and services to fund acts of kindness? – Bird Lovegod
So your £50 online shop at Tescos would become £55, and the £5 goes into a collective fund which Tesco uses to do fabulous acts of kindness. These would be documented as little videos, or short stories, and published on the website. Good deeds and acts of kindness funded by shoppers at TescoKind.
Ferguson posts an 18 per cent jump in half-year profits
The London-listed firm, which now focuses on the US, said it would make the 180 cents (£1.30) a share payout to investors in May following the £308 million sale of its UK-based Wolseley division at the start of the year.
ECSC sees a big rise in cyber breaches as more people work from home
Ian Mann, ECSC’s chief executive, said he was initially confused as to why more companies did not report breaches during the first lockdown last spring, but the firm soon realised that homeworkers were unaware that their systems had been hacked.
How Bradford can lead Britain's green transformation – Zahir Irani
Across our metropolitan and rural district, we have a set of social, business and physical assets which, if fully harnessed, can help generate new jobs, increase prosperity and improve health and wellbeing. Prime Minister and advisers, please take note.
FCA starts criminal action against NatWest for alleged money laundering failures
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) alleges that “increasingly large cash deposits” were made into a NatWest customer’s account, with around £365 million paid in – of which some £264 million was in cash.
South Yorkshire mayor Dan Jarvis wants to borrow half a billion pounds from the Government to help county's economy recover from coronavirus
Sheffield City Region mayor Dan Jarvis wants to use the money for a stimulus package worth up to £860 million to revitalise the local economy and transform the region.
Frontline workers at BT to get a £1,500 special bonus
BT said it would pay £1,000 immediately in cash, with £500 to be awarded in shares after three years.
How the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination could improve social mobility in law
Brittany Clark is currently doing a graduate solicitor apprenticeship at the Elland office of law firm Holden Smith.
Greggs sinks to first loss in 36 years due to pandemic
Bosses at the chain announced a pre-tax loss of £13.7 million in 2020, compared with a £108.3 million profit a year earlier, with sales dropping from £1.17 billion to £811.3 million as stores closed their doors for large swathes of the year.
