Any vestiges of original Mini-ness are now totally removed with the largest version of BMW’s comic-book replica of the once-British stalwart, reports Iain Robertson, as a comprehensively updated Countryman estate car goes on sale priced from £23,500. When BMW acquired the remnants of the butchered Austin-Rover Group from its errant bunch of British asset-strippers, the […]
Shop prices fell by 2.4% in May compared to a 1.7% decrease in April. This is below the 12- and 6-month average price decreases of 0.7% and 1.0%, respectively. This is the highest rate of decline since our series began in December 2006. Non-food prices fell sharply by 4.6% in May compared to a decline […]
The government recently published its draft Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill which makes several significant changes to the UK’s corporate and insolvency framework. Its aim is to help companies maximise their chances of survival, protect jobs and support the UK’s economic recovery. Some of the measures have been anticipated for several years, whereas others have […]
Tink and PayPal’s extended commercial agreement now includes all countries within the European Economic Area (EEA). As a first step, PayPal will implement Tink’s open banking and account aggregation technology into some user experiences for customers. The expanded relationship is supported by a second strategic investment from PayPal, carried out in connection to Tink’s latest […]
Industrial services and waste management firm, Harpers Environmental, has secured £2m of funding from Independent Growth Finance (IGF). This invoice discounting facility is central to the company’s refinance for growth. The company focuses on the extraction, treatment and appropriate disposal of waste, based out of two sites in York and Teesside. It serves clients across […]
The latest job market data from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, reveals that employer confidence started to pick back up in the finance industry last month as lockdown restrictions eased, with job vacancies rising by 22% month-on-month. The study looks at job market data throughout May and compares this with figures from the […]
The number of businesses with a positive outlook for the next 12 months exceeds the number with a negative outlook for the first time, in the clearest sign yet that parts of the economy are slowly springing to life, according to the latest wave of the Opinium-Cebr Business Distress Tracker. However, despite the marginal improvements […]
Dubbed ‘one of the most exciting new British gin brands’, Manchester-based Didsbury Gin has announced plans to expand into US markets as a result of £420,000 investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). Launched in 2017 by gin lovers Liam Manton and Mark Smallwood, Didsbury Gin, which also made a successful pitch on Dragon’s […]
A holiday company says it is planning for the future and looking forward to welcoming its customers back, thanks to support from Lloyds Bank. Alfa Leisureplex Group has secured a £17m credit facility, including a £5m Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan from Lloyds Bank. The funding will be used to support the business […]
A South Tyneside nursery group has been able to safeguard more than 100 jobs and secure its future after receiving a new loan from Lloyds Bank. South Shields-based Early Learning Partnership operates five nurseries across the town, with 650 children enrolled on either private or government-backed plans. The business was forced to close its doors […]
