Britain Today

green light for new 1,440-capacity prison in East Yorkshire new prison will create jobs and boost local economy Plans for a new modern jail at Full Sutton have been approved today (12 September 2019) – paving the way for the first of the 10,000 additional prison places. The prison is the first major step in […]

Janice Bryant Howroyd will be speaking at the annual MSDUK conference on International Day which will be held on September 16th in London. MSDUK is the only UK based organisation which helps ethnic minority-owned businesses (EMBs) and has, since it was formed in 2006, worked with over 125 global brands and more than 1,500 EMBs […]

The bell from a United States Navy ship sunk the night before Operation Overlord began is to be returned to the American authorities. USS Osprey was lost on 5 June 1944 when she hit a mine around 5pm and sank with the loss of six men, south of the Isle of Wight. Now more than […]

Boss of Wolverhampton cash and carry banned for eight years after consistently failing to provide evidence that excise duty owed on alcohol had been paid. Rajinder Singh Bains (46), of Wolverhampton, was appointed sole director of Midland Wines (UK) Ltd in June 2013. The company was a wholesaler of wine, food and tobacco, supplying retailers […]

Goldex is delighted to name Nina Amin as an Advisor to the Board alongside the announcement that the UK India cross-border fund of Unicorn India, the Unicorn Ascension fund (UAF), has made its seventh investment to date in the UK-based gold marketplace platform. Nina Amin, MBE, is the Chair of the UAF Investment Committee. She […]

Mindshop is a global network of business coaches and motivational speakers, which has decided to honour a partner at Haslers Chartered Accountants with a new accreditation. Laura Ambrose has been a Mindshop member for a few years and has now progressed to become a Facilitator of Mindshop following her accreditation. Mindshop has grown to become […]

Thursley National Nature Reserve in Surrey recognised as an excellent site for dragonflies and damselflies. Thursley National Nature Reserve’s unique wetland habitat has today been officially recognised as a ‘Dragonfly Hotspot’ by the British Dragonfly Society (BDS). Dragonfly Hotspots are sites carefully chosen by the BDS as ideal places for dragonfly and damselfly species to […]

At the Regulatory Excellence Awards in June 2019, the judges awarded the special award of Local Authority of the Year to Cornwall Council. The Business Regulatory Support Team was launched following research showing that Cornish businesses had a lack of trust in regulators. The team consists of a four-person Hub Team, two Business Development Managers […]

Organisations working with the government on Brexit will no longer be routinely required to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). The use of NDAs – legally binding contracts to maintain confidentiality – has been routine for trade groups and businesses working with the government over the past three years. But Ministers believe that they hinder constructive debate […]

The 12 month study has been launched after anglers have claimed that stocks of the fish in the River’s Dove and Upper Trent have declined in recent years. Anglers are being asked to complete a questionnaire about their catches, rods, bait and angling location and to send in scales from any barbel or chub they […]