Key points from the Budget: New National Living Wage of £7.20 for all workers aged over 25 to be introduced next April and to reach £9 an hour by 2020 Cuts in National Insurance for small firms to help them pay for living wage More devolution to Northern cities and to Midlands as well...
Confidence among Swindon and Wiltshire firms has fallen with fewer expecting to increase sales or take on more staff compared to a year ago, according to the latest survey by Business West. The organisation, which runs the Initiative in Swindon & Wiltshire, described the indicators as a “cause for concern” after the local economy...
A ‘summer of sport’ has helped the Swindon and Marlborough offices of law firm Withy King raise more than £20,000 for for Wiltshire Air Ambulance – their chosen charity for the past two years. Staff took part in a range of fund-raising activities inside and outside working hours including individuals and teams running, cycling...
Monday 6 July Interim: RM Final: Trakm8 Holdings Trading statement: easyJet AGM: Marwyn Management Partners EGM: Aberdeen Asset Management Economics: New car registrations Tuesday 7 July Finals: Bacit, Sepura, Solid State Trading statements: Asos, Connect Group, Marks & Spencer, McBride, Robert Walters AGMs: 3i Group, Ambrian, LGO Energy, Marks & Spencer, Summit Germany, Young...
With the chances of a cyber attack on the increase, businesses can’t afford not to take precautions – that will be the message at a seminar to be staged in Swindon this month. Julie Donkin, of insurance broker Ashley Page, will deliver a presentation at the free event on Wednesday July 15, hosted by...
Each week Swindon Business News gives a prominent member of the town’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Kelvin McCarthy, screening manager at Tenant Screening, which specialises in vetting prospective tenants for landlord and letting agents, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Jurassic World...
