Mortgage lending slowdown may be at an end
Industry data revealed mortgage lending dropped again in January, but economists forecast a rise in house prices may improve circumstances...
The outlook for lending may...
A new blood test could help with antibiotic use
A new blood test that can determine whether an infection is caused by a bacteria or a virus within two hours could stop patients...
Rural Kent gains £5m investment
Millions of pounds worth of investment will be plugged into rural businesses and communities across Kent...
£5m will be available for businesses and community groups...
Skin cancer: deadly but preventable
Jon Pleat MA DPhil FRCS(Plast), Plastic Surgeon and Scientific Advisor at SCaRF details the risks of skin cancer and how it can be prevented…
Skin cancer...
Civil servants ‘gagged’ by new media rules
According to the FDA union, civil servants are being silenced by new rules that change how they interact with the media...
The change, which has...
Chancellor set to reveal pre-election Budget
Later today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to unveil his spending and taxation plans for the Budget...
The speech, which is...
A future flood resilient built environment
One in 6 homes are now under threat of flooding from rivers, sea and surface water. BRE’s Centre for Resilience is calling for a...
South Gloucestershire broadband extended
Fibre broadband coverage extends to 17,000 more homes and businesses across South Gloucestershire...
The Great Western Broadband (GWB) partnership between South Gloucestershire Council, Wiltshire Council,...
Warm Up Bristol: City-wide energy efficiency
A part of Bristol’s status as 2015 European Green Capital involves becoming the UK’s most energy efficient major city. Here, the Council outline their...
Housing shortage hitting thousands in Wolves
Thousands of people are struggling to buy property in Wolverhampton due to a chronic housing shortage...
A new report has revealed the scope of the...
Fixed-Term Parliaments Act was a mistake
Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Ken Clarke has said setting fixed-term parliaments was a mistake...
The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act formed part of a deal between the...
Healthy workforce, happy customers, healthy bank
Employee health and well-being can make a significant difference to an organisations productivity and costs. Here Dr Jill Miller, Research Adviser at CIPD explains...
Minimum wage is set to increase by 20p
The government has announced the National Minimum Wage is set to increase by 20p from October...
The National Minimum Wage is set to increase, it...
Top graduates encouraged to move into social work
A new scheme aimed at enticing top graduates into social work has been launched in a bid to improve mental health services...
The £1.6m programme...
High street chains will not commit to living wage
An investigation conducted by The Independent has revealed that the big high street stores have not signed up to the living wage...
The living wage...
Musculoskeletal disorders in the working population
Vern Putz Anderson from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) details the risk...
More support for education career development
Thousands of teachers will receive additional support to develop their careers and to improve teaching in the classroom...
Welsh teachers will see measures put into...
SNP will bring positive changes for UK
The SNP will be a constructive force at Westminster after the General Election, according to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon...
During a speech today the First...
Climate cooperation in Europe’s first macro-region
Maxi Nachtigall, Adviser Sustainable Development, Council of the Baltic Sea States, CBSS sheds light on how the Baltic Sea Region is taking action to limit...
Social housing tenants have the right to move
Under new plans social housing tenants will have the right to move in order to find employment...
New regulations have been green lit that will...
