THE identification of the right sites and the ability to bring them forward for housing as quickly as possible will be crucial to fulfilling the Government’s strategy for boosting housing and home ownership, say the new homes experts at Peterborough property consultancy, Carter Jonas. The comment comes after the Government unveiled its housing strategy towards [...]

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PETERBOROUGH Youth MP Kamal Hyman has announced a large employment and skills event for young people. Speaking at the second annual Skills Summit in Peterborough on October 5, Mr Hyman said the conference will help young people fill gaps in their knowledge and experience and help them prepare for work and training. Click play to [...]

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THE government should target the road network for its plans to speed up investment in infrastructure as the poor state of the transport network has cost small firms up to £5,000 over the last 12 months, new figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show.

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PETERBOROUGH City Council has appointed Cambridgeshire-based heritage and conservation experts, Beacon Planning to review and appraise the conservation area around the cathedral in support of the on-going city centre regeneration works.

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BUSINESSES around Peterborough have been studying this week’s budget online and trying to work out how the chancellor’s announcements will affect them. Peterboroughbusiness.co.uk is bringing you all the reaction to the budget from the city’s accountants and business leaders, who have been telling us what they think the changes will mean for the Peterborough economy.

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THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is concerned a consultation by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which closes today (28.02.2011), that could lead to implementation of spot checks on company records, will be used purely as a revenue raising exercise.

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SMALL and medium sized businesses around Peterborough need to brace themselves for a blitz on their business records by HM Customs and Revenue, according to a city tax specialist.

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