THE debate over the number of empty shops in Peterborough has featured on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. As the number of empty shops in the city centre tops 750, almost 10%, and the city council tries…
A NEWLY-promoted solicitor at Peterborough firm Greenwoods has achieved solicitor-advocate status. Jason Stevens (pictured), who became a senior solicitor in May 2009, joins a prestigious group of solicitors who have been granted higher rights of…
MOTORCYCLES qualify for up to 100% tax write off if used in a business, since the tax status of a Harley or Honda changed in April 2009. Ken Craig from Peterborough accountant Rawlinsons said: “From…
THERE has been a fall in the amount of sick leave that business employees are taking, according to Peterborough accountants GreenStones. A survey highlighted on the firm’s website has revealed that staff in the private…
VISITORS to the Peterborough Evening Telegraph‘s website have posted mixed reactions to the council’s promise to “do everything we can to try and convince [Primark] to come to Peterborough”. Editor of PeterboroughBusiness.co.uk, Martyn Moore, has…
*ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE* ALL groups of young people have their work experience horror stories. Making tea and endless hours of photocopying and filing are nothing compared with some students’ experiences as a “workie”. For years the…
Peterborough businesswomen learn the art of roadside self-defence A CAR confidence evening has made local women more aware of how to protect themselves against the dangers they could face on the road. Following a recent…
PETERBOROUGH business leaders are being urged to ensure they have robust plans to keep operating in the face of rising cases of swine flu. Victoria Bales, senior business continuity and risk officer at Peterborough City…
SMALL businesses are less likely to ask for help managing down their costs, according to research. Motoring journalist Ralph Morton, writing for PeterboroughBusiness.co.uk, has uncovered evidence that small businesses are not as willing as big…
A PETERBOROUGH manufacturing company has had two of its products recognised by government agencies for their environmental benefits. Aquavent UK produces flow controllers and its Aquai-Mod and Aqua-Hilo have been added to the Water Technology…