EU plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks will cost small businesses an extra £7000, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Ahead of the EU vote on proposals to extend maternity leave…
WESTCOMBE Engineering, the Peterborough City Council-controlled company that provides engineering work for people with disabilities, will not be closed down. Council leader Marco Cereste said he intends to refer the matter back to the cabinet…
LACK of support for the joint Peterborough and Cambridge Local Enterprise Partnership proposal could put central government funding for Peterborough at risk, according to a development expert. Chris Haworth (left), partner and head of the commercial division…
PETERBOROUGH-based insurance company BGL Group has reported a strong performance in a challenging market, with the announcement of its financial results for the year July 2009 to June 2010. And a lot of that growth…
PETERBOROUGH travel giant Thomas Cook and the travel arm of the Co-operative will merge their travel and foreign exchange shops. The combined companies are hoping to make £35m of savings a year by combining headquarters,…
THIS is an artist’s impression of what Peterborough’s ‘station quarter’ could look like by 2012, according to Dutch developer ING (click image to see a bigger version). Plans on display outside Peterborough Town Hall reveal…
PETERBOROUGH City Council leader Councillor Marco Cereste (left) and director of environment capital Trevor Gibson have been leading seminars showcasing the innovative ‘Sustainable City Visualisation Project’ this week (October 4-7) at the 8th European Week of Regions…
ONE of the UK’s leading bed and bath companies Bedeck has opened a new retail unit at Peterborough Garden Park. Bedeck has chosen Peterborough to open its first standalone store in the UK, offering bed…
PETERBOROUGH law firm Hegarty LLP has appointed two new starters. Ashley Kidd (left) joins the company department as a solicitor following completion of her training contract at the firm.
PETERBOROUGH accountant Stephenson Smart & Co is celebrating exam success. Matt Chambers, a trainee at the firm, has passed his Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACA) exams. Mr Chambers joined Stephenson Smart & Co in 2006…