Business Growth & Development 14 August 2026
BTG Eddisons – Restaurateur responds to regional growth with investment in St Ives
An established Cambridge restaurateur is looking to the future with the purchase of the freehold of a building in the market town of St Ives through the BTG Eddisons who acted as the agent in the sale.
Limoncello Restaurant & Delicatessen – which first opened on Cambridge’s Mill Road almost 30 years ago – is bringing its popular Italian cuisine and quality, authentically-sourced Italian foodstuffs to St Ives in setting up an additional operation at 7-9 Bridge Street, with an opening scheduled for this autumn.
Uncategorised 14 August 2026
Comment: Busway frequency changes
Darren Roe, Managing Director of Stagecoach East, said: “We entirely support the activity that the County Council is carrying out to improve safety on the Busway, unfortunately this has resulted in extended journey times along the whole of the Busway, leading to customers changing their travel patterns, resulting in a significant loss of people traveling on the Busway.
Uncategorised 14 August 2026
Cambridgeshire operator urges children to get ready to catch the bus, as Kids Go Free sees growth in young passengers
Top tips for children catching the bus
Including before you set off and during the journey
Children under 16 travel free throughout August
Cambridgeshire bus operator, Stagecoach East, has given some ‘top tips’ to young people catching the bus for the first time, as the number of children travelling by bus has grown due to the Kids Go Free scheme this August.
International 14 August 2026
Export growth needs more than ambition, says Chamber trade expert
The latest UK trade figures should be a catalyst for a wider conversation about what businesses need to succeed in international markets, says Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce Associate Partner Dr Ilona Karpanos.
International 14 August 2026
Services Propping Up Exports As Goods Fall
Total goods exports decreased by 4.7 per cent in volume. This was due to a 3.8 per cent decrease in non-EU exports, led by lower machinery and transport exports, including cars to China and power generators to the UAE. Meanwhile there was a 5.6 per cent decline in EU exports. This was due to lower sales of fuels (crude oil to Germany and Poland), chemicals (pharmaceutical exports to Germany), transport and machinery.
Business Growth & Development 13 August 2026
New Cost Of Employment Rights Revealed
Reacting to the release of new government research on the costs involved with planned changes to zero hours contracts, Kate Shoesmith, Director of Policy at the BCC, said:
“The increased cost to businesses of the proposed changes to zero hours contracts will be a further hammer blow for many firms struggling to keep their heads above water.
“The government had previously claimed that the cost of the entire Employment Rights Act for business would be £1bn but this research clearly blows that out of the water.
Economic Growth 13 August 2026
Q2 Growth Masks ‘Cocktail of Cost Pressures’
Responding to the latest GDP data, published by the Office for National Statistics this morning, Stuart Morrison, Research Manager at the British Chambers of Commerce said:
“Faced with global headwinds from the Iran conflict, the UK economy showed welcome resilience in Q2, growing by 0.4%, according to today’s first estimate.
Business Growth & Development 12 August 2026
Construction slowdown eases, but recovery still hinges on funding clarity
Joe Sullivan, Partner at MHA, comments on today’s S&P construction PMI data:
July’s construction PMI suggests the pace of contraction is easing but activity still remains well below the 50 threshold. The sector continues to be hampered by procurement delays, project timing issues and uncertainty over funding.
Uncategorised 11 August 2026
Travelling Bricks Exhibition Hits 15,000 Visitors at Peterborough Cathedral
More than 15,000 people have now visited Travelling Bricks at Peterborough Cathedral, with visitor numbers continuing to rise daily. The globally touring exhibition, featuring more than one million LEGO® bricks, has proved a major draw for families, brick enthusiasts and day-trippers alike.