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Cambs Bus Operator Gives Team a Wellbeing Boost With Health Stations In Canteens

Uncategorised 29 August 2025

Cambs Bus Operator Gives Team a Wellbeing Boost With Health Stations In Canteens

Over 100 Cambridgeshire bus drivers have taken advantage of special medical devices, in their canteens, which are hoped to detect any problems and encourage a healthier lifestyle. Stagecoach East has worked with Healthy You and SiSU Health, a Cambridgeshire County Council-funded scheme, to put Self Service Health Check Stations into depot canteens. These SiSU Health […]

The RECOUP Conference Returns for 2025 – Now CPD Accredited, Featuring Leading Industry Voices.

Uncategorised 28 August 2025

The RECOUP Conference Returns for 2025 – Now CPD Accredited, Featuring Leading Industry Voices.

The UK’s most influential plastics recycling and resource efficiency event is back! On 25 September 2025, The RECOUP Conference will return to the KingsGate Conference Centre in Peterborough, with a packed agenda, a line-up of industry heavyweights, and – for the first time – CPD accredited. That means attendees can earn recognised professional development hours […]

End of Summer Old School Disco – Moving Indoors!

Uncategorised 28 August 2025

End of Summer Old School Disco – Moving Indoors!

The forecast may be gloomy, but the party is still on! Due to predicted inclement weather, our much-anticipated End of Summer Old School Disco on Saturday 30th August, 8pm will now be held inside the Cathedral ensuring everyone enjoys the same electric atmosphere, just without the risk of rain. Get ready to dance the night […]

CityFibre Celebrates One Year Of Project Gigabit In Cambridge In Cambridgeshire

Uncategorised 28 August 2025

CityFibre Celebrates One Year Of Project Gigabit In Cambridge In Cambridgeshire

The first Project Gigabit customer was connected to CityFibre’s full fibre network last Summer in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire. CityFibre has begun its rollout across all its Project Gigabit areasi, from Leicestershire to Hampshire. Residents and businesses report an overwhelmingly positive experience, saying that CityFibre’s rollout has made a huge impact, from streaming and homeworking to serving […]

An Interview with Adam Ferro: Celebrating Twenty Years at MHA

Uncategorised 28 August 2025

An Interview with Adam Ferro: Celebrating Twenty Years at MHA

This year marks an incredible milestone for MHA’s Adam Ferro, who celebrates twenty years with the firm. Having joined straight from school at the age of eighteen, Adam has progressed through every stage of his career journey to become a Senior Audit Manager. In this interview, he reflects on his two decades at MHA, the […]

Inflation Warning Lights Flashing

Uncategorised 22 August 2025

Inflation Warning Lights Flashing

Reacting to the latest inflation data published by the ONS this morning, Stuart Morrison, Research Manager at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “The inflation warning lights continue to flash, with July’s rate being slightly higher than most analysts had forecast. Prices are now rising at the fastest rate since the start of 2024, with […]

MHA: Dip in public borrowing offers Chancellor hope

Uncategorised 21 August 2025

MHA: Dip in public borrowing offers Chancellor hope

Professor Joe Nellis is economic adviser at MHA, the accountancy and advisory firm. UK public sector borrowing dropped to £1.1bn in July, the lowest July borrowing for three years, as stronger tax revenues slowed the increase in public borrowing. The uplift in receipts was largely driven by a better-than-expected economic performance in the first half […]

Rise in inflation dampens hope of further interest rate cuts this year

Uncategorised 21 August 2025

Rise in inflation dampens hope of further interest rate cuts this year

UK inflation has risen to 3.8% in July, up from 3.6% in June, and now sits at almost double the Bank of England’s 2% target. The increase, driven largely by persistent domestic cost pressures, signals that inflation is here to stay for a while longer. Given these underlying pressures, the Monetary Policy Committee will not, and […]

Chamber Trade update

Uncategorised 21 August 2025

Chamber Trade update

GBP Sterling enters a data-heavy week with inflation firmly in focus. Wednesday’s UK CPI release is forecast at 3.7 per cent, up from 3.6 per cent in June. Inflation has been edging higher since April, and a higher-than-expected reading could add weight to any expectations that the Bank of England could hold rates at 4.00 […]