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Friday, April 05, 2024World-first partnership tackling microfibre pollution - News Release: 05/04/2024
Falmouth Harbour has become the first harbour in the world to partner with the Cleaner Seas Group, installing their ground-breaking green tech filters in the marina amenity centre to prevent plastic microfibres washing from clothes into the sea.Each of the industrial INDIKON microfibre filters attached to the harbour’s washing machines will prevent around 91 million microfibres a year from entering and polluting the water. Research by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has found that
Friday, March 22, 2024The Future of Holiday Letting in Cornwall? What could the potential abolishment of Furnished Holiday Let allowance mean? News Release: 22/03/2024
The Future of Holiday Letting in Cornwall? I have added a question mark to the title as since the Spring budget revelations on March 6th, the self-catering industry has been up in arms at the latest tax allowance abolishment proposal from the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. He has argued that by removing the Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) allowance from April next year; this will free up more properties on the long-term rental market and claw back £300m for the treasury. He doubled this up by also cutting the capital
Wednesday, March 20, 2024Falmouth Pilot Boat to carry hero’s name back to land of his birthNews Release: 20/03/2024
Falmouth’s 46-year-old pilot boat LK Mitchell will leave the Harbour for a new working role on the West coast of Scotland in September this year – a fitting next stage for a vessel which has provided an incredible service for the Cornish port for so long.When she leaves for Scotland and a somewhat gentler commercial role with new owners Class 1 Maritime, she will be carrying the name of renowned Falmouth Pilot Captain Laurence Kerr Mitchell home on the anniversary of his tragic death in service 50 years
Thursday, November 16, 2023British Chambers of Commerce CEOs say now is the time to turn talk into investment
Dear Chancellor, We welcome your recent engagement with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on the priorities for businesses ahead of the Autumn Statement next week. For local communities to thrive, they need business investment, but this has been too low for too long. We are writing today to reiterate our call for you to offer much-needed solutions to Britain's investment problem, and use the upcoming Statement to tackle the fundamental issues inhibiting growth in the UK: overhaul the planning
Thursday, March 16, 2023Spring Budget: Hunt the Unleaked Items
Spring Budget: Hunt the Unleaked Items By Martyn Page, Investment Director, Worldwide Financial Planning AT lunchtime on Wednesday, in a set piece of political theatre, Chancellor Hunt unveiled those few remaining bits of the Budget not already leaked to the media. These included reducing the amount of tax due on a pub pint of draught beer, although supermarkets still retain their tax advantage here. The duty on draught beer is actually paid by the brewers so we need to see how much of this they pass
Tuesday, March 14, 2023What can we expect in the Spring Budget this week?
What can we expect in the Spring Budget this week? By Martyn Page, Investment Director at Worldwide Financial Planning CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt will announce his Spring Budget on Wednesday. At the same time the government’s independent assessor, the Office of Budget Responsibility, releases its latest forecasts for growth and borrowing. The Chancellor has already seen these – so expect him to be cautious. He has also said that any money available for tax cuts would prioritise businesses over
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