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Monday, October 07, 2024Big HUG for Falmouth Harbour Users - News Release: 07/10/2024
Falmouth Harbour’s commercial and leisure water users are coming together to create the Trust Port’s first Harbour Users Group (HUG) which acts as an interface for information and best practice between Falmouth Harbour and all its diverse stakeholders.The Falmouth HUG members will filter ideas, concerns and information both ways to widen the representation of user groups as wide-ranging as sailors, swimmers and paddleboarders, fishers and local councils, marine businesses, RNLI, HM Coastguard, environmental
Tuesday, October 01, 2024The ‘World of Opportunity Programme’ is open from 23 September to 23 December
Heathrow is calling for SMEs in every corner of the UK to come forward and pitch their products to the world. The UK’s hub airport is relaunching its World of Opportunity Programme which helps exporters get their goods and services sold in international markets. As the UK’s largest port by value and a crucial hub for international trade, Heathrow recognises the critical role of SMEs in driving economic growth and promoting British products globally. The programme is designed to support the UK’s SMEs in
Wednesday, September 25, 2024Falmouth Harbour shortlisted for two British Ports Association Awards - News Release: 25/09/2024
Falmouth Harbour’s on-going drive toward sustainability and all-round excellence as a small harbour punching above its weight have led to shortlisting in two out of four eligible categories in the 2024 British Ports Association (BPA) Awards.The Cornish Trust Port is one of 408 in the BPA network which handle 86% of all UK port traffic and to be shortlisted for two awards is, as CEO Miles Carden puts it, “an incredible honour”.“Being shortlisted is already quite an achievement,” he says, “and I am happy to
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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