Bringing Communities Together
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said of the update: “Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. “The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a lifeline for millions of people and businesses. “We stood behind Britain’s businesses and workers as we came into this […]
Dudley Council is urging borough residents to help local businesses bounce back from the coronavirus crisis – by shopping locally. Non-essential retail shops have begun re-opening this week as part of measures to gradually ease the lockdown announced by the government. And borough residents have been urged by council bosses […]
With more shops and businesses reopening to customers from this morning (Monday 15 June), Sandwell Council has urged shoppers to continue following key advice to keep safe. There is also a package of advice and guidance on the council’s website and the Think Sandwell website to help businesses safely reopen. Four key pieces of […]
Best for Hand-Made Chocolates: Ilfracombe Chocolate Emporium The beautiful seaside town of Ilfracombe in North Devon is home to the Chocolate Emporium, where Jeanette and her team make a range of wonderful handcrafted chocolates including chocolate bars and slabs, fudges and gift boxes too. The wonderful range of flavours include classics such […]
More than 2,200 people have received benefits and debt advice from Sandwell Council during the Covid-19 pandemic – and anyone else in need of support is being urged to get in touch. The council’s Welfare Rights Team is available to help anyone in need of advice on claiming benefits. There […]
Sandwell Council is inviting applications from today from local businesses for a new COVID-19 support grant. The council has £3.362m from the government’s Discretionary Business Grant Fund to allocate to local businesses. This funding is specifically to support small and micro businesses with high fixed property costs which are not […]
Sandwell Council has now paid ‘lifeline’ grants to more than 1,500 businesses – worth a total of £18.1 million – to help them tackle the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). But over 2,100 businesses have yet to respond to a council letter asking for key information so that grants they may […]
A soon-to-open music institute in the West Midlands is developing a library of online videos designed to support further education and 6th form students who are missing out on face-to-face classes because of the COVID-19 crisis. Resonance, which will be accepting its first cohort of undergraduate students this September, is […]
DriverMetrics has published a new guide for fleet managers which addresses the impact of Covid-19 on driver stress. Written by DriverMetrics Research Director, Dr Lisa Dorn, the guide covers identifying the signs of driver stress during the pandemic; its effects on crash involvement, and practical advice on supporting drivers at […]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a brand that encourages the pursuit of dreams, and now a new generation of aspiring designers are being encouraged to bring their automotive dreams to life through a special ‘Young Designer Competition’. Launched to provide parents and children with a welcome distraction during the worldwide coronavirus […]
