644 News Articles published since June 24, 2010

• 19/05/12: Jubilee “Best Dressed Premises” Competition
• 19/05/12: Gillingham Food Bank
• 02/05/12: Dorset Countryside News May 2012
• 30/04/12: The Jubilee Party at the Rec
• 30/04/12: Historian Newsletter – May 2012
• 30/04/12: Gillingham Town Meadow
• 28/04/12: Rotary Club Newsletter – May 2012
• 25/04/12: Neighbourhood News – April 2012
• 18/04/12: Community Transport Questionnaire
• 07/04/12: New WI Group in Gillingham
• 07/04/12: UK Bribery Act – Information
• 07/04/12: Gillingham Silver Band Newsletter
• 03/04/12: Gillingham Chamber of Commerce Business Social Evening
• 01/04/12: Historian Newsletter – April 2012
• 01/04/12: Rotary Club Newsletter – April 2012
• 17/03/12: Community Views about Local Transport
• 10/03/12: Dorset Countryside News March 2012
• 10/03/12: Funding for Dorset Landscape Projects
• 06/03/12: £1 million Competition to help Our Town
• 06/03/12: Budget Consultations
• 06/03/12: Bay Road Works – June to August 2012
• 06/03/12: Neighbourhood News March 2012
• 29/02/12: Rotary Club of Gillingham
• 17/02/12: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT DORSET ADVOCACY
• 17/02/12: Gillingham & Shaftesbury Befriending Scheme
• 07/02/12: Neighbourhood News February 2012
• 29/01/12: North Dorset Economic Development Strategy
• 27/01/12: Gillingham Ward Data
• 05/01/12: Dorset Fire & Rescue Service: Survey
• 04/01/12: UK entrepreneurs plan overseas expansion in 2012
• 03/01/12: Dorset Countryside Events – Jan/Feb 2012
• 03/01/12: Dorest Countryside News – Jan 2012
• 15/12/11: Mary Portas – High Street Review
• 12/12/11: Small businesses working harder to break even
• 03/12/11: TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF B3081 WOODHOUSE CROSS GILLINGHAM
• 22/11/11: Two thirds of UK firms predicting growth in 2012
• 21/11/11: Government extends start-up support for ex-service personnel
• 08/11/11: Burglary Warning
• 03/11/11: Dorset Coutryside Events – Nov/Dec 2011
• 03/11/11: Dorset Countryside News November 2011
• 03/11/11: Neighbourhood News November 2011
• 29/10/11: Arson Attacks
• 24/10/11: Stop associating growth with jobs, StartUp Britain ambassador tells government
• 13/10/11: London start-ups ‘could spawn the next Facebook’
• 10/10/11: One in three businesses would relocate to cut costs
• 30/09/11: Google to provide office space to UK start-ups
• 15/09/11: Lending under government small biz scheme over 40% down on 2010
• 12/09/11: PM seeks confidential legal advice on temporary worker laws
• 10/09/11: New Book on Gillingham
• 05/09/11: Neighbourhood News – September 2011
• 04/09/11: Dorset Countryside News – September 2011
• 31/08/11: “Vast majority” of lending applications approved, says BBA chief
• 31/08/11: Dragons’ Den winner “shell-shocked” after receiving Paphitis investment
• 26/08/11: Small business confidence at lowest level since 2009
• 24/08/11: Small business overheads ‘not lean enough’
• 22/08/11: Riots highlight importance of business insurance
• 17/08/11: Government creates 13 new enterprise zones
• 16/08/11: Number of student start-ups soars
• 16/08/11: Government launches rescue package for riot-damaged firms
• 12/08/11: TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF B3081
• 04/08/11: Intellectual property law overhauled to boost growth
• 01/08/11: Neighbourhood News – August 2011
• 29/07/11: Three quarters of small businesses don’t give staff official performance reviews
• 26/07/11: Four-fifths of entrepreneurs see Britain as “unbearably expensive” for business
• 25/07/11: Loan initiative for small firms attracts more lenders
• 24/07/11: Okey Dokey Holiday Club
• 22/07/11: 40% of business malware attacks target small firms
• 20/07/11: Government reform business rates to “empower” councils
• 19/07/11: Sheffield aims to become enterprise hub
• 14/07/11: Plans to cancel cheques abandoned
• 12/07/11: Manufacturing firms’ confidence falls to two-year low, according to new report
• 12/07/11: A350 road closure
• 12/07/11: Countryside Newsletter July/August 2011
• 11/07/11: Neighbourhood News – July 2011
• 07/07/11: BCC urges government to free start-ups and micro firms from automatic pensions requirements
• 06/07/11: Sharp increase in the number of small firms demanding government support
• 04/07/11: Over half of small firms are failing to make use of mobile technology
• 01/07/11: A third of businesses remain uncertain about new Bribery Act regulations
• 30/06/11: Bank of England criticises government’s handling of banks
• 29/06/11: Financial health of UK businesses in decline
• 27/06/11: Businesses urged to “blow the whistle” on red tape
• 22/06/11: More businesses closing subsidiaries to cut costs
• 21/06/11: Business accelerators shooting up across Europe
• 20/06/11: Start-ups given the chance to scoop a year’s free marketing
• 17/06/11: Small firms on track to create 8% more grad jobs this summer
• 16/06/11: Lack of investment blocking new business ideas
• 15/06/11: Small and medium sized firms face escalating PMI fees, finds report
• 14/06/11: Business bosses plan to continue offering perks to attract top staff, finds survey
• 10/06/11: Co-op doubles enterprise hub funding to £15m
• 09/06/11: New report highlights “lost generation” of entrepreneurs in Scotland
• 08/06/11: Cable threatens action if banks don’t increase lending to small firms
• 07/06/11: Businesses fail to protect against poor payers
• 07/06/11: Start-ups turning to angels for investment
• 03/06/11: Neighbourhood News – June 2011
• 01/06/11: Micro businesses granted red tape break, according to government
• 27/05/11: Business secretary unveils substantial investment in green technology
• 26/05/11: 48,000 new UK start-ups in 2010
• 25/05/11: Government urged to simplify health and safety laws
• 23/05/11: Over 50% of small firms are victims of late payment
• 19/05/11: Changes to the UK’s IP and copyright laws could boost the economy by £7.9bn
• 18/05/11: OTS: Small businesses held back by red tape
• 17/05/11: Project Merlin lending £2.2bn below target
• 16/05/11: Countryside Newsletter – May/June 2011
• 16/05/11: Tacking stress in the workplace could save UK businesses £8bn a year
• 13/05/11: Women entrepreneurs should collaborate more
• 12/05/11: Prisk unveils new growth package for local enterprise partnerships
• 11/05/11: British businesses could lose £20.4bn in overseas trading, finds report
• 10/05/11: RBS and Santander set to provide £450m in discounted loans
• 06/05/11: Social enterprises “best placed” to take over public services, says British public
• 05/05/11: Interest rate gap reaches record levels
• 04/05/11: Entrepreneurs should seek friends and family funding to get round bank impasse
• 03/05/11: Entrepreneurial spirit still alive, but Britain lagging behind Europe
• 21/04/11: Small businesses urged to prepare for pension reforms early
• 20/04/11: Dorset Fire & Rescue Service
• 20/04/11: UK exports increase by 14.2% between Q4 2009 and 2010
• 19/04/11: Small businesses face HMRC record checks
• 18/04/11: Firms "face hard slog” to gain bank finance as bad debt write-offs increase
• 15/04/11: Red Tape Challenge website goes live
• 14/04/11: Government urged to invest in infrastructure
• 13/04/11: Retailers unprepared for onslaught of mobile commerce
• 12/04/11: Small firms unprepared for phasing out of cheque payments
• 11/04/11: Plans to use prizes to boost innovation and fill funding gap welcomed
• 07/04/11: UK bosses welcome scrapping of retirement age
• 06/04/11: Lord Young slams the deputy PM’s new paternity plans
• 05/04/11: BCC: UK economy returning to growth, but overall picture worrying
• 04/04/11: New investment launched to support creative and digital companies
• 03/04/11: Neighbourhood News – April 2011
• 03/04/11: Spring Bird Week
• 01/04/11: Employment gap between working women and mothers in decline
• 31/03/11: Concerts, dinners and sports events are all allowed under new Bribery Act
• 29/03/11: New Bribery Act guidance to be unveiled
• 28/03/11: Long term leave of absence a headache for businesses, finds report
• 24/03/11: Food Co-op/buying group workshop
• 24/03/11: Many companies unaware of new right-to-train regulations
• 22/03/11: Coalition’s policies ‘have been bad for small and medium businesses’
• 21/03/11: 35% of firms using Twitter in UK
• 21/03/11: 35% of firms using Twitter in UK
• 18/03/11: Government launches new products for businesses
• 17/03/11: Largest national enterprise competition sees 334 schools take part
• 16/03/11: Road Closure 28th March 2011
• 16/03/11: Small businesses predict growth in next six months
• 15/03/11: British small companies believe they hold the key to economic recovery
• 14/03/11: Britain’s small firms turn to India for trade prospects
• 11/03/11: Co-operative launches £7.5m Enterprise Hub
• 10/03/11: Competition awards £500,000 to institutions working to create new businesses
• 09/03/11: Small companies waste nearly £2bn on excessive electricity prices
• 08/03/11: Finance scheme for small firms at lowest level since launch
• 07/03/11: £50m a year fund unveiled to help companies grow
• 05/03/11: Royal Wedding Street Party
• 04/03/11: Save Our Wyke: Photo Competition
• 04/03/11: Business secretary promises Budget 2011 will help businesses
• 03/03/11: UK companies are paying the cost of phoning a friend for IT support
• 02/03/11: Enterprise competition launched
• 01/03/11: Neighbourhood News – March 2011
• 01/03/11: Government urged to provide businesses with budget protection
• 28/02/11: VAT rise puts pressure on small firms
• 28/02/11: VAT rise puts pressure on small firms
• 25/02/11: Countryside Newsletter, March 2011
• 25/02/11: Small firms miss out on savings enjoyed by larger organisations
• 24/02/11: Call for more women on FTSE 100 boards
• 23/02/11: Business confidence boost down to British ‘entrepreneurial spirit’
• 22/02/11: Small firms worst hit by inflation
• 21/02/11: Businesses in North West submit most bids to Regional Growth Fund
• 17/02/11: Economic reform goal must not be forgotten, says national body
• 16/02/11: Businesses slammed by new employment laws
• 15/02/11: UK marketplace ‘saturated’
• 14/02/11: Internet companies achieve ‘recession-busting growth’
• 11/02/11: Project Merlin boosts credit to small firms by 15%
• 10/02/11: Business leaders: enterprise should be taught in schools
• 09/02/11: Gillingham Car Parks – Consultation
• 08/02/11: Silton Wind Farm
• 08/02/11: Businesses urged to take on apprentices by government
• 07/02/11: UK’s top Private equity backed firms nearly double profits
• 04/02/11: Small companies mostly unaffected by VAT rise
• 03/02/11: Neighbourhood News – February 2011
• 03/02/11: Small business payment performance slides
• 02/02/11: Bribery Act delayed for second time
• 01/02/11: Growth in UK manufacturing
• 31/01/11: Government announces new entrepreneurship scheme
• 28/01/11: Social media to boom among British firms
• 27/01/11: Businesses urged to take ‘innovative approach’ to hiring staff
• 27/01/11: Enterprise UK calls it a day
• 26/01/11: Businesses bid for a share of £1.4bn fund
• 26/01/11: Businesses bid for a share of £1.4bn fund
• 25/01/11: Trade minister places spotlight on India and China
• 21/01/11: Small companies show international growth plans
• 20/01/11: Crime Report from Ringmaster
• 19/01/11: Firms hit by record level of inflation
• 19/01/11: Businesses urged to tackle poor customer service
• 18/01/11: Businesses told to improve customer services or lose out
• 18/01/11: Businesses told to improve customer services or lose out
• 17/01/11: Shared parental leave ‘ignores the needs of business’
• 12/01/11: Profitability and higher VAT main concerns for small companies
• 11/01/11: UK economy slows in fourth quarter
• 10/01/11: Businesses gain freedom to dismiss under-performing staff
• 08/01/11: Back to Netball
• 07/01/11: UK risks ‘playing in the slow lane of history’, says PwC
• 06/01/11: Social enterprises face expansion barriers, finds report
• 05/01/11: Countryside Newsletter, January 2011
• 05/01/11: Neighbourhood News – January 2011
• 05/01/11: PM unveils plans to support 40,000 new businesses
• 04/01/11: Concessionary Travel
• 04/01/11: Smaller businesses struggle to cope with rising pension costs
• 04/01/11: Smaller businesses struggle to cope with rising pension costs
• 23/12/10: Banks falls short of lending target by £30bn
• 22/12/10: Small firms stand to gain from changes to procurement rules
• 21/12/10: Companies harness expert knowledge to fuel growth
• 21/12/10: Companies’ confidential data at risk during Christmas period
• 18/12/10: 2011 Census
• 17/12/10: Retail sales on the up
• 17/12/10: Retail sales on the up
• 15/12/10: Cable announces plans to stop ‘gold-plating’ of EU regulations
• 14/12/10: Confidence among small firms continues to fall
• 13/12/10: Businesses uncertain how to deal with VAT rise
• 10/12/10: Small firms aim to hire new staff in coming year
• 10/12/10: Small firms aim to hire new staff in coming year
• 09/12/10: ‘Champion’ businesses need government backing
• 08/12/10: Overseas markets ‘more welcoming’ for small businesses
• 07/12/10: Economic recovery ‘patchy’ across Britain
• 06/12/10: Businesses shun ‘identikit’ cities
• 03/12/10: Small businesses create 4.4 million jobs
• 03/12/10: Small businesses create 4.4 million jobs
• 01/12/10: Business owners place trust in spouses for ‘straight-talking advice’
• 30/11/10: Lenders need to innovate to help small business growth, say business leaders
• 29/11/10: Online stores expected to make millions today
• 26/11/10: Female entrepreneurs needed to help boost economy
• 25/11/10: Credit Card Scam
• 25/11/10: Free Broadband Access
• 25/11/10: Postal Scam
• 25/11/10: Exports fuel UK’s economic growth
• 24/11/10: Senior executives drawn to high growth start-ups
• 24/11/10: Senior executives drawn to high growth start-ups
• 23/11/10: British manufacturers will help economy grow, says report
• 22/11/10: Cameron: migrant cap ‘will support business’
• 19/11/10: Britain tax system falls five places in global list
• 19/11/10: Britain tax system falls five places in global list
• 18/11/10: Long-winded conversations costs small companies £36m
• 18/11/10: Gillingham Area Car Link Scheme
• 18/11/10: Gillingham Seniors Forum Newsletter
• 17/11/10: Business leaders re-connect with bankers
• 17/11/10: Business leaders re-connect with bankers
• 16/11/10: Business people called on to join new mentor network
• 15/11/10: Cable reveals new Entrepreneurs’ Forum
• 13/11/10: Countryside Newsletter, November 2010
• 12/11/10: Small companies not embracing global marketplace
• 11/11/10: Businesses struggle to retain ‘brand loyalty’
• 10/11/10: British businesses face losing top leaders
• 09/11/10: Employers informed of staff secretly searching for new jobs
• 08/11/10: British companies look to increase trade with China
• 04/11/10: Cameron to unveil enterprise visa
• 03/11/10: Businesses expect increase in M&A’s in 2011
• 02/11/10: Small firms to get £3m funding from IPO
• 01/11/10: Small businesses unaware of government funding scheme
• 29/10/10: Green light for local enterprise partnerships
• 28/10/10: Top digital firms on New York mission
• 27/10/10: Firms wasting billions on red tape
• 26/10/10: Economy grows by 0.8%
• 25/10/10: Businesses face tough bank lending criteria
• 22/10/10: Schedule announced for Internet Week Europe
• 21/10/10: MEPs vote to extend maternity leave
• 20/10/10: Businesses in support of spending review
• 19/10/10: Small Business Economic Forum’s first meeting takes place
• 18/10/10: Economic growth set to slow over winter
• 15/10/10: Small businesses can cut their carbon footprint with new scheme
• 14/10/10: Rise in new businesses in the UK
• 13/10/10: Companies to feel ‘knock-on effect’ of spending cuts
• 12/10/10: Small business confidence falls
• 12/10/10: Small business confidence falls
• 11/10/10: Small business bank loans charges are ‘too high’
• 11/10/10: Small business bank loans charges are ‘too high’
• 08/10/10: Small businesses not maintaining caller satisfaction
• 07/10/10: Businesses look to expand
• 06/10/10: New business launches increase for first time in 18 months
• 05/10/10: ‘Leadership skills gap holding businesses back’
• 04/10/10: Business inheritance in decline
• 01/10/10: Employers who breach pay laws to be publicly named
• 30/09/10: ‘Employers may be taken by surprise’ by Equality Act
• 29/09/10: Businesses cautious about borrowing
• 29/09/10: Small businesses to be hit by pension costs
• 27/09/10: Call for employers to take staff health more seriously
• 24/09/10: Franchises are the ‘safest’ new businesses
• 23/09/10: Small businesses face losing out on £200m of backdated rate relief
• 22/09/10: Small businesses not reliant on government to tackle late payments
• 21/09/10: Funding divide between north and south dismissed
• 20/09/10: Less access to small business funding in north
• 17/09/10: EU maternity proposals ‘unaffordable’
• 16/09/10: New Featured Post
• 16/09/10: UK firms ‘woefully underprepared’ for aging workforce
• 15/09/10: European business owners call for better enterprise education
• 14/09/10: Postal service is ‘no longer important’ to businesses
• 13/09/10: Businesses remain pessimistic about banks lending
• 10/09/10: Less than half of businesses have a formal plan
• 09/09/10: Pilot business support centre set for North East
• 07/09/10: More recognition of rural contribution needed
• 06/09/10: HR and health and safety regulation should be cut
• 03/09/10: Push towards equal pay
• 01/09/10: National insurance holiday begins next week for start-ups
• 01/09/10: Business owners blamed for recession woes
• 31/08/10: Small businesses dodge rent reviews
• 27/08/10: Businesses could face £30m costs over bank holiday
• 26/08/10: Business owners reminded to file PAYE forms or face penalties
• 25/08/10: Government encourages informal learning at work
• 24/08/10: Late payments from debtors causing most cashflow problems
• 23/08/10: Twice as many eBay traders turning over £1m
• 20/08/10: Businesses benefit from workers taking beach holidays
• 19/08/10: Equal pay for women in 2067
• 18/08/10: Small firms neglecting their websites
• 17/08/10: Inflation drops to 3.1%
• 13/08/10: Government scheme could lead to irresponsible lending
• 12/08/10: British firms losing control of their websites
• 11/08/10: ‘Safer’ businesses run by female entrepreneurs
• 10/08/10: Energy efficiency of commercial properties to be examined
• 10/08/10: Bank bosses address lending concerns
• 06/08/10: Strength-perception gap among managers
• 05/08/10: New package to cut red tape unveiled
• 04/08/10: Plans to protect supermarket suppliers
• 02/08/10: One in three business owners plan to launch new product this year
• 30/07/10: South East top of business debt league table
• 29/07/10: Fixed retirement age axed
• 28/07/10: Businesses using multiple banks
• 27/07/10: New paper unveiled to help ease businesses’ access to finance
• 26/07/10: Top traits for ‘Super SMEs’ unveiled
• 22/07/10: No escape from the office for workers
• 21/07/10: Recession redefines business leadership
• 21/07/10: New office to simplify tax
• 20/07/10: Cable presents entrepreneur awards
• 19/07/10: Support for low carbon enterprises
• 16/07/10: Small firms predict two years until recovery
• 15/07/10: East of England school scoops Young Enterprise award
• 14/07/10: Small business owners favour Jones over other Dragons
• 12/07/10: Tardy workers under fire
• 09/07/10: SMEs crippled by late payments
• 08/07/10: £320,000 up for grabs for ‘ecopreneurs’
• 07/07/10: SMEs on call during holidays
• 07/07/10: Rural England leads economic recovery
• 05/07/10: 19% more start-ups in UK
• 02/07/10: Cable to tackle red tape
• 01/07/10: UK embraces m-commerce
• 30/06/10: Regional growth fund launched
• 29/06/10: Inflation rise hits small businesses
• 28/06/10: Retirement proposals met with mixed reactions
• 25/06/10: Search for UK’s young entrepreneur of the year
• 24/06/10: Employees to miss out on entrepreneur relief