New data shows small businesses received £21.3 billion in COVID-19 local authority business support grants

COVID-19 grants supported businesses in many sectors of the economy, including accommodation and food services, wholesale and retail, and arts, entertainment and recreation.



A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme development consent decision announced

On 18 August 2022, the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme application was granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport. 



Historical UK breweries at New Zealand’s biggest beer festival

10 iconic and sustainable British breweries are being featured on the GREAT Britain stand at Beervana in Wellington.



Southampton targeted for illegal waste exports

Nappies, golf balls and an old toilet brush among the cargo a businessman tried to pass off as legal cargo.



Suspended sentences for 2 men who burned waste on Northampton site

2 men who blighted a community during lockdown by illegally storing and burning waste have been handed suspended prison sentences