Labour has pledged to create a state-run business support agency as part of a spate of policies intended to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs). If elected, the party wants to a create the Business Development Agency, which would assist companies “access business advice, finance and large scale government contracts”. …
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UK Power Networks has pulled together details of vehicle-to-grid trials around the world at V2G Hub. The distribution network operator is involved in various EV trials exploring smart charging and flexibility, including Optimise Prime, which includes Royal Mail, Centrica and Uber fleets (though the DNO is still trying to recruit …
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If you’ve paid a visit to Swansea city centre recently, chances are that one individual in particular will have caught your eye. You can hardly miss him. Dressed from head to toe in all sorts of regalia, from Christmas tree decorations to traffic cones, with a pink dyed beard and …
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Thursday, 05 December 2019 The UK’s electric car uptake remains low with just 0.50% of vehicles now plug-ins, hardly changed from 0.46% last year, according to UK private equity investment firm Growthdeck. Growthdeck states the lack of infrastructure has been a key impediment on the adoption of plug-in vehicles across …
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption‘Private investment is bringing down the cost of renewable energy’ Nationalising UK energy companies will delay the UK’s move towards a zero carbon future according to the chief executive of Scottish Power, Keith Anderson. He said that investment by the private sector …
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Ever since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex earlier this year released candid interviews detailing their struggles with royal life, there have been reports of tension between the couple and the rest of the royal family. Meghan Markle has also launched a lawsuit against the British tabloid The Mail on …
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A Holton le Clay author has received two letters of thanks from Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace after his new children’s book took the literary world by storm. Adam Richardson, 36, who works as a team manager at Ecotricity in Louth, had been writing his fantasy adventure novel ‘Orbs and …
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London’s FTSE 250 was 0.20% higher at 20,706.34 in afternoon trade on Thursday, with Dunelm leading the charge upward. Shares of the homeware retailer surged after it said full-year pre-tax profit was set to come in higher than previous expectations. AJ Bell analyst Russ Mould said: “A lot can happen …
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Postal ballot papers have been sent out to 35,000 people, and more than half of them have already been returned. The votes are being verified and checked, although no votes will be counted before the close of polls on December 12. For those who are not voting by post, polls …
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A widowed mum with cancer has been forced to rely on food banks to feed her 13-year-old daughter after being “plunged into poverty”. Deborah Parsons from Sidmouth says she has learned how “dire” the benefit system is after being too unwell to work and being given a total of £0 …
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