Giving his initial reaction to the Chancellor’s Budget, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “Businesses had been advised to expect minimal change, rather than a blockbuster Budget, and Philip Hammond did not disappoint. “Short-term support for firms hardest-hit by business...
Earlier this month (February) the Business Secretary announced industrial strategy investment in science, research and innovation but how do Sheffield City Region businesses think it will impact on them? This is a question in the Sheffield City Region Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) which is now open...
Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce is backing Yorkshire Smokefree’s new campaign targeting workplaces. Yorkshire Smokefree, part of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, runs stop-smoking support across the borough on behalf of PSS under the Be Well Barnsley programme. Be Well Barnsley is commissioned...
A £100m deal has been sealed that will secure the future of Tata Steel UK's speciality steels business and about 1,700 jobs in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands. Liberty House Group has signed an agreement with Tata Steel UK to acquire the division. As well as...
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on March 8, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging the government to take action on delivering real reform to the business rates system. The business group is calling on the Chancellor to use his last Spring Budget to...
Chamber President Lisa Pogson and fellow board member Anne Wilson MBE, present the match-ball to the referee ahead of last Saturday’s game at the New York Stadium between Rotherham United and Barnsley FC. ...