The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a significant COVID-19 package that builds on and bolsters the existing support offered by jobcentres. The measures include: Doubling the number …
COVID-19: Firms to receive £1,000 bonuses to hire young people
As part of the Chancellor's COVID-19 economic recovery plan, companies will be paid £1,000 bonuses by the government to hire young people as trainees. The government is pledging to provide 30,000 …
Important letter from the Director of Public Health
Oxfordshire County Council New Road Oxford OX1 1ND Ansaf Azhar Director of Public Health June 2020 'Dear Local Business Owner, Firstly, I want to thank you for adhering to the government …
Support your local independent retailers on ‘Independents’ Day’
Independents’ Day UK, in association with Maybe*, is a campaign that exists to support and promote independent retail businesses across the UK all year round, but with an annual focus on 4 July. Independents …
IMPORTANT UPDATE – 2020 South and Vale Business Awards
With the gradual lifting of the lockdown restrictions week by week, we are glad to see that our local businesses are beginning to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We wanted to give …