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A Birmingham based national shopfitting company, A Edmonds & Co Ltd, is making a £500k donation in honour of their 150th anniversary to the Malachi Community Trust CIO. This will enable the trust to set up a community hub in a deprived area of Birmingham. The hub will support children and families in a local…

The Morrisons Foundation has donated £17,654 to Primrose Hospice, a local charity that provides free care to patients and their families with life limiting conditions. The support from the Morrisons Foundation will provide the charity with the means to provide bereavement services, helping children to cope with the…

Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice won a prestigious Hospice UK Award last Thursday night, for its commitment to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. The Selly Park-based charity took home the esteemed ‘Tackling Inequalities’ gong at the Hospice UK conference in Liverpool, for its volunteer-led service…

A survey of over 100 freelancers, small business and corporate employees has found that flexible working could provide the key for delivering growth and productivity for businesses and improving people’s wellbeing in the future. In the survey which asked people about how their working patterns, to try and throw some…

Sweeping changes to rules on using contractors within the private sector are coming into force in 2020 – and businesses are being offered advice on how to prepare and overcome widespread confusion. Recruitment specialists Consilium Recruit are working with government advisers Brookson Legal to provide free workshops…

Outstanding employees and innovative companies were given their moment in the spotlight at the Solihull BID Excellence Awards 2019. More than 360 people attended the red-carpet awards ceremony last Thursday at the Voco (St Johns) Hotel on Warwick Road. Sponsored by Mell Square, Touchwood, Solihull College &…

Nottingham Playhouse’s classic pantomime is set to return with a dazzling production of Sleeping Beauty. This Christmas family favourite – written and directed by Kenneth Alan Taylor in his 36th pantomime with the Playhouse – will take to the stage from November 2019 in a whirlwind of sparkling costumes,…

Walton Homes has introduced a shared equity scheme to enable buyers to purchase their dream home while only raising 80 per cent of its value. The developer is giving potential buyers the opportunity to take advantage of an interest-free loan to the value of the remaining 20 per cent of the property’s price. The…

Employees at Dains Accountants are celebrating after achieving new qualifications which enhance their roles. Four staff have completed a series of accountancy and HR awards as part of the company’s commitment to staff development and progression. Tax Assistant Manager Sam Palmer has achieved his ACA/CTA (Association…

In a run of senior promotions, a Worcestershire recruitment firm has unveiled a new team of managers within its three branches in the county. Workforce Staffing, which recently announced plans for an investment in digital recruitment technology, has revealed the three people who will lead the teams working across its…