6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (489+ words) I've been writing this column for over a decade now and in that time I've seen an enormous number of changes. From the way we shop to our online lives, the world is moving at such a fast pace. Progress…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (243+ words) John Healey will insist "good growth is indivisible from fiscal discipline", before his first Budget on October 28. A bond market sell-off sparked fresh fears of higher borrowing costs for households. He is expected to say today: "Ask an economist what…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (343+ words) DERBYSHIRE-BASED strategic marketing agency Purpose Media has been appointed by debt advice providers PayPlan to deliver a major programme spanning brand strategy, digital experience and content. PayPlan, headquartered in Grantham, has been helping people take control of their debt for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (427+ words) A CAMBRIDGESHIRE village could benefit from cheaper heating bills and a new broadband network. Dataglow Energy and Partners – which includes Octopus Energy, Kensa, Deep Green and Aql – are proposing to install a new ‘‘underground network’’ on land south of London…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (400+ words) BRISTOL'S Not On The High Street is culling its website of “cheap tat” and mass-produced products in favour of British-made artisan gifts, Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies has said after buying a stake in the business. The celebrity investor, who…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (474+ words) WITH British high street being squeezed over recent years, some Nottinghamshire towns have a high number of empty shops - but is the retail picture improving? More and more people are shopping online, businesses are struggling with market conditions and retail…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (438+ words) Every three months, Ofgem announces what the maximum amount energy suppliers can charge us will be. Given the conflicts and volatility around the world at the moment, it won't be a surprise to discover that prices are rising - in this…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (405+ words) The newly-launched scheme will offer grants to support technologies such as advanced batteries and underground hydrogen storage. While wind and solar are the cheapest ways to generate electricity in the UK, they are intermittent and storing excess power generated during…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (392+ words) More than 140 countries, covering 90 per cent of global carbon emissions, have announced net-zero targets for 2050 to 2070. That was the easy part. The hard part is turning economy-wide pledges into sector- and company-level plans, especially for decarbonising eight hard-to-abate sectors — steel,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) MORRISONS has pledged to match prices with its rivals on hundreds of products, as the debt-ridden grocer ramps up an emerging price war between UK supermarkets. The private-equity-owned supermarket has vowed that 500 of its ‘everyday essentials’ will not be found…...