While the region’s economy has continued to grow after the Covid-19 restrictions were eased, the rate of growth has dipped in the North-west according to the latest monthly data from NatWest. The rate of recovery has slowed since May, when the high street bank's North-west PMI survey recorded the … [Read more...]
News for: General Business
Northern regions lead nation in post-pandemic business confidence
Businesses in the North East and North West regions of the UK have most confidence in the state of the economy according to the latest Business Barometer survey from Lloyds Bank. While overall business confidence dipped slightly overall in July, the measure of optimism in the economy remains … [Read more...]
Small business leaders urged to join government’s Help to Grow scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has urged business owners from small and medium-sized enterprises to sign up to the government’s Help to Grow scheme and gain access to free training. Help to Grow opened to applications in May this year and will offer 30,000 SMEs across the UK with access to business … [Read more...]
More work needed on jobs and housing to ‘level up’ UK regions
A new report published by financial services group, Legal & General, has found despite large-scale infrastructure investments, more work is needed on jobs and housing to level up the most deprived parts of the UK. Legal & General launched the L&G Rebuilding Britain Index in April to … [Read more...]
Cheshire and Warrington LEP expands board
Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has made five new appointments to its board to continue to support the region's economic growth. The new additions to the LEP's board will help the organisation to continue to develop the Local Industrial Strategy for the Cheshire and … [Read more...]
CBI predicts 8% growth and return to pre-Covid output by end of year
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has predicted the UK economy will return to pre-Covid levels and over 8% annual growth by the end of 2021 in its latest Economic Forecast. Despite the delay in fully lifting lockdown restrictions, the CBI expect the UK's output to grow 8.2% in 2021, and … [Read more...]
Macclesfield FC announce AstraZeneca collaboration
Macclesfield FC and the Club's Community Sports Trust are delighted to announce a new collaborative partnership with multinational biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, which will see the delivery of sport and science in primary schools across the region. The global science-led business has … [Read more...]
Council agrees budget and priorities for next four years
Cheshire East Council has agreed its budget and priorities for the next four years until 2025. The proposed budget and corporate plan were approved in a vote of the full council, following a public consultation. Plans include a £400 million investment in new roads and capital infrastructure that … [Read more...]
Cheshire prepares for Census 2021
Households across Cheshire will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021, the first to be run predominantly online due to the pandemic. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out … [Read more...]
Deloitte survey reveals optimism for 2021 among top CFOs
Finance leaders across the UK are optimistic for the a return to economic growth in 2021, according to a survey of Chief Finance Officers (CFOs) by Big 4 accountancy firm, Deloitte. Despite confidence in the national economy however, half of CFOs surveyed do not expect a return to pre-Covid … [Read more...]
North-west to have strongest economic recovery outside SE England, says EY
North-west England is predicted to have the strongest recovery from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic outperformed only by London and the South-east, according to a report from Big Four accountancy firm, EY. While economic output in the North-west has been hard-hit by the … [Read more...]
Cheshire East Council opens 2021-25 budget consultation
Cheshire East Council has launched its Budget Consultation Report for 2021 to 2025. Set against a backdrop of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, increasing demand and rising costs, the consultation sets out service proposals and financial plans for the period from 1 April 2021 through to 31 March … [Read more...]