UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 7,339,009 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 26,911 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 8,339, 1 fewer than on previous dayNew deaths across UK: 158Total UK deaths: 134,805England Cases per 100,000: 297.2R number in UK: 0.9 to 1.1 Vaccine data: Total 1st doses … [Read more...]
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Government announces plans for regulatory reforms after Brexit
The UK government has established plans for how it will reform regulatory legislation following Brexit and divergence in standards from the EU. Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Lord Frost, confirmed plans yesterday (16th September) to review rules and regulations retained from EU … [Read more...]
DfE selects Nexer Digital to provide user experience and design capability
Macclesfield based human-centred design agency, Nexer Digital, has been appointed to provide user experience (UX) and service design capabilities to the Department for Education (DfE) over the next two years. The partnership will involve Nexer designers working as part of DfE teams to design … [Read more...]
Manchester Airports Group responds to review of travel restrictions in PM’s Winter Plan
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has called for the UK’s rules on international travel to fall in line with the rest of Europe following the publication of the Prime Minister’s Winter Plan for Covid-19. In a statement, MAG CEO Charlie Cornish welcomed the structural review proposed in the Winter … [Read more...]
Bollington agency wins pitches for new sustainability and technology brands
Bollington based B2B branding, digital marketing and website development agency, Embrace Marketing, has won two competitive branding pitches in a single day. The agency will deliver on brand development projects for a new sustainability brand with a global healthcare company, as well as for a new … [Read more...]
Radiotherapy machines and scanner delivered to The Christie at Macclesfield
Two radiotherapy machines weighing 6.5 tonnes each and a CT scanner weighing 3 tonnes have been delivered to The Christie at Macclesfield ahead of its scheduled opening in December 2021. The delivery of new machinery marks the latest milestone in the development of the new facility, that will … [Read more...]
15th September – Coronavirus News Updates
UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 7,282,810 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 26,268 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 8,413, 210 more than on previous dayNew deaths across UK: 185Total UK deaths: 134,446England Cases per 100,000: 292R number in UK: 0.9 to 1.1 Vaccine data: Total 1st doses … [Read more...]
Cheshire East Council invites business to apply for further Covid-19 support grants
Cheshire East Council is inviting applications for a new round of business support grants for those affected by the delay to the extension of restrictions from 21st June to 18th July. The council has been awarded a further allocation of Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) by government to help … [Read more...]
CMI and EHRC warn of Covid-19 impact on women ahead of gender gay gap reporting deadline
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has published new gender pay gap guidance, in partnership with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), ahead of the 2021 reporting deadline, with the organisations warning that the Covid-19 pandemic had disproportionately affected … [Read more...]
North West economy continues to grow, reports NatWest PMI survey
High Street bank, NatWest, has reported that the North West economy continues to grow following the pandemic according to responses from its August Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) survey. Despite the continued rise in business activity in the region, the bank noted that the rate of economic … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport calls for simplified travel system as ONS reveals aviation sector worst hit by pandemic
Manchester Airport is calling for the Government to introduce a simplified two-tier system for international travel, as fresh data revealed the UK aviation sector is slipping even further behind in its recovery. ONS data from June showed that aviation remains the worst hit UK sector, with … [Read more...]
10th September – Coronavirus News Updates
UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 7,132,072 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 38,013 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 8,085 , 151 more than on previous dayNew deaths across UK: 167Total UK deaths: 133,841England Cases per 100,000: 330.7R number in UK: 0.9 to 1.1 Vaccine data: Total 1st doses … [Read more...]