Keep Trade Local

Making Local Food Work has reported that a fifth of all food labelled as “local” is misleading. A fifth of products tested in 300 shops, restaurants, markets and factories make false claims about their provenance and requests for much tighter regulation have been made. Local Government Regulation (LGR) inspectors, testing 558 products, found for example [...]

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) will give the Liberal Democrat Party a taste into the life of a small firm at its party political conference this week, to highlight the importance of small businesses to the local community. With more than half (56%) of small business sales coming from customers in the local area, [...]

Small business rate relief is set to increase from 1st October 2010 An announcement in the most recent Budget, that the government is to increase small business rate relief later this year, sheds a glimmer of light for small businesses. Information from Business Link states that “Between October 1st 2010 and September 30th 2011 eligible [...]

Food 2030 is the Government’s new food strategy, the first of its kind in over 50 years. In it the government set out their vision of what they want the food system to look like in 2030, and how it can be achieved.

Have you got a valid will? If so, you’re in the minority. Every day, over 1,500 people die in the UK, and more than 70% of them die without a legally valid will – a truly shocking statistic, which can lead to conflict amongst the remaining family. Now one of the country’s leading businessmen, Sir Gerry [...]