What now for Humber LEP as search for new chair is scrapped?
The search for a new chair for Humber Local Enterprise Partnership has been stood down as question marks hang over the shape of the entity post any firm devolution deal.…
Coronavirus: Ask-a-friend cash access scheme extended
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Post offices remain open across the UK Anyone who cannot leave home may be able to ask a trusted friend or volunteer to withdraw…
New service launched to help Covid-19 economic casualties
A new service is helping those made jobless in the Humber region as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in the Humber get back into work – while supporting key…
Record deal to cut oil output ends price war
Image copyright TASS / Getty Images Image caption The deal represents the largest cut in oil production ever agreed Opec producers and allies have agreed a record oil deal that…
Cornish businesses affected by coronavirus receive more than £116 million
£116 million of grant funding has been given to around 10,000 Cornish businesses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Since, thousands more businesses have contacted Cornwall Council about a…
Loans scheme must work faster, government admits
Image copyright Getty Images Business Secretary Alok Sharma has admitted that “more money needs to go out faster” to businesses applying for emergency loans from the government. He said 4,200…
Hundreds of workers at Airbus sites in the UK put into furlough
Workers at Airbus sites in Broughton and Filton have been furloughed as the aerospace firm takes action following the news that plane production is being cut by a third as…
Coronavirus: I play computer games for hours each day
Image copyright Trushar Patel Image caption Trushar Patel says he has turned to midnight snacking and binge watching YouTube during the lockdown “One of the things I do to lift…
Cadbury’s 3D printing tech being used to make coronavirus safety kit
The historic Birmingham home of Cadbury chocolate is now being used to produce parts for vital safety equipment for NHS staff and other frontline workers in the battle against coronavirus.…