This year, the 14th annual National Apprenticeship Week will run from Monday 8th February through to Sunday 14th February 2021 with the theme ‘BUILD THE FUTURE’ and the University of Wolverhampton is celebrating and showcasing the impact Apprenticeships have on […]

Cultural and creative sector to get £60k boost from new scheme
One of the sectors most affected by the pandemic is to get some extra support from a new scheme led by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Small social enterprises within the cultural and creative sector are being encouraged to apply […]

Urgent: help stop the spread of the new South African Covid-19 variant – Information for Wolverhampton employers
Wolverhampton employers are being urged to take measure to help stop the spread of the new South African Covid-19 variant. Wolverhampton City Council has appealed to employers, in the wake of the highly dangerous variant of Covid-19 being identified recently […]

Find out more about Birmingham’s Clear Air Zone
If you travel into Birmingham for work or leisure, you may want to find out more about its new Clean Air Zone. Birmingham City Council is introducing the zone on 1 June 2021 to tackle dangerously high levels of air […]

SIRC Research Showcase
The Science in Industry Research Centre (SIRC) is an exciting project based at the Wolverhampton Science Park and run by the University of Wolverhampton. SIRC supports businesses to develop new science-based products and processes. The centre supports SMEs (small […]

Business support lockdown discretionary grants now available
To support businesses impacted by the national lockdown 3 restrictions, which began on 5 January, 2021, and local restrictions tiers, which started on 14 October (Tier 2), 2 December (Tier 3), and 31 December (Tier 4), 2020, grant schemes have been introduced: Find out more….

Black Country businesses benefit from peer-to-peer networking
The Black Country LEP Growth Hub is working with local partners to deliver four Peer Networking groups. Funded through the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Peer Network programme is supporting businesses in sectors particularly negatively impacted […]

New discretionary lockdown business grants now available
City of Wolverhampton businesses not eligible for the Government’s national Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) under the current lockdown can now apply for discretionary grant schemes. This includes an additional one-off payment of up to £9,000 and the latest discretionary […]

HMRC waives penalties on filing UK personal tax returns late
The UK tax authority has for the first time waived penalties for late filing of personal tax returns, after professional bodies warned that an additional 1.5m people risked missing this year’s deadline because of the pandemic. Some 950,000 people were […]

Delays in the reopening of schools in England until at least March 8
Boris Johnson has announced a delay to the reopening of schools in England until at least Monday, March 8. More on this article here….