Richard Yarrick-Holmes

In a much needed piece of good news for the business community, the south-eastern estate agency, Robinson Jackson, has announced that their sales figures for the weeks after lockdown were their highest ever for that period.

Nasreen Karim’s Bradford-based law firm Platinum Partnership Solicitors have scooped the ‘Law Firm of the Year’ prize at the CorporateLivewire Leeds and West Yorkshire Prestige Awards 2020.

West-Bromwich based chemical manufacturers Robinson Brothers have come in for a great deal of thanks from their local community for their huge generosity and impressive agility in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our latest leadership roundup brings news of extensive praise for Simon Barnes’ TLC Live, a very informative and personal reflection on health and welfare attorneyship from Timefinder’s Alison Hesketh, and an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for AIM’s Alison Kemp.

In our latest series of leadership quotations, we hear from the prime minister and the EU commission president on the state of play of the trade negotiations, we hear from Mark Drakeford on the Great Wall of Wales, from Jane Board on putting patients first, from Donna Copley on the difficulties of recruiting young people, and from William Wragg on the triple lock.

In a triple-dose of positive news for those with a love of science, Medical Engineering Technologies have hired a seasoned new recruit, Holliday Fielding Hocking have reiterated their support for UK labs, and Mistura Informatics have spoken of their drive to improve medicine literacy.

In our latest series of leadership quotations, we hear from the culture secretary on the current state of play with sports events, Craig Webster on the ‘attack on the private rental sector’, and Suresh Joshi and Ravi Dev on the future of criminal defence. We also hear from the prime minister and the leader of the opposition.

When criminals in Dundalk, Ireland, tried to get away with €240,000 from two ATMs, Cornwall-based security experts Spinnaker were on hand to ensure that the plans came to nothing.

Robinson Brothers, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of fine chemicals and rubber accelerators have announced that they are investing three-quarters of a million pounds in new state of the art equipment.

Graham Stuart, the minister for exports at the Department for International Trade, has described ICC Solutions as ‘an innovative company that is thriving in new markets.’

Redditch-based SIM fulfilment and packaging specialists, PR Facilities Management Limited, have established a facility in the north of Romania in an attempt to mitigate any potential ill effects of Britain leaving the EU.

Today brings news of three disparate areas of expertise. DP’s Financial Advice & Services give their verdict on the Pension Schemes Act. Legal and tech experts rradar advise firms on the importance of a working from home policy. And gut health specialists Chuckling Goat discuss the latest findings from their gut microbiome study.

In our latest series of leadership quotations, we hear from Gordon Ramsay on the importance of seeing your GP, Mark Asplin Whiteley on teaching crafts in school, Hayley Johnson on helping young people and Fiona Taylor on treating people with respect.

Donna Speed, the CEO of We The Curious, the Bristol-based educational charity and interactive venue, has signed an open letter to the prime minister, the chancellor of the exchequer and the business secretary.

In a double-dose of positive news for the education sector, the head GTC Scotland has expressed his praise for the ‘resilience and dedication’ of teachers throughout the Covid crisis, and a school in east London has successfully stopped a spread of the virus after one pupil tested positive. Meanwhile, in news affecting much younger children than those of school age, Biofoodnutrition have revealed the secrets behind Fabimilk.