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Why are 40% More People Googling ‘Redundancy’in November 2022?

As so often, major economic trends in the labour market can be observed upstream, and in particular on Google. Recent data shows the volume of...

Coffee Shop Owners Say Lattes Would Have to Be £7 to Follow Energy Hikes

Britain’s cafe owners are the latest to express the pressure their industry is feeling due to the cost-of-living crisis. In fact, Elliot House, co-owner of...

Tripled Energy Costs Puts 2500 Small Bakeries at Risk of Insolvency

There are few more iconic British foods than a loaf of crusty bread. But as a sector fundamentally tied to energy markets due to the...

Small Businesses May Face £2.5K Energy Bill Increase by Autumn

While small and medium sized businesses have already faced energy price hikes of 250% in the last year, further rises await, according to the latest...

35% of Charities Fear Insolvency Due to Cost of Living Crisis

Already hard-hit by COVID-19, charities are the latest to express concerns about their survival due to the cost of living crisis. As discretionary payments, donations...

£6000 Fuel Hikes Could Push Many Taxi Drivers into Insolvency

A spate of insolvencies in the taxi sector may be imminent as the cost of living crisis bites. As a regulated industry, tariffs aren’t rising...

Manchester Serviced Flats Company Goes Bust

You Are Home, which provided service apartments for business travellers, has been placed in creditors’ voluntary liquidation. According to a company statement: “We, the directors,...

Leeds ‘Dino Trail’ Collapses into Administration

Banana Kick Ltd, which set up a free-of-charge tourist attraction, Leeds Jurassic Trail, is now in administration, with the loss of 16 jobs. The business,...

All Dishes off Menu for D’Acampo’s My Pasta Bar

Part of celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant empire is now in liquidation – the My Pasta Bar chain has failed and is said to have...

Bournemouth Digital Agency Fails to Adapt to Changing Tech

Digital agency Redweb, which was known as a leading company in the Dorset digital and creative sector, is now in liquidation after critics claimed it...

Crackdown on Directors who Close Companies to Avoid Debts

The government has announced a crackdown on directors who dissolve their companies to evade their debts. Directors can shut down their firms because they are...

Pubs in Crisis as 40 a Week Close Down

The UK’s pub sector is appearing increasingly vulnerable as new figures show that around 40 a week are closing down. In March 2020, there were...