Birmingham City University has launched STEAM Hatchery, an intensive training programme, to give 60 participants the opportunity to turn their business dream into a reality with the help of expert mentorship and part of a £10,000 prize fund. The new ten-week programme, based at the University’s new £70m STEAMhouse innovation centre, will offer third year, Master’s and PhD students as well as recent graduates the chance to develop and establish their own company by offering key support, facilities and resources. The Hatchery will see participants develop their business plan with expert input, and be in with the chance of earning…
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For Mental Health Awareness Week (9th-15th May), the iconic ‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’ image has been recreated with 11 mannequins to represent the number of tradespeople who die from suicide each week. The display was organised by IronmongeryDirect as part of its annual campaign to raise awareness of mental health amongst the UK trades. Its 2022 report found that more than four in five (82%) UK tradespeople deal with some form of mental health problem due to work, and sadly, many take their own lives as a result. Government data shows that there are 589 suicides in the industry each…
The Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay will today set out his plans to steer the health and care system through the upcoming winter and signal changes that will make the NHS better prepared for future “storms to come.” Addressing the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool, Steve Barclay will say he will focus “on the areas that matter most to the patient experience” and measures which make it “as easy as possible” for frontline NHS and care workers to do their jobs. In his first speech since returning to the role, Mr Barclay will outline his 5 key priorities…
The Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay will today set out his plans to steer the health and care system through the upcoming winter and signal changes that will make the NHS better prepared for future “storms to come.” Addressing the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool, Steve Barclay will say he will focus “on the areas that matter most to the patient experience” and measures which make it “as easy as possible” for frontline NHS and care workers to do their jobs. In his first speech since returning to the role, Mr Barclay will outline his 5 key priorities…
HEARTY RECIPES TO INSPIRE YOU IN THE KITCHEN THIS AUTUMN/WINTER FEATURING SEASONAL EUROPEAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES! As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, our thoughts turn to hearty, comforting food to warm and nourish us… and during autumn and winter, soups, stews and pasta dishes come into their own. But they need not be boring! A Mediterranean diet provides the feel-good factor like no other, with plenty of colour and a much-needed wellbeing boost later in the year. And a diet including fresh fruit and vegetables has numerous health benefits, with produce providing a rich source of…
PREPARATIONS are under way for Leicester’s world-renowned Diwali festivities, which are set to light up the city’s Golden Mile. Around 40,000 people are expected to attend each of the two main events – the Diwali Lights switch on, which takes place on Sunday October 28, and the Diwali Day festivities on Wednesday November 7. There will also be the opportunity to join in a programme of smaller cultural activities, ranging from art workshops and storytelling to family-themed events, which will take place across the city. The festivities will begin with the switch-on of 6,000 sparkling lights, which will illuminate Belgrave’s…
Multimatic is the winner of the prestigious MIA Business of the Year (with sales over £5 million) Award. Revealed during the Motorsport Industry Association’s Business Excellence Awards dinner, held at Silverstone, the award recognises Multimatic’s achievements in engineering, manufacturing and motorsports operations. Multimatic Motorsports is celebrating 30 years of on-track success in 2022. For three decades, the company has designed and built championship-winning race cars for both factory and customer programmes. Multimatic also boasts its own world-class professional race teams and ran the successful Ford GT World Endurance Championship campaign from its UK Motorsports base not far from Silverstone, in…
A new Agrale electric bus, developed by electrification specialist Equipmake in collaboration with the brand’s Argentine-Brazilian automaker, and featuring the company’s latest-generation zero-emission powertrain, was launched in Buenos Aires. Debuted in the context of the C40 World Mayors Conference, held from October 19 to 21 in the Argentine capital, the zero-emission Agrale MT17.0 LEe bus was one of the stars of the event, which brought together mayors from around the world, as well as leading decision makers, with the objective of showing innovative sustainability solutions. Following successful tests by the Agrale manufacturer in Argentina, the new bus will now begin…
Multimatic is the winner of the prestigious MIA Business of the Year (with sales over £5 million) Award. Revealed during the Motorsport Industry Association’s Business Excellence Awards dinner, held at Silverstone, the award recognises Multimatic’s achievements in engineering, manufacturing and motorsports operations. Multimatic Motorsports is celebrating 30 years of on-track success in 2022. For three decades, the company has designed and built championship-winning race cars for both factory and customer programmes. Multimatic also boasts its own world-class professional race teams and ran the successful Ford GT World Endurance Championship campaign from its UK Motorsports base not far from Silverstone, in…
The ŠKODA FABIA has been named Best First Car in the annual Parkers New Car Awards. The compact yet feature-packed Czech supermini fought off tough competition to be named as the number one car to buy for new drivers. Thanks to its impeccable road manners, bold design and smooth drivetrain, the FABIA has been a favourite with learners and newly qualified drivers since the first-generation car was launched in the UK in 2000. Now the latest, fourth-generation version, which arrived in the UK last year, has been recognised as the best all-round package for drivers looking to buy their first…