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Lava appointed to help both organisations reach East Midlands entrepreneurs
Two organisations charged with encouraging entrepreneurial activity – Enterprise UK (formerly Enterprise Insight, which operates the Make Your Mark brand) and Unleashing Enterprise – have appointed Lava PR following a three-way pitch.
The East Midlands’ agency has secured a place on Enterprise UK’s regional roster, reporting to [...]

Thame war veteran, Arthur Staggs, 96, welcomed HRH Duke of Kent as he officially opened Meadowcroft, The Orders of St John Care Trust’s (OSJCT) new care home in Thame.

At the opening of the £4.6 million home on 16 October, Arthur, who received the Legion d’Honneur in recognition of his death-defying work as a secret agent [...]

East Midlands construction companies looking for financial help, support or advice on how to ‘go greener’ by using sustainable resources are encouraged to attend the Application of Renewables in Today’s Market event.
The free all-day event will take place at Loughborough University on 12 November, from 9.30 am until 4 pm.
The event will showcase the latest [...]

East Midlands construction companies looking for advice, support or financial help on how to ‘go green’ by using sustainable resources are advised to attend the New Technologies in Timber event.
The free briefing event will take place at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Nottingham on the 22 October 2009, from 5.30 pm until 7.30 pm.
The event [...]

Wallingford Care Home Staff Celebrate over 80 Years of Care Service in Oxfordshire
The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), the UK’s second largest not for profit care home provider, held the 2009 Oxfordshire Awards Ceremony for staff from its 17 homes across the county at The Kings Centre, Osney Mead on 24 September.
Patricia [...]

Three Oxfordshire Care Workers have received recognition for a combined 90 years of service caring for Oxfordshire’s older people.
The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), the UK’s second largest not for profit care home provider, held the 2009 Oxfordshire Awards Ceremony for staff from its 17 homes across the county at The Kings Centre, [...]

Branston Ltd has announced a £600,000 investment in new software across its three UK sites, which will provide even greater working efficiencies.

The company, which is the UK’s leading supplier of potatoes, is to introduce LINKFresh® 2 at its sites in Lincolnshire, Somerset and Scotland.

Developed by Anglia Business Solutions, the LINKFresh 2 package will be configured [...]

Nearly three quarters of young people in the East Midlands believe there is a lack of inspirational green entrepreneurs for them to look up to, according to research released today by Make Your Mark.
The research also revealed that young people in the East Midlands are failing to recognise future “green” job opportunities with 26% underestimating [...]

Enterprising people had a taster of what is to come during Global Entrepreneurship Week (16 – 22 November) around the region at a special event in Leicester yesterday.
The meet-up, which took place at Highpoint Conference Centre, offered workshops, ideas and advice for people and organisations wanting to hold a range of events and activities [...]

Forget iphones, skinny jeans or the latest BMX – snazzy snacks, lumpy lollies and lickable lids are set to be the new, must-have accessories for the new school year, according to young entrepreneurs in Mansfield, Ashfield and Bolsover.
On Wednesday 7 October, enterprising youngsters were given the chance to showcase these new innovative products and ideas [...]