Ofcom looks favourably on Orange/T-Mobile application to deliver 4G services
Mainstream 4G mobile services could be available in the UK as early as this year, under proposals outlined today by Ofcom. Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone operator running two of the UK’s most...
View ArticleO2 launches On & On with unlimited tariffs for UK Small Business
O2, the commercial brand of Telefónica UK Limited, today announced the launch of On & On, its new unlimited tariff created to deliver British small businesses with practical help and value in their...
View ArticleVideo - Olympians race across London. Commuting during the 2012 Olympic Games
Olympians Sally Gunnell and Chris Boardman share their tips on how employees can get around London quicker and easier during Games time With some businesses offering employees flexi time and Sunday...
View ArticleNew Governor of the Bank of England announced
Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England from 1 July 2013. He will succeed Sir Mervyn King. Welcoming the appointment, the...
View ArticleBBC News - Nursery ratios raised to cut childcare costs
The government announces plans to relax the official child to adult ratios in nurseries and other childcare settings. See: BBC News - Nursery ratios raised to cut childcare costs.
View ArticleScrap metal dealers will have to hold licences
All scrap metal dealers will have to hold licences as strict new regulations penalising rogue traders became law today (March 1st 2013). The Scrap Metal Dealers Act, which will come into effect later...
View ArticleCouncils’ fear for high streets
Revised planning rules coming into force in England could lead to new clusters of betting shops and money lenders, accoding to local councils. See BBC web site for the full story.
View ArticleVodafone seals Kabel Deutschland bid
UK telecoms group Vodafone has agreed with the board of Kabel Deutschland to buy the German cable firm for £7.7bn (£6.6bn). Vodafone Group Plc today announced its intention to acquire Kabel Deutschland...
View ArticleScrap metal laws to stop metal theft come into force
UK Home Office - 1 October 2013 Rogue traders who buy and sell scrap metal for cash face £5,000 fine under new laws designed to stamp out metal theft. All scrap metal dealers will need to apply to...
View ArticleRWE npower announces sale of subsidiaries to Utility Warehouse owner, Telecom...
On 19 November, RWE npower and Telecom Plus agreed the sale of RWE npower Limited’s subsidiary companies, Electricity Plus and Gas Plus, to Telecom Plus Plc, the owner of the Utility Warehouse brand....
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