May 18, 2012 Business and Retail
Brighton-born student set to storm BBC3′s ‘Be Your Own Boss’
Brighton-born Gabriella Colasurdo, a 22-year-old student graduating from the University of East Anglia, is one of 500 hopefuls left in the running for BBC Three’s Be Your Own Boss (BYOB). Having passed through the initial selection process, Gabriella has now been given £100 and must return with a profit, in the hope of becoming one [...]
QueenSpark secures ‘Robots’ artist for Alt-Brighton project
Community publisher QueenSpark Books is delighted to announce that Brighton & Hove based graphic artist Paul Collicutt has been chosen as the lead artist and mentor for its ALT-Brighton graphic novel project. Paul Collicutt is a respected graphic artist and joins QueenSpark to work in collaboration with 12 volunteer graphic artists to help bring the [...]
Brighton and Hove’s Lagoon Watersports expands into the Solent
Lagoon Watersports, firmly established in Brighton & Hove since the 1980s, has expanded and now offers sailing opportunities on the Solent too. New for 2012 Lagoon Watersports has opened an RYA Centre at Gosport Marina, an ideal location for RYA courses, bareboat charter and racing in the heart of the Solent. Customers can make use [...]
Brighton’s i360 Viewing Tower development could be back on
Thanks to potential government and council loans totalling £17m, Brighton’s planned tourism magnet, the 175-metre i360 viewing tower, could be back on track. The new Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership has just agreed a £3m loan to the project from its Growing Places Fund. The government set up the fund specifically to beat the [...]
Caroline Lucas MP launches innovative ‘City Skills & Jobs’ shop
Caroline Lucas MP was the guest of honour recently at the official launch of an innovative new ‘skills shop’ in Brighton, City Skills & Jobs. The shop has been established by City College Brighton and Hove to be a vibrant and welcoming ‘one stop shop’ to facilitate connections between employers and their potential employees while providing information and support [...]
Drought advisory meeting for Brighton and Hove businesses
The hosepipe ban may only be currently affecting Brighton and Hove residents but businesses in the area have been warned that this could change if the situation continues to deteriorate. An open meeting to brief businesses in Brighton and Hove on how they can best operate during the drought is to be held on Thursday [...]
Duke of York’s and Komedia Brighton to join forces to create new North Laine cinema
The Duke of York’s Picturehouse is to open a brand new, three screen cinema above Komedia in the North Laine in Brighton. The two iconic venues will work together to develop the Gardner Street site, with construction due to start this summer and planned completion in December 2012, just in time for the CINECITY Brighton [...]
Brighton and Hove enterprises offered opportunity to join responsible business scheme
A national standard for responsible business practice – the Responsible Business Standard – is being offered to Brighton and Hove enterprises. The scheme recognises achievements by organisations for environmental and social responsibility. It promotes enterprise activities which conserve natural resources and support community development projects. Hove and Portslade MP Mike Weatherley said: “We have unique [...]
Calling all employers to invest in young Brighton and Hove
This week, a new campaign has been launched in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Employment and Skills Plan (CESP) and BrightonandHoveJobs.com. The campaign is an online survey: Investing in Young Brighton & Hove. The survey focuses on encouraging Brighton and Hove’s employers to support young unemployed people by giving them an insight into their [...]
FDM Group’s Sheila Flavell sweeps ‘Leader of the Year’ at Everywoman in Technology Awards
FDM Group’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheila Flavell, has won the ‘Leader of the Year’ award at Thursday’s (29 March 2012) Everywoman in Technology Awards, held at The Savoy, London. This is the second annual Everywoman in Technology Awards show, which acknowledges inspirational women in the technology industry who demonstrate that women can enjoy highly successful [...]
Petrol storing advice issued as increased fuel demand sweeps Sussex
Over the last 24-hours, petrol stations in Brighton and Hove, the rest of Sussex and indeed much of the UK have experienced much higher demand than normal amid fears of possible fuel shortages. Demand for petrol rose 172% nationwide yesterday (Thursday 29 March 2012) in the midst of fears of a fuel tanker drivers’ strike, [...]
Housebites is coming to Brighton
Housebites.com is re-inventing takeaway in Brighton! Breakfast like a billionaire, lunch like a rock star and dine like an international DJ – using housebites is just like having your own private chef, for the price of a delivery pizza. This revolutionary takeaway concept is shaking up the market with two simple ingredients: great food and [...]
Budget 2012: £50m broadband investment could benefit Brighton and Hove
£50m has been allocated to allow smaller cities, such as Brighton and Hove, to become ‘super-connected’ with ultra fast broadband. The announcement came yesterday (Wednesday 21 March 2012) as part of Chancellor George Osborne’s 2012 Budget. The announcement comes after a campaign in Brighton and Hove to ‘Let Brighton Bid’ to be one of 14 [...]
Brighton opinion: The Budget by David Pegler, Divisional Director of Brewin Dolphin Brighton
In the article below, Divisional Director of Brewin Dolphin, Brighton, David Pegler, offers his opinion on the Budget 2012, as announced by Chancellor George Osborne yesterday (21 March 2012), and how people in Brighton and Hove and other parts of Sussex will be affected. The good news for people and businesses in Sussex is that [...]
Brighton opinion: Pre-Budget comment by Brewin Dolphin Brighton’s David Pegler
The article below is a comment from Brewin Dolphin Brighton’s Divisional Director, David Pegler. Here, he offers his opinion on the upcoming Budget announcement from Chancellor George Osborne. Happiness, happiness, it’s the greatest gift I possess. So are the lyrics of the song made famous by comedian Ken Dodd and it’s a song that is [...]
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