Business Comment

Efforts to eradicate a massive outbreak of bird flu in Norfolk and Suffolk are in danger of wiping out the industry and the winter could see another peak in cases, leading poultry farmers have...

Local businesses are reporting a mixed bag of results for trade, with positive news on the export and employment fronts, but a slowdown in overall output. While growth among manufacturers and the service sector remains...

Manufacturing across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is about to become more globally competitive with the launch of a new sector network, The Smart Manufacturing Alliance.  The Alliance, launched in October 2021, is a joint venture between...

The business world has changed and lots of people like myself, who enjoy working in an office, will need to work remotely from time to time. Over the last 18 months, I have been so...

New cross-sector taskforce will tackle climate resilience for local communities An ambitious new multi-agency taskforce seeks to bring renewed prosperity to the Fens through a radical new approach to managing land and water resources. Future...

Peterborough’s SME businesses believe there is a mixed outlook for firms in the region, but that trends demonstrate stronger performances than in 2020, according to a new report. The 2021 Greater Peterborough Survey, undertaken in...

When it comes to productivity, it is a well-known fact that the UK’s averages are below other G7 countries and well below where it should be. But there’s no reason your own business can’t...

In February, UK in a Changing Europe, an authoritative body based at King’s College London promoting independent research into the complex and ever evolving relationship between the UK and the EU, published a comprehensive...

Board members of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority have unanimously voted to approve 22 new project proposals, totalling £4.1 million in grant funding, under the Market Towns Programme for Fenland, Huntingdonshire and East Cambridgeshire. Ranging...

Jonathan Insley, Senior Associate in Birketts’ Employment Team said: “Latest figures released on 26 January 2021 by the Office of National Statistics give further insight into the continuing economic impact in this region. https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/headlinelabourforcesurveyindicatorsfortheeastofenglandhi06 The ONS data...