Author: Peter Richardson

Essex County Council has pledged its commitment to restart the county’s economy and help people recover from the pandemic, with dedicated measures to boost businesses, upskill people and create new…

Peter Disney, of Colchester-based accountancy frim, Wood and Disney, offers his verdict on the Budget. To be honest unlike most accountant I don’t often get excited about budgets but I…

Freeport East was one of eight new Freeports announced today (3 March 2021) by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his budget speech. Reacting to the news, George Kieffer,…

Ambitious and dynamic plans to help deliver long-term economic growth for Colchester are a step closer, following the award of £18.2m from the Government’s Town Deal Fund. This significant investment…

Commenting on the announcements in the Chancellor’s Budget Statement today, David Burch, Director of Policy at Essex Chambers of Commerce said:- “As with all Budget announcements the devil is always…

The BEST Growth Hub announced today that Essex’s first ever ‘virtual’ business festival ‘ExSE’ will take place on 11-13 May 2021 (www.exse.co.uk). The ExSE Festival is the event of the…