Engineering firm JMS Group has teamed up with Davidsons Homes to build two new accommodation units at Matt Hampson Foundation’s Get Busy Living Centre.People affected by life-changing injuries can make use of the centre’s rehabilitation facilities, meet fellow beneficiaries and relax in peaceful surroundings. The project is set to be completed Spring/Summer 2021. The foundation,…
Employers in the East of England who may have wrongly claimed support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) are being warned to act now to avoid significant penalties from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP says it is dealing with a flurry of enquires about repaying…
A growing health and wellbeing business has seen such demand from across Suffolk, that it is now set to move into a COVID-compliant studio near Woodbridge. Pilates instructor, nutritional therapist and sports masseur, Lara Pepper, has been successfully delivering sessions and consultations for more than two years, and has witnessed a surge in people eager…
When Ipswich business incubation centre Dream Hatcher opens its doors to entrepreneurs and start-ups this winter, the goal is to give fledgling businesses a springboard to success. And thanks to the talents of celebrity interior designer Sege Rosella, the star of CBBC’s Dengineers, it’s going to be a workspace like no other. Aside from Sege’s…
Representatives from a number of Suffolk businesses joined together last month to tidy up the car park at homeless charity Emmaus Suffolk. Do Good Networking organises events where attendees network while giving back to local charities in and around Suffolk. In September, they held a socially-distanced event to support Ipswich-based charity Emmaus. Last month Do…
A van named Vincent is set to revolutionise the way Suffolk’s over 65’s are supported within their community. Since its launch in May, the Suffolk Family Carers ‘Connected Communities’ project has, until now, been largely confined to the charity’s offices in Claydon. Known as a ‘social prescribing plus initiative’, the service provides free and confidential…
Businesses, charities, neighbourhood groups and emergency services are to rally together to create a virtual initiative designed to accelerate a commitment to volunteering in Suffolk. The county’s voluntary sector has been drastically hit by the pandemic, and urgently needs the community to be reminded of the huge amount of opportunity and benefit in taking on…
An East Anglian mortgage broker is celebrating winning two awards, on the back of the launch of a technological advancement which will help mortgage seekers in the region. Boon Brokers, which has its office in Bungay, has been awarded the titles of East Anglia Property Finance Specialists of the Year 2020 in the Worldwide Finance…