SIX Suffolk apprentices, bidding to become the winner in a special business competition, are to face their latest challenge this week. The Suffolk Apprentice contest arrives at Riduna Park in Melton on Friday 23rd August, where stage five of eight takes place under the scrutiny of business judges. A challenge has been created by the…
Integrated communications agency Pier has secured the prestigious accreditation from industry body, the PRCA (Public Relations & Communications Association). The Consultancy CMS (Communications Management Standard) recognises excellence in how Pier runs its business, from efficiency in processes to team development. This latest success follows a very successful six months for the agency, which has secured…
Suffolk-based Greene King, Britain’s largest pub and brewery company, has agreed to a £2.7bn sale to Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Asset Holdings. The announcement sent shares in the 220-year-old business soaring 50% today. Greene King, based in Bury St Edmunds, operates nearly 3,000 pubs, restaurants and hotels, and owns brands including Hungry Horse and Chef…
A SUFFOLK social entrepreneur is to receive money from a national grant-maker, in recognition of her innovative business approach to mental health and social change. Debbie Watson has been recognised by the UK-wide organisation UnLtd, which funds and supports social entrepreneurs seeking to make a change and deliver impact through exciting and innovative ventures. As…
A COLLECTIVE of talented Suffolk creatives will host their launch party in Ipswich tomorrow evening. YOUNG ARTISTS IN SUFFOLK (YAIS) brings together Suffolk-based fashion-focused early-stage entrepreneurs and artistic young people who have their sights set on developing careers in the creative world. The collective, which includes graduates, undergraduates, sixth formers and school-aged students, present their…
The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) has once again scored top in the East of England for doctors’ overall training satisfaction in acute trusts, in the General Medical Council’s (GMC) national training survey 2019. The doctors surveyed by the GMC at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) rated their overall satisfaction at 82%, a…
Great Blakenham-based Morrison Freight has seen a 27% growth in sales over the last 12 months. The business, recently named International Business of the Year at the East of England Federation of Small Business (FSB) Awards, has seen a surge in new customers and has started a recruitment drive as the company expands. Morrison Freight…
A national fundraising campaign is set to “Make Ship Happen” for a £1 million project to build a full-size reconstruction of the 7th-century Sutton Hoo ship. The scheme has been launched to pay for the venture, which will bring together archaeologists, historians, experts in construction and shipbuilding and many other skilled volunteers to reconstruct the…