Author: Stewerd

England 12/08/2013 – The city of Birmingham has never seen so many tourists and part of the reason for this is the fact that it offers such a diverse range of attractions. For the city of Birmingham tourism is an increasingly important element of the local economy. Thousands of firms in the city benefit from the fact that 33.5 million people visit Birmingham each year. Many are there on business at the International Convention Centre or the National Exhibition Centre. These two centres account for 42% of all conference and exhibition trade visitors in the UK. In addition, the city…

England 12/08/2013 – After several lean years, many UK-based roofing contractors saw an increase in demand for their services during the winter of 2013. Without a doubt, the main reason for this was the weather. The met office reported that 2012/13 was the UK’s second wettest year on record. Naturally, this meant that more people experienced problems with their roofs and had to call in a roofing contractor to fix it. The fact that it was so persistently wet seems to be the main reason people gave up on making do and finally called in a contractor to fix the…

England 19/07/2013 – Traditionally, Americans do not emigrate, but in the past two decades that has begun to change. Slowly, but surely more and more Americans are deciding to leave the US and settle in other parts of the world. The US government does not keep strict records of how many people emigrate. However, many countries around the world report that the number of Americans asking for residency with them has been steadily increasing since the late 1990s. In 1999, around 4 million Americans were registered as permanent residents in other countries. As of 2009 that figure had reached six…

England 19/07/2013 – As concerns about the standard of care and speed of treatment increase, more and more people in UK are considering taking out some form of health care plan. The vast majority of people simply cannot afford to sit on a long waiting list before getting treatment. They need to get back to work as soon as possible, which means a visit to a private osteopathic, physiotherapist or alternative therapist. However, not everyone has enough spare cash to allow them to do this. As a result, they are increasingly looking at medical cash plans as a way of…

England 17/07/2013 – Budget hotels in the UK, and across Europe, are becoming more and more popular with all kinds of travellers. Today, it is possible to stay in an award-winning hotel even on a tight budget.Recently one of Manchester’s budget hotels was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the famous travel review site TripAdvisor. Their readers nominated the Holiday Inn Express in Manchester’s MEN Arena for the award, and they won. They beat off competition from dozens of other budget hotels in Manchester. Stephen Kaufer the president and CEO, TripAdvisor recently said that, “The Certificate of Excellence award provides…

Cheadle, United Kingdom (22nd July, 2013) – Evolution Legal Concierge, specialist providers of legal services covering an extensive range of cases, has commented on the rising number of divorces being processed online. The number of people starting divorce proceedings on their smartphones has increased by 50 per cent in the last year, despite divorce rates dropping by two per cent across the UK. This rise has coincided with legal aid cuts brought into effect on the 1st of April; since then, online divorce applications have increased by 26 per cent, while mobile applications have risen by 29 per cent. Experts…

England 23/07/2013 – Despite the best efforts of regulators, accidents and illnesses relating to work are still affecting over one million workers in the UK. Things have improved greatly with fatal accidents being at their lowest rate ever, but people are still injuring themselves at work, or suffering from illness directly related to the work that they do. The Health and Safety Executive report that an astonishing 1.1 million working people, in the UK, were suffering from a work related illness during 2011/12. Statistics for 2012/13 will be released in October, but the early indications are that the level of…

16/07/2013 – For the purchase and rental of quality warehouse equipment and forklift, Manchester companies will find Impact Handling are hard to beat. Impact Handling are distributors of warehouse equipment and cat lift trucks. They operate nationally and are able to supply a range of products and services of the highest quality. The company are able to tailor their services to the needs of their clients, which makes them the best place to buy or rent a forklift in Manchester. Impact handling offer total flexibility to their customers, so whether they need to rent a forklift long term, or simply…

Ellesmere Port, UK (July 2013) – The Boaty Theatre Company returns to Ellesmere Port this summer for a production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Visitors to Ellesmere Port last summer may have caught the Boaty Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest at the National Waterways Museum. This August, the company returns to the venue, this time for a strictly limited two-day run of Much Ado About Nothing1. Tickets are expected to sell out – so if you wish to attend, make sure you book early, and take a look at the hotels Chester has available if…

Liverpool, UK (July 2013) – Solicitors have been told that the service they provide to vulnerable clients is one of the SRA’s emerging risks for the coming year. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its first annual Risk Outlook1, giving those working in the legal profession an idea of what they should be watching out for over the coming months, in order to avoid falling foul of enforcement action. Risks are categorised as current, emerging or potential, helping solicitors to know which are the most immediate threats to their operations. Among the first emerging risks to be identified is…