After an extremely successful maiden edition of the UON Sustainability Summit in May this year, the University of Northampton are delighted to announce that the 2nd UON Sustainability Summit is set to take place on Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st May 2024.The main objective for the 2023 Summit was to identify shared sustainability challenges within the UON's stakeholder community and agree a framework for addressing those challenges. Resultingly, the Summit discussions culminated in the formation of the Northampton Sustainability Accord on the 16th of May 2023. In the six months since then, the UON have worked together to launch the...

21 November, 2023

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Supporting Businesses (Decarbonisation)  West Northamptonshire Council are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to provide expert advice to enable local businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and move towards net zero.The chosen supplier will administer grants as well as supporting employers to develop sustainability plans to reduce their costs, be more energy efficient and realise Government’s ambitions for a Net Zero future (as well as benefiting the local business, the local area and the planet as a whole).This is an exciting opportunity to work with us to support West Northants businesses to utilise funding that will...

21 November, 2023

Today we feature a reminder from Companies House on Being A Company DirectorAs a director, you’re legally responsible for running the company and making sure information is sent to Companies House on time. This includes:the confirmation statement the annual accounts - even if the company is dormant any change in your company’s officers or their personal details a change to your company’s registered office address an allotment of shares the registration of any charges (mortgage) any change in your company’s people with significant control (PSCs) or their personal detailsYou can hire a professional (for example, an accountant) to help manage your company, but you’re still legally responsible for your company’s...

21 November, 2023

New Back to Work Plan to help up to 1,100,000 people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or long-term unemployment to look for and stay in work.The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride have unveiled their Back to Work Plan – a package of employment focused support that will help people stay healthy, get off benefits and move into work – as part of the Autumn Statement.Building on the ambitious £7 billion employment package from Spring Budget the Chancellor is using his Autumn Statement to outline a new Back to Work Plan, which...

21 November, 2023

The Intellectual Property Office wants to hear from businesses by 2 February 2024 about intellectual property’s role in helping them scale and grow.The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is asking businesses to share their views on the role intellectual property plays in supporting the growth of their business. It is inviting them to take part in a short survey.In a modern global economy, innovation, creativity, design and brand recognition are increasingly important to business success. All these elements are underpinned by IP rights, such as copyright, trade marks, patents, and designs.The IPO wants to support businesses to manage their IP rights effectively. It is conducting a review of...

21 November, 2023

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on the future of your business or charity and our planet? If the answer to this question is yes, then we invite you to embark on a transformative journey towards a greener and more sustainable future by joining the 'Towards a Net Zero West Northants' (TANZ West Northants) project. This project is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and is being led by the Sustainability Local Innovation and Partnership Agenda Hub (SLIPAH) at the University of Northampton, working in partnership with West Northamptonshire Council.Why Participate in TANZ West Northants?Lead the Sustainability...

21 November, 2023

Construction students at Northampton College have got themselves on the nice list this Christmas by designing a purpose-built grotto for Santa.The grotto is taking pride of place in Grosvenor Shopping Northampton as part of the town centre’s festive celebrations, and will be home to Santa in the build-up to Christmas.Level Three carpentry students were involved in the design and build of the grotto, having been commissioned by Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) to create the festive centrepiece.More than 1,000 families are expected to visit the grotto this Christmas.Mark Mullen, operations manager at Northampton Town Centre BID, said: “Giving...

20 November, 2023

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has launched a new £950k grants scheme to create new and support existing community transport initiatives in West Northants, as well as support the expansion of current grant funded transport projects and services.This grant funding will be available over the financial years 2024/25 and 2025/26 for eligible community transport projects from 1 April 2024, following £547,181 funding from Central Government via the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) and £60,337 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), in addition to £342,000 of Council funding.The grant funding will be allocated to community transport projects and services that meet...

20 November, 2023

Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey that can help reshape the growth of your business or charity in way that ensures a more sustainable world for our children and grandchildren? If the answer to your question is a resounding ‘Yes’, then we invite you to join us for the second webinar on the TANZ West Northants Project.Happening on the 5th of December from 1pm to 2pm, this webinar is titled; 'Transformative Strategies in Waste Management’, and will be the first of a series of webinars within the TANZ project focused specifically on waste management.This webinar will provide...

19 November, 2023

We've only gone and done it!The new NNBN podcast is out!Listen to Simon talking about latest news from around Northamptonshire and within the NNBN Member Community as well as three great interviews from local businesses.First up is Chief Operating Officer Andy Donnachie from The CPD Group based in Rothwell talks about what the CPD Group does, how they accredit training courses, networking events and podcasts as well as what CPD is all about.You can also hear from Mark Ferguson from More Fire PR in a replay of the interview on this year's #NNSTARTUPDAY. Mark talks about his journey in PR...

18 November, 2023

Construction work has started on Earlstree160; a new speculative 160,800 sq ft warehouse development, located on the former eight-acre Weetabix factory site in Corby.The warehouse specification includes a 12.5m minimum eaves, 16 dock loading, two-level access doors and 50m yard.  The development will have BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating and will be built using sustainable building materials.Earlstree160 is being developed by Copley Point Capital, on behalf of its Block Industrial program, and Pembury Real Estate Ltd.  ADI Group has been appointed as building contractor and practical completion is due in Q3 2024.  Ground works will be completed by Christmas 2023 and...

17 November, 2023