Business News & Updates
- 12th August 2011
The Inside Out Art Group is linking up with local traders and retailers to help promote and celebrate Oswestry's local businesses through a year-long art project.
- 11th August 2011
Riot victims who do not have insurance to cover damage to their property or goods may still be able to claim compensation for their losses under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886.
Local law firm Lanyon Bowdler, which merged with long-established LG Solicitors in May 2010, is now taking steps to centralise its Oswestry based residential and commercial property teams.
What happens when you discover your company has a thief at work? Paul Wiseman Investigations of Oswestry shows how to wisely approach this situation.
It is thought to be around 350 years ago that the first cheque was ever written. Since that date, cheque usage has risen and fallen, reaching a peak at £2.4 billion in 1990 and falling steadily since. Now the fate of the cheque is under review.
According to the BBC, the IFB has said that approx. 30,000 accidents were intentionally caused last year. “Crash for Cash” scams cost insurers millions each year and add approx. £44 to the premium of every driver in the UK.
- 22nd May 2011
Each time you buy something from any branch of Micro Plus Computers between 1st May 2011 and 30th June 2011 your receipt number will be automatically entered into a draw to win £1,000 of Thomson holiday vouchers.
Cash flow problems are responsible for causing 70% of businesses to fail within their first year. In 2010, over 16,000 companies in England and Wales went into liquidation and in addition, there were a further 5,000 other corporate insolvencies.
According to the HSE, this year has already seen a Walsall metal forming company prosecuted after a teenage worker lost parts of two fingers on his first day at work - check your liability insurance!
On 20 April, the High Court rejected claims made by the British Bankers’ Association in relation to how payment protection insurance should be sold. Brian Evans, head of Dispute Resolution at Lanyon Bowdler, reflects on what this means for consumers.