Archive for December 2022
BCC Economic Forecast: Long road to recovery after more than a year of recession
The BCC expects the UK economy to remain in recession for five quarters before an anaemic recovery in 2024, but inflation has likely peaked at 11%. UK Economic Outlook The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) forecasts the economy will not return to growth until Q4 2023. UK inflation is expected to be 11.0% in Q4 2022…
Read MoreManufacturing initiative provides “huge value” for local pupils
A Bradford careers advisor says the district’s annual Bradford Manufacturing Weeks initiative provides “huge value” in creating pathways towards employment. Speaking as a new report shows the West & North Yorkshire Chamber careers initiative has reached more than 17,000 Bradford students since its inception in 2018, Bradford Forster Academy careers advisor Angela Brackley, said that…
Read MoreRaising the Bar Awards return for 2022
The West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce’s Raising the Bar Awards returned for 2022 following a two-year hiatus, thanks to sponsorship from Provident Financial Group, Drax, HSBC, Solenis and Latimer by Clarion Housing Group. Raising the Bar is a social impact initiative founded by the West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce in 2012.…
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