Author: Chamber of Commerce

Barnsley Council Public Health has partnered with DrinkCoach

07 January in Health & Wellbeing Forum

Barnsley Council Public Health has partnered with DrinkCoach to commission a new digital platform with access to free online appointments to help residents cut down their drinking. DrinkCoach allows people to assess how risky their drinking is and receive personalised advice online. The website also directs...

BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q4 2020: Business conditions remain weak and show no signs of improvement for vast majority of firms

06 January in Business News, Chamber News, Member News

The British Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) – the UK’s largest independent survey of business sentiment and a leading indicator of UK GDP growth – found that business conditions remained weak in the fourth quarter as the second lockdown squeezed activity. The bellwether survey of 6,203 firms, who employ nearly a million people across the UK, revealed...

BCC responds to announcement of new lockdown business support 

05 January in Business News, Chamber News, Member News

Commenting on the support measures for business announced by the Chancellor, BCC Director General, Adam Marshall said:  'While this immediate cash flow support for business is welcome, it is not going to be enough to save many firms. We need to see a clear support package for the whole of 2021, not just another  incremental intervention. “The...

British Chambers of Commerce responds to announcement of ‘Tier 4’ Coronavirus restrictions

21 December in Chamber News

Commenting on the introduction of ‘Tier 4’ of Coronavirus restrictions in England, with many businesses once again forced to close their doors from 20th December, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said: “Christmas was already cancelled for many businesses, but even more will now suffer as...