Author: Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce Responds to new National Coronavirus Restrictions

22 September in Business News, Chamber News, External Affairs

Responding to new national restrictions for England to combat a rising number of Coronavirus cases, announced by the Prime Minister today (22nd September) and ahead of his broadcast to the nation tonight, Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber Chief Executive Andrew Denniff said:  “The Chamber understand that further...

Petition: “Let Barnsley and Rotherham keep £7m to help businesses with Covid recovery”

17 September in Business News

John Healey MP started this petition to Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP "Our local councils were given pots of funding to back businesses through grant schemes. But the Government wants councils to send back what they haven't spent - £5.2m in Rotherham and £1.6m in Barnsley." "I...

COVID-19 update British Chamber of Commerce

BCC President warns PM of “difficult winter ahead” without bolder action to restart UK economy

15 September in Business News, Chamber News

In a letter to the Prime Minister, BCC President Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith has said businesses face “the most difficult trading conditions in post-war history” and set out a series of measures to help government take a “sharper approach” to restarting the UK economy.    The letter...

Yorkshire Firm Continues Rich Vein of Form Amid Nationwide Tent Scarcity

08 September in Member News

Gala Tent posts consecutive £1m monthly revenues as nationwide gazebo and marquee shortage shows no sign of letting up. If you had told the owners of Rotherham-based Event Structure manufacturer Gala Tent that their products would become the subject of panic-buying on the levels of toilet...