Quick question for my fellow #Dorset business owners. How are you feeling about the new #lockdown? Do you think it will be an easier as we've been here before or harder as we've all been through enough?
Wireless charging for #EV commercial vehicles may be coming to the UK. Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh will test a wireless charging hub for LCVs. The hope is it will make charging simpler and quicker and encourage more CV drivers to go electric.
https://t.co/g37I5w14ZY
Good news for local business, #COVID has boosted the UK's love of small businesses with 59% saying they are giving local firms more support. In towns like #Bournemouth and #Weymouth where high streets have suffered of late, this can only be good news.
https://t.co/VP6IZr1wbR
The UK has to "get ready" for no trade deal with the EU say the Prime Minister. No-deal will have significant implications for #Bournemouth, but is it a threat or an opportunity…? https://t.co/tLRgphidRy
As the #Brexit trade deal looms, some good news for #Poole. The government has awarded ferry companies £77m to ensure essential supplies continue to flow and Poole will be one of the ports they will use to avoid congestion elsewhere. https://t.co/tLRgphidRy
Good news for the #Bournemouth property market. New figures show prices rising in the past 3 months by 1.6%. The stamp duty holiday and people relocating as part of working from home are cited as the main causes. Long may it continue! https://t.co/noDEJMWlOD
Concerning news from J P Morgan who told 200 staff on Friday of a plan to move out of London because it sees little prospect of the U.K. winning a #Brexit deal on financial services. As yet there's been no announcement on the #Poole HQ of J P Morgan. https://t.co/tLRgphidRy
Some welcome news on the UK economy from the Office for National Statistics. New ONS' figures show GDP was up 6.6% in July compared to June. Here's hoping this is a trend we can sustain.
J P Morgan have announced they are making working from home a permanent option in the wake of the #COVID-19 outbreak. It’s a trend that more and more businesses are adopting and could make it easier to attract talent to firms in #Dorset. https://t.co/RbAPm6l5cV
With the prospect of a no-deal #Brexit looming ever larger what does this seismic decision mean for #Bournemouth? As a town we've a greater exposure to this than most so what does Brexit mean for Bournemouth? https://t.co/tLRgphidRy
The BBC's reported that 50 of the UK’s biggest employers have no plans to return staff to the office full-time soon. While we've moved back lots of our #insurance customers haven't. Has yours? Or is remote working the new normal for you? https://t.co/RbAPm6l5cV
Well this has certainly brightened a tempestuous Tuesday! A Lamborghini gift set from a happy client. A thank you is always appreciated - well done to the Coversure #Poole and #Weymouth teams. https://t.co/0tiynTJO1C
At last some good news for #Dorset's restaurant and hospitality businesses. The government's Eat Out To Help Out scheme, in conjunction with a flood of tourists, has seen firms reporting record profits. Now that's just what the economy ordered. https://t.co/tyRwjawer2
The electric vehicle revolution is gathering pace which can only be good news for polluted towns like #Bournemouth. #Volvo is ending the XC40 diesel and new figures show #EV sales in Europe up by up to 97% in 2020, so could we see #Dorset going electric? https://t.co/wqImotmhVB
We're delighted to say that on Monday 10th August, Coversure #insurance#Poole will reopen its doors to the public. Having been closed since March we're really looking forward to getting back to normal. https://t.co/5qnCWrZ4hB
We're delighted to say that on Monday 10th August, Coversure #insurance#Weymouth will reopen its doors to the public. Having been closed since March we're really looking forward to getting back to normal. https://t.co/5qnCWrZ4hB
At last some good news for #Dorset's retailers. Retail sales grew by 13.9% in June according to figures from the ONS. With the summer holidays now with us and tourists flooding into the area, let's hope this is the start of the recovery.
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