Steeles Law is holding a Legal Clinic at its 2 Mount Street, Diss offices on Friday 4 October, with pre-bookable 15 minute consultations available between 3.00 and 6.00pm.
Whether you a private individual or business owner, you can book a complimentary appointment with a legal professional in connection with any of the services we offer.
Please call 01379 652141 to make a booking. Appointments are offered on a first come, first served basis and must be booked before the day
The mobile revolution is here but is your website ready for it. 50% of website traffic is predicted to come from smartphones and tablets by the end of 2014 and many businesses are not prepared and could be losing out. If your website doesn’t offer a very good mobile visitor experience then you have several options including a responsive website or a separate mobile website. To find out more about these options read our latest article “Is your website ready for mobile” If you would like to discuss your options further please contact us on 01603 513080
There is no doubt the mobile revolution is here with traffic to websites form mobile devices predicted to reach 50% by the end of 2014. However is your website ready for this new potential opportunity? Our latest guide helps you how to decide if your business needs a mobile website and what the options are. Full details are here and if you have any questions please contact us.
Ashton KCJ is pleased to welcome a new solicitor to its Corporate and Commercial team. Matthew Downing has joined the firm having spent nearly three years at a top 100 law firm. Matthew will be based in Norwich.
He brings with him a wealth of experience, including advising on share and asset acquisitions and disposals, corporate governance and shareholder agreements. Matthew also advises on a range of commercial agreements, including the supply of goods and services, distribution, agency and franchise agreements.
Geoff Hazlewood, Head of Corporate and Commercial at Ashton KCJ, said: “Matthew’s appointment demonstrates our continued commitment to growing our commercial presence in Norwich. I’m delighted to welcome Matthew to the team.”
Edward O’Rourke, CEO, commented: “We are continuing to invest in our Business Services teams across the region. Matthew’s appointment comes hot on the heels of the appointment of Annette Collen and Helen Stewart to our Commercial Property team and follows the appointment of Mark Whittaker to the Corporate and Commercial team in Cambridge earlier this year. I wish Matthew every success in his career at Ashton KCJ.”
Now sending out invitations to wedding suppliers to offer stand spaces for our wedding fair on Sunday 20th October, if you would like a stand or knows someone that might let me know… we are starting a big marketing campaign this weekend to take us right through to the event so you won’t want to miss out!
BBC News -23rd May 2012 Source: The Work Foundation, Paul Sissons. • Too many young people lack the social skills needed to get their first job.” • “Too many youngsters lack soft skills – such as communication and team working – to get a start in jobs.” • “…..people in industrialised countries are isolated from the labour market by a lack of skills.” • “Most new graduates lack even the basic skills needed for the workplace. Graduates were more interested in what a job can do for them, not what they have to offer an employer.” What Iceni Academy is doing NOW to support our pupils & their employability……. • MAKE PUPILS APPRECIATE JUST HOW EMPLOYABLE THEY ALL ARE! • MAKE PUPILS APPRECIATE THEIR SKILLS! • WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY; • MAKING SCHOOL & YOUR LEARNING RELEVANT TO EMPLOYMENT. • WE WILL BE; – Working closely with a variety of employers, on projects, in the classroom
AND Launching an initiative which is entirely new, unique & EXCLUSIVE to Iceni Academy……….!
Employability Skills Passport!
How Employability Skills Passports work • On a regular basis, PUPILS will have to; • Record in their passports examples of when they have demonstrated 8 key employability skills either; – In the classroom – In tutor time – In hobbies / part time work • Their recordings must be discussed with tutors in form time • At the end of the month, ytheir Community Leader will discuss the evidence with them. • According to successes, the Community Leader will allocate ‘Air Smiles’ • Air Smiles will enable pupils to travel forwards to success!
The ‘Air Smiles’ Process! • Up to 25 Air Smiles will be awarded to qualifying pupils each month. • Awards will be made based on the quality of the Employability Skills evidence gathered. • The Community Leader will record Air Smiles centrally, on schools Management Information System • At the end of each term, the total Air Smiles per pupil will be calculated. • Student achievement will be calculated & ONE employer related reward given out! • In the event that more than one student achieves the same highest amount of Air Smiles, deciding factors will include levels of attendance, attitude towards learning and effort.
We already have a number of local business’s engaged in this fantastic project who have kindly given their time and sponsorship in various ways.
For more information or to get involved please contact Mrs Jo Dickerson on jdi@iceniacademy.org.uk
Thomas Cook has confirmed a partnership with Flybe that will open up long-haul routes to regional airports across the UK via the operator’s Manchester hub.
Thomas Cook Airlines hinted at a partnership earlier this year but has today confirmed the details of the deal.
It will mean that customers can fly from Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Inverness, Isle of Man, Norwich and Southampton to Manchester to connect with Thomas Cook flights to the Caribbean, Florida, Las Vegas, Mexico and Goa.
These include the only routes outside London to Antigua and St Lucia, and one of only a handful of flights from the UK to Barbados.
“As we develop Manchester Airport as our UK hub – working in partnership with Flybe – we’re pleased to be able to offer more flexibility and choice for our customers, competing with the very best scheduled and charter carriers with a range of connections ensuring they don’t have to rely on London’s airports,” said Christoph Debus, Thomas Cook Group head of air travel.
A spokesman confirmed that when Thomas Cook chose its new long-haul flight times from Manchester, launched in the spring, it already had Flybe connections in mind.
Connections to Sanford in Florida (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) and Las Vegas (Wednesday) will be available with early morning Flybe connecting flights. A new Las Vegas flight on a Friday starts on 2 April 2014.
From 29 March 2014, Thomas Cook Airlines launches flights to Orlando International, with same-day Flybe connections available on Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays and with an additional departure on Wednesday from next summer.
For winter holidays, Flybe flights will connect with Thomas Cook Airlines’ Manchester to Cancun flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays on selected dates during the winter.
A new Manchester-Antigua-Barbados Thomas Cook Airlines flight operates from Thursday 19 December. Flights will leave late morning from Manchester, with Flybe connections.
A Manchester-Goa flight departs every Wednesday.
However, for Thomas Cook’s new weekly Sunday Manchester-St Lucia-Barbados route, starting on 10 November, holidaymakers need to spend the night at an airport hotel on the Saturday night.
The airline’s Sunday flight to Goa also benefits from a connecting departure, and from March 2014 Thomas Cook will introduce its first Sunday Florida flight from Manchester.
Those holidaymakers returning into Manchester on a Sunday will benefit from same-day returning Flybe flight back to their local airport.
In addition to new Florida and Las Vegas connections, next summer will also see Flybe flights linking to the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Manchester-Cancun flights, and the introduction of a new Manchester-St Lucia-Barbados route every Thursday.
The award winning Chef, Franck Pontais, Offer now Private Cooking Master Class for you and your friends at home.
This is the opportunity to Learn from a Master in the comfort of your own residence, don’t worry about the size or facilities in your kitchen, Franck will bring his own equipment with him.
Courses are from Beginners to very keen cooks and will be designed upon your own needs.
For more information please contact Franck on 07960 700 538 or consult his website at www.franckpontais.co.uk.
Greater Anglia has introduced a new Business Plus ticket on the Norwich to London mainline services, which is perfect for the business traveller looking for increased value and some of the benefits of First Class travel, from a Standard ticket.
Business Plus is an advance purchase ticket priced between the Standard Anytime and First Class Anytime fare and provides comfortable, spacious seats with more legroom in First Class accommodation, with complimentary tea or coffee, mineral water and snacks.
Business Plus is available for return journeys only for travel from Norwich, Diss, Stowmarket and Ipswich to London and can be purchased through Greater Anglia’s Business Travel Department and existing corporate sales channels. A Business Plus return offers savings of up to 32% off the First Class open return.
Greater Anglia has also introduced a new advance purchase Business Return fare for travel in Standard Class, aimed at the business traveller and offering savings of up to 30% on the standard open return fare. Ticket holders must have a compulsory reservation on their outward journey but the ticket offers extra flexibility by allowing return travel on any train, even during peak times.
Eleni Jordan, Head of Sales for Greater Anglia said: “We’re really keen to deliver good value for our business travel customers and these new products aimed at the corporate sector offer new and cost-effective options for the business user in Norfolk and Suffolk.”
Seven Day Epic is the creation of James Bonham, a Norfolk lad who has decided to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. James’ dad, John, was looked after by Macmillan during his illness when James, who now lives in Surrey, couldn’t be there. James said “their help, guidance and support was absolutely fantastic, no task was too big or too small whilst maintaining an exceptional level of professionalism throughout a very difficult time”.
James decided he wanted to do something for Macmaillan as a symbol of his gratitude and so he has assembled a great team of friends who are willing to take their bodies to the limit next May, 2014, and cycle 1,400km over 7 days, from Barcelona to Box Hill.
James’ target is to raise £30,000 and has already raised over £5,000.
Leah Phung, Marketing and PR Executive said “We are proud to support James with this fantastic cause. Chris Beck is a member of James’ cycling team and is also the husband of Chantal Beck, in the Leathes Prior Insolvency Team, so we are very well aware of the training and dedication this needs. We wish James and his team every success and will support them all the way to the finish and hope they achieve their target of raising £30,000.”