Wednesday 16 May 2012

Business news from Herts and Beds

The team HERTFORDSHIRE Air Ambulance made a flying visit to Stevenage to pick up a cheque for more than £6,500.
Sarfraz 'Saf' Ahmed AN apprentice bricklayer has been recognised with an award less than a year into his training.
Shopping centre UP to 450 new jobs could be created in Biggleswade after plans for a £110 million refurbishment of the town's biggest retail park were approved last week.
The perfect business lunch? A TOWN centre hotel has launched the first lunch club for businesses in Letchworth.
Money Generic The UK is back in recession after a surprise 0.2 per cent contraction in the economy in the first quarter of the year, official figures revealed today.
Bee A local family business is all a buzz after launching a new environmental scheme to help preserve the declining British bee population.
Rhonda sees success at tarot market stall Visitors to Hitchin Market are being encouraged to prepare for their future in more ways than just stocking up on fruit and veg by having their Tarot Cards read.
The Kwik-fit team MAYOR of Stevenage Carol Latif was the guest of honour at the grand re-opening of the town's Kwik Fit depot after refurbishment.
Dominic Littlewood STEVENAGE-based The Furniture Ombudsman (TFO), which exists to help raise standards and settle disputes in the furniture and home improvement industries, last week featured on BBC1