Watford mayor Peter Taylor visits Watford-based tech company Wirebox and speaks to owner Andrew Ajoodha on the launch of a new Herts Growth small business grant.
Photo credit: Simon Jacobs Watford Borough Council has launched a new programme to provide expert advice, support and grant funding to small businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Watford Business Growth Grant scheme is being delivered in partnership with Hertfordshire Growth Hub, and under the scheme, grants of up to £5,000 will be allocated to successful local business applicants. The scheme was launched by Watford mayor Peter Taylor at the offices of Wirebox Ltd, a web development agency based in Watford and an example of the type of business that the scheme aims to support.
Bradhams Fantastic Flowers in Fore Street, Old Hatfield.
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As high streets spring back into life, lovers of bespoke floral creations, statement pieces and original art will adore a new shop that s finally opened in Hatfield.
Bradhams Fantastic Flowers, which includes a design studio and art gallery, opened to the public this week following the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Run and launched by floral stylist Theresa Bradstreet, Bradhams can be found at 38 Fore Street in Old Hatfield.
Bradhams Fantastic Flowers, run and launched by floral stylist Theresa Bradstreet, can be found at 38 Fore Street in Old Hatfield.
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11:54 AM April 6, 2021
The University of Hertfordshire is part of a new campaign to help boost the UK post-pandemic.
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The University of Hertfordshire is part of a new campaign highlighting the important role universities will play in the UK’s recovery from COVID-19.
Launched by the University Alliance Group, Powering the UK’s Future will aim to find solutions to the economic and social challenges faced by the country in the wake of coronavirus while powering a national, economic, social and cultural resurgence.
Explaining more about the campaign, Alliance Group chair, professor Debra Humphris said: “Alliance universities are deeply rooted in their surrounding regions, with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years and a mission to support local people and communities that continues today.
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The council also provided an update on testing in Broxbourne for the South African variant
A worker at a drive in testing station at Walsall Arena and Arts Centre disinfects direction signs (Image: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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