Cambridgeshire, Essex and Tees Valley are among the first areas in Britain to benefit from a gigabit broadband upgrade next year, as part of a new £5 billion project launched by the government today. ‘Project Gigabit’ aims to roll out gigabit internet to the hardest-to-reach rural areas currently plagued by slow connections, where commercial fibre networks … Read more
Offices and other commercial premises to share a £481m business rates rebate as the coronavirus pandemic triggers a surge in appeals The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has issued an urgent interim agreement Offices have been hit hard by Covid-19 with many remaining shut There will be reductions of 25% off the rateable value of all … Read more
A London gym owner who is risking arrest and a £10,000 fine for refusing to close during lockdown clashed with 30 police officers today who stopped his lycra-clad customers from exercising. Andreas Michli has vowed to flout the Government’s Covid lockdown rules and remain open despite gyms all over the country being told to close. … Read more