The UK Government-owned British Business Bank has issued its 75,000th loan through its Start Up Loans programme, marking more than £623 million invested in small businesses across the UK since its launch in 2012.
Government will tighten rules for tree maintenance following the death of a man killed by a falling tree branch in Wilmslow.Chris Hall was killed while he was walking his dog along The Carrs in Wilmslow in August 2020.