Social mark for leisure centre
Carn Brea Leisure Centre Trust has been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark, identifying it as trading for social and environmental purposes.
New manager at Concept
Regional recruitment company Concept Staffing has appointed a new branch manager at its Truro office.
Audio: Making St Piran good business
With St Piran’s Day just around the corner, Matthew Clarke learns how Cornwall’s Saints Day could present lucrative marketing opportunities for the Duchy’s businesses.
Drill on the move
It could have been a logistical nightmare, but an operation to transport two massive drill rigs across Falmouth went without a hitch, thanks to a bit of old-fashioned teamwork.
Budget: make your views heard
A Cornish independent financial adviser is urging business people to take up the challenge put forward by George Osborne in the run up to the Budget in March.
Sharp increase in brewing capacity
Sharp’s Brewery has taken delivery of two new fermenting vessels, which will increase its brewing capacity by 1100 firkins, to produce a further 300 brewers barrels each week.
Rezolve up for Social Enterprise award
Bodmin-based ReZolve has been shortlisted for the Social Enterprise of the Year Award in England.
Designers in a Jam
A Penryn-based design agency has joined forces with the Pool Innovation Centre (PIC) to take part in a global challenge.
Editor’s blog: Bugbears & pasties
One of the biggest bugbears in life is the spiralling cost of petrol and diesel at the pumps.
And with the crisis in Libya, we are being warned that prices are set to rise another 5p a litre, hitting new record highs.
What really grates is the huge price disparity from region to region. In Spain, for instance, a litre of diesel will set you back the equivalent of 105p while in Britain the average price is 134p. In the US, it is just 55.7p.
While I appreciate different countries impose different levels of duty, I fail to understand why pump prices can vary so much in the UK, even in the same county, often by as much as 5p a litre.
Brewery boss backs tax freeze
St Austell Brewery MD James Staughton has joined the call for a freeze in beer tax in next month’s Budget.
