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January 2024

Aptia appoints Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

New pensions, health and benefits administrator Aptia has appointed a Group General Counsel and Company Secretary ahead of its 2024 launch. Melissa Hetherington (pictured above) joins Aptia following a 25 year career including 15 years at top tier global law firms and roles with major international financial services companies. Most recently Melissa served as Head […]

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Bobble Digital sponsors Leeds Knights Ice Hockey Team

Leeds-based digital marketing agency Bobble Digital is sponsoring local ice hockey team Leeds Knights for the 2023-24 season. The 107th season runs from October 2023 to April 2024, and the Knights will play each weekend for 82 weeks, with games held at Planet Ice in Leeds and other UK ice hockey stadiums as part of the Planet Ice NIHL National Division.

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Young people turning to buy now, pay later to bankroll Christmas

Responsible lender Creditspring, has released new research showing that younger people were forced to use buy now pay later (BNPL) over the Christmas period due to rising costs. This year as a quarter (23%) of young people admitted they planned on buying their Christmas dinner this year using BNPL. Many were also reliant on BNPL

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Edinburgh designer’s Party Pants promise to be the perfect pair

The designer behind a new Edinburgh-based sustainable fashion brand has launched her first collection of Party Pants, a range of jazzy trousers with quirky trims after receiving a funding boost from the Start up Loans programme. Founded by Eilidh Gibson, a Glasgow School of Art graduate, the debut designs from the brand include three styles

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Bristol firm secures investment to lead UK space infrastructure project

Bristol based firm, iCOMAT has secured £4.8 million worth of funding from the UK Space Agency in an exciting development for the South West. ICOMAT, a spin-out company from the University of Bristol, backed by the Natwest Accelerator programme, provides state-of-the-art, patented lightweighting solutions through pioneering technology across the aerospace, automotive and the space industry.

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