Business

Southern Water was handed a record £90 million fine for 6,791 unpermitted sewage discharges last summer.

British firms have been hit by a double whammy of Brexit fallout and pandemic pressures on supply chains, with sectors across most of the economy suffering staff shortages, shipping and distribution problems, and issues with the availability of a raft of materials and goods.

Whilst it is plausible to expect institutional investors and pension funds holding portfolios worth hundreds of millions of pounds to put in place their own spending plan for making improvements across their portfolios, smaller investors up and down the country do not have the luxury of capital to commit to this.

“The growing number of women who have turned their passion projects into successful small businesses is incredible,”

The business bought the oil last week at knock-down prices, as sanctions began to bite on the Russian economy.

Glasgow scored high on a short average commute as well as the growth of small businesses in recent years.

“This shows how the post-Brexit increase in custom costs to UK consumers is really biting," a senior manager at an accountancy firm has said.

“The government has no excuse. All that is lacking, it seems, is the will and attention of the current administration," one MP said.

Supermarket staff were on the frontline during the pandemic ensuring people could get access to food and other essentials.