The national property consultancy Naismiths is ramping up its operations in both East Anglia and Western England with the opening of new offices in Norwich and Exeter.

The two new hubs, which between them will house up to 15 staff, will enable the company to consolidate a period of rapid growth in two of Britain’s best performing regional property markets.

The British Safety Council’s International Safety Awards 2022 are now open for applications, with a new category to celebrate the achievements of individuals and organisations who go the extra mile to transform health, safety and wellbeing.

The International Safety Awards are an internationally recognised accolade for safety excellence.

Global content marketing agency, HDY Agency, has strengthened its operational team with the appointment of its first growth director and project director. 

Bringing 20 years of marketing and advertising experience, Deborah Green joins the fast-growing agency as a growth director to support its visions of client growth and international expansion. 

The Global SME Finance Forum is the largest, most technically in-depth, and geographically diverse conference on SME financing hosted around the world each year. Last year, as COVID-19 ushered the world unexpectedly, the decion was made to move the panels online and build a virtual community.

The event attracted over 2600 registrations from 1000+ commercial banks, development finance institutions, fintech companies, and regulators from 150+ countries, which broke our record for the number of registrations.

Nicola Enoch, from Leamington Spa, founder of Positive about Down syndrome has won Star Mum at HELLO’s Inspiration Awards 2021 for her dedication as a mum and to the Down syndrome community. Nicola attended the ‘Summer in the City’ themed award ceremony, hosted by HELLO!

Chief Editor Rosie Nixon and presented by Anita Rani.

A massive overhaul of transport in Birmingham city centre is planned to meet the challenges of the next decade.

The Birmingham Transport Plan 2031, based on a 2020 consultation, is scheduled to be discussed at Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet meeting next Tuesday.