10
Mar

£5.5 million extra is being made available to help the East go green!

A new Low Carbon R&D fund is being made available as part of the East of England Development Agency’s wider Grant for Research and Development programme. 
 
SMEs from across the region will be able to bid for grants worth up to £250,000 to help them develop innovative new low carbon products, processes or services. 
 
The £5.5 million funding pot is set to be allocated on a first come, first served basis, with interested companies encouraged to apply as soon as possible. 
 
Richard Ellis, chair of EEDA, claimed the new fund would be “a big step towards creating a thriving network of innovative low carbon businesses” across the region. 
 
He said: 
 
“The industry in the region is worth in excess of £10 billion. The East of England accounts for 10 per cent of UK exports from the low carbon and environmental goods and services sectors, a global market set to grow exponentially.” 
 
Mr Ellis revealed more than £50 million low carbon funding would be available to regional firms by the end of the year, including a £20 million venture capital scheme for early stage low carbon companies and a new £7 million grants programme for businesses to team up with local universities on green R&D projects. 
 

 
10
Mar

Able CC continues to target Australia

Article from the Geelong Advertiser, Victoria - Sat 6th March - Allow the "for profit" sector in home care to expand and the standards and flexibility of home care services will rise. Introduce national standards and a national inspection scheme to regulate and monitor the service provision and more people will be able to remain in their own homes, less people will have to move out of their own home into aged care facilities and hospital admissions will be down. The UK has moved towards more home care over the last 15 years, not necessarily easily, but both older and disabled people have benefited as choice has been given to them in line with a more joined up professional enviroment for each individual. 
Angela GiffordUK Home Care provider since 1980 
www.uk-care.com 
Posted by: Angela Gifford of UK 1:46am Saturday 
 

 
18
Feb

"Norfolk in Ninety" Petition

Paul Dickson talked today at breakfast about the rail petition and the article in the EDP about the campaign 
 
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/norwich-in-ninety.html 

 
1
Jan

MAP

We look forward to working with MAP - Mancroft Advice Partnership throughout the year.