Business News

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    Your Acton BID October Achievements

    The Acton BID has a mandate to make the area a cleaner and safer place to do business and to ensure it is more welcoming for visitors. To do so, we continuously report various issues to make sure it is graffiti free and that fly tipping incidents are removed promptly. We have also hired My…

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    Hire an apprentice with Global Skills

    Hire an apprentice and invest in the future, by getting talent that’s right for you. It’s easier than you think: if you are a smaller employer, you are eligible for government funding which will pay between 95% and 100% of the apprentice training costs. If you are a large employer, you can use your levy…

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    City Harvest is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge!

    City Harvest is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, the UK’s biggest online matchfunding campaign. Donate to City Harvest from 12 noon 29th November to 6th December to double your donation and the impact you can have on London’s children facing food poverty. 800,000 children face food poverty UK-wide, half of those reside…

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    W3 Are Community is looking for your help!

    W3 are community are pleased to announce that they will be working with Housing For Women who manage two local domestic violence refuge units to ensure their families enjoy Christmas this year! They are trying to rally the troops in Acton to help deliver their Festive 2022 hamper project. For Christmas we worked with Hestia…

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    Creative Enterprise Zone – Open Call for Ideas

    Do you want to be part of the new Creative Enterprise Zone in Acton and Park Royal? Do you have an amazing idea to support creative businesses in the area or a new angle that will enable the wider community to access opportunities in this sector? If so, then we want to hear from you! Ealing Council and Old Oak and Park…

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    Great review by The Times on My Old China

    Great read, amazing review on My Old China (270 – 272 High Street, Acton, London, W3) by Tom Jackson for The Times Magazine.  https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/my-old-china-restaurant-review-the-spicy-sichuan-chicken-was-a-prime-example-of-the-genre-xdtxc93ld Click here to read the whole article.   

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    Acton Together

    A Participatory Budgeting Funding Opportunity for Acton! Following the Mutual Gain project, Reimagine the Heart of Acton to encourage a collective conversation about what we could do to help improve The Mount area.⁠ Applications are now open to submit your projects! Have you got a project that has a focus on making Acton a safer, greener, cleaner place to…

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    London in Bloom Update

    This year, Your Acton BID has entered London in Bloom as we are working on improving our local environment. London in Bloom is about celebrating and recognising the passion Londoners have for greening our Capital city. We are proud to announce that we were awarded Silver! It is not all about being judged for our hanging…

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    New living wage announced

    Almost 400,000 people working for over 11,000 real Living Wage Employers throughout the country are set for a vital cost-of-living pay boost. This year’s Living Wage rates have been brought forward in recognition of the sharp increase in living costs over the past year. The new Living Wage rate in London is £11.95 an hour. Would you…

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    Get support for the cost of doing business

    Adapt and navigate the rising cost of doing business with the help of the London Business Hub. Delivered by the London Enterprise Partnership for London, the London Business Hub has published a series of practical guides on the steps you can take to protect your business, avoid cash flow problems, and manage business finances. It has also…