The official declaration of the outcome of the Manor Royal Business Improvement District (BID) ballot has been made. 68.5% of firms voted in favour of creating a Business Improvement District (BID). View the official declaration here A company made up of representatives from Manor Royal businesses will now be created to manage and deliver the [...]
David Holden, Managing Consultant at Search Legal, has worked as a legal recruitment specialist for the past six years. David gives a current overview of the legal recruitment market in Sussex. “Search’s recent market survey shows 75% of clients in Sussex are actively recruiting and those who aren’t have plans to within [...]
In the News today: 14 March 2013 Employers will be able to develop their own apprenticeship qualifications to tackle skills shortages under plans announced by the Government. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said training standards and qualifications should be tailored around the needs of employers. Ministers said their plans would radically change the delivery of [...]
Central Sussex College has appointed a new Executive Director for Business Development. Andrew Forbes joined the College on 7 January 2013, bringing with him a wealth of experience in sales, marketing and product development. Andrew’s career has spanned utilities, advertising and publishing including positions within ITV and in educational publishing. More recently, Andrew worked at [...]
Volunteering is fun and rewarding whether it is for professional or personal gain it has all round benefits – all you have to do is find and set aside some time. Being a volunteer is more often than not about giving something back to an organisation that has impacted on you either directly or indirectly [...]
A half day seminar for all business managers and HR professionals having to deal with the use of social media in recruitment, keeping up to date with changes in employment law, apprenticeships and other topics. If you are interested in hearing more about this event which in being planned for February 2013, please email us at info@gatwickdiamondjobs.com
2012 Crawley Business Debate More than 120 businesspeople attended the fifth Better Business event on 27 November 2012 at K2 Crawley Leisure Centre. The event is held to celebrate some of the town’s successes over the past year, reflect on progress against the economic plan and look honestly at our future prospects, drawing on the [...]
For many, pregnancy is a wonderful experience to be treasured, however, it can also be a very trying time for some women. Morning sickness comes in varying degrees. At the extreme it can result in hospitalisation, as is the case with Kate Middleton (aka the Duchess of Cambridge) at the moment. While the much admired Kate [...]
A Southwater cyclist rescued by Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance was the special guest at Crawley Town’s FA Cup match against Chelmsford City on Saturday. Chris Sole, 37, was presented with a signed football by the club which has chosen the life-saving helicopter as one of its charities of the year. The store supervisor [...]
GatwickDiamondJobs.com have had a very busy few days as not only are they sponsors of the famous 1839 Boundary Rooms at Sussex County Cricket Club – they are now residents too. Having spent the summer networking at matches and attending numerous events that the ground is now hosting, Gary Peters and his team enjoyed the [...]