The suicide of a fishmonger in Spalding sees allegations of contagion. The latest sidebar of items not to make the text of Marsh Fen & Town

What would you do if your business experienced a disaster? 2002 saw me attending a meeting at one of Barclays Bank’s computer centres....

This is a simple explaination of Business Borrowing - I make no apology for keeping it simple. There are four common ways that a business...

You may have heard the phrase “wooden dollars” when referring to spurious values of such items as natural capital values. The term refers...

Can your business rely upon social media? In the rural economy word of mouth and local reputation can be key. But where is the first...

Much employment in the rural sector relies upon part time and seasonal work especially in agriculture and hospitality. Many part time...

This summer the Inland Revenue has declared a shutdown of its Tax helpline for the summer. The impact of this is , in my opinion,...

Every person that has well run personal or business finances works to a budget of various simplicity or complexity. Whether it be how...

Have you ever looked at a good deal to buy a piece of equipment online and then realized that it is in America or some other country only...

"I've got a good fixed rate," are words that make me cringe. So often they indicate, whether it be for a business debt or a personal...

Farming businesses have seen considerable rises in working capital requirements that is, the amount of cash required to see your...

CCTV – Legal and practical considerations when installing CCTV It is increasingly common for farms and other rural businesses to decide...

These are the reassuring words a farmer gave to me as he stood in his improvised “cherry-picker”. This comprised of a potato box on a...

In response to the planned closure of Seahouses and Alnwick branches of Barclays Bank Councillors Gordon Castle, Wendy Pattison and Guy...

“If you are going to work for yourself you cannot be afraid to ask for your own money.” These are words that I recall my father telling...

Until December 2022 I was an LRSN call handler and volunteer through what had been a busy period. My move to Northumberland meant I...

The nature of farming is that often the Bank has a charge over a farmer’s home to support the business borrowing. This charge may be part...

INTRODUCTION This guide is designed primarily for UK arable farmers but can be applied to others especially those businesses with a...

Farmers are consistently being told to diversify their businesses and one of the most common forms of diversification is the rural...

I was talking to a canteen worker in a local food processing factory in Spalding a few months ago when they described how the gang labour...