October Happenings
What’s on at Thyme? Seasonal masterclasses, talks, events and exhibitions͏
News
Daily news and press releases from members, guest writers and the B4 team.
La Manga Golf Experience with Soccer Saturday Legends
Nestled in the grounds of the Calblanque Natural Park, the 5 star hotel Príncipe Felipe is perhaps the jewel of the 1,400 acre La Manga estate, offering a first class experience from arrival to departure.
Make UK and Next Gen Makers launch innovative engineering apprenticeships Employers...
Make UK has partnered with support platform Next Gen Makers to develop a ground-breaking Engineering Apprenticeships Employer Kitemark, which will recognise companies who achieve a best practice benchmark, and thus endorse them as an exemplary employer of apprentices.
The Good Hotel Guide reveals its 10 César award winners for...
As Brits fall in love with travelling in their own country again, The Good Hotel Guide 2022: Great Britain & Ireland (goodhotelguide.com), published on 4th October 2021, provides plenty of inspiration on where to stay for a short break this autumn.
How businesses can improve their WFH strategy
In response to the ongoing chatter about working from home, and whether it’s beneficial or detrimental to employers, staffers or workplace proactivity, for example. please see below a comment from remote working expert, Sridhar Iyengar, MD for Zoho Europe, offering advice and guidance on how to improve long term WFH operations.
Proud to Be: Black History Month 2021 at Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is proud to once again support Black History Month this year, with the 2021 theme of ‘Proud to Be’.
Book a mid-week break from £486 – escape with friends and...
Don’t we all need some time to relax? Book a November stay at our beautiful estates Silverlake (Dorset) or Lower Mill (The Cotswolds) and enjoy walks through falling leaves, followed by cosy log fires, or make the most of the great outdoors by hiring a mountain bike or kayaking on the lakes.
JBR Capital enjoys record business period, lending £100M since 1 March...
Leading automotive finance provider JBR Capital has enjoyed its most successful business period to date. Driven by the post-pandemic pent-up demand for high-end vehicles, the London-based company has lent £100m since 1 March, enabling customers to fund their passion for supercars and luxury vehicles.
Meet MINI’s marvellous mates
After starting off a year-long partnership with Longleat, our 10 animal print MINI Countryman are still hard at work.
Twitch In-App Purchases In H1 2021 – $195.5M; 140% Higher Than...
Streaming platform giants, Twitch has clearly built from the increased engagement in 2020 brought about by the lockdowns imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data presented by Wette.de, Twitch generated $195.5M in in-app purchases in the first half of 2021, 139.88% more than the first half of 2020.
Autumn greetings to you all
In my opinion, late September and October, has to be the best time of year. Leaves are on the turn and we can still enjoy a hint of late summer, sunny temperatures. What do we look forward to? Cepes, Porcini, Penny Buns are wonderful, quickly tossed in a very hot buttered pan and served with a sprinkling of chopped parsley, unfortunately grouse didn’t happen because of a strange lack of pluckers and truckers…
Office Germs Reduced by 78% in Independent Test
A trial of one of the UK’s leading brands of air sanitisation systems in an office environment, has been found to reduce harmful bacteria and airborne pathogens by 78%.
A record 5.4 million DDoS attacks were reported in H1 2021
According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, cybercriminals launched nearly 5.4 million Distributed Denial of Service attacks in the first half of 2021 — an 11% increase compared to the first half of 2020.
Landlords remain uneasy about investing with only 7% planning to buy...
With the stamp duty holiday set to end on 1 October, landlords are hesitant about buying more property according to a new study by Simply Business.
SMEs thrive in the pandemic with revenues and profits booming
But many see challenges on the horizon as furlough ends and 2022 beckons