Linda Aitchison

The owner of a renowned independent Wolverhampton luxury home improvement company has hit out at “senseless” shutdowns as it bounces back after the difficult pandemic period – marking 40 years of business with major refurbishment and expansion. James Lloyd of Dayrooms of Tettenhall said lack of clarity on trading rules at a time when massive national retail DIY chains were allowed to stay open was devastating. James, who bought the company after working in sales and design at the showroom in School Road, Tettenhall Wood, after founder Andrew Day retired, was forced to put future plans on hold. “The rules […]

A Wolverhampton bar and grill says there’s naan better as it unveils its Mother’s Day celebratory treats – to help special mums tikka break. New city-themed cocktails are all set to make their debut on Sunday, March 27, at the Canalside Bar and Grill. They include the Wightwick Wallbanger, Castlecroft Collins, Wolverhampton Woo Woo, Comptonpolitan, Monmore Green Mule and Tettenhall Iced Tea. Also appearing on the Mother’s Day menu is old favourite chicken tikka ma-sala, with renamed, Nan bread. Other dishes include: Poppa-mums Mini mum-osas Ma-dras Kor-ma Ma-khani A ten per cent share of each dish sold will be split

An international collaboration of experts on LinkedIn has raised more than £40,000 for a charity supporting Ukrainian refugees crossing the Moldovan border.   Dubbed ‘LinkedIn Live Aid’ by a supporter, the cash was raised in just seven days by six international high-profile LinkedIn influencers who led a webinar for up to 1,000 people and encouraged attendees to continue to donate.  Now they’re urging their combined 300,000 followers to carry on supporting the charity Hope4 which is on the ground in Moldova, supplying food, heating, vital equipment and more to families fleeing Ukraine.  Moldova is facing a refugee crisis and needs urgent financial

A fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees launched on LinkedIn has raised more than £20,000 and helped hundreds of stricken families in four days. The international bid to raise cash for Hope4, is helping families fleeing across the Moldova border in the south of Ukraine at various sites, including near to the Black Sea port of Odessa. It’s the brainchild of LinkedIn expert Lea Turner and involves a collaboration of fellow LinkedIn influencers from around the globe. Lea has enlisted the help of UK-based John Espirian, Ariel Lee and Andy Foote in the US, Netherlands-based Richard van der Blom, and Michelle J Raymond

A business network that has pumped millions of pounds into the West Midlands economy since new owners took over is set for further expansion. Pete and Penny Higgs have just taken over the Business Network International  franchise for Worcestershire and Warwickshire, after taking on Birmingham and Coventry in 2013, followed by the Black Country region in 2017. In the 12 years before they bought it, their Birmingham and Coventry members shared over £31 million in business, but since the purchase this has risen to £170 million. The Black Country passed £12 million worth of business in the 16 years before

A UK network of experts launched a year ago to help hospitality businesses affected by lockdown has reached a milestone £200,000 worth of opportunities.  The Hospitality Partnership was founded by West Midlands-based tourism sales supremo Jan Denning.  Although its work started before the pandemic, it was re-launched in December 2020 as a way of supporting hard-hit hotels, venues and other hospitality and tourism-related businesses.  As the partnership marks its first birthday, there are now more than 30 partners, sharing in more than £200,000 of recorded opportunities in a range of services including procurement, sales training, licensing, marketing, mental health, sustainability and

A businesswoman is on a mission to save corporate Christmas celebrations as a nation of festive parties face the axe. A new venture from events expert Emma Jones is set to keep Christmas alive for cautious UK companies whose teams aren’t ready to live it up in a face to face celebration. With demand slumping for face-to-face office and corporate Christmas get-togethers, Emma, director of Birmingham-based AllinAll Events (https://www.all-in-all.co.uk/) and her flourishing new company, Events in a Box, (https://eventsinabox.co/) aims to bring peace of mind. According to a new survey of UK workers nationwide, just 36% said their workplace is holding a Christmas party this year.