Berkshire

Confidence Remains High Among Region’s Housebuilders, Law Firm Finds
Market confidence among housebuilders in the Thames Valley remains high, according to research recently carried out by law firm Blandy & Blandy.

New Strategic Development Fund will see greater FE collaboration to deliver key...
Activate Learning is delighted to announce it has been selected as the lead college to deliver a range of education programmes to improve and upskill people in key areas across Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

Activate Business School launches new education programme for aspiring health leaders
Activate Business School is delighted to announce it is launching a new award to help develop and train health and care staff across Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and Berkshire (BOB).

IoD welcomes Chief Economist Kitty Ussher for special briefing
IoD Chief Economist Kitty Ussher will outline prospects for the UK economy and business at a special event for local directors.

Metro Bank Colleagues Treat Newbury
The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Newbury store chose to use their Day to Amaze to plant trees when they volunteered for the Greener Greenham Group.

Supporting more lives together
A new partnership will provide mental health support to thousands of children and young people across the Thames Valley.

Startups benefit from Bank Support
As Reading named number 2 in top 10 UK towns for Start Ups, Metro Bank offers practical support

Housebuilder Burrington Estates brings new homes expansion to Berkshire
Burrington Estates is set to launch its first development in the Thames Valley bringing 53 new homes to Binfield. This is the first project outside of the South West for the growing business and comes as part of its ambitious expansion plans into the Home Counties and central England.

Blake Morgan supports operational transfer of Reading leisure centres to social...
Reading Borough Council has signed a partnership contract with the non-profit social enterprise organisation Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), which will now take over the operation of Reading’s four leisure centres on the Council’s behalf.

Help to buy hands lifeline to first-time buyers in Maidenhead
In 2020, first-time buyers made up almost half of all home purchases in the UK, whilst the average first-time property deposit rose by more than £10,000[1]. Extending a helping hand to first-time buyers looking to make their move onto the property ladder in 2021, at Inland Homes’ Venue in Maidenhead, Berkshire, the renewed Help to Buy scheme – now exclusively for first-time buyers – is available on every property.