Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

Ricoh receives its 2000th order of Ricoh ProTM C7100 from Italian print services provider Ligurgaf

An Italian print services provider has placed the 2000th order in Europe of the Ricoh ProTM C7100 colour cut sheet series, enabling it to strengthen its services and market image. LONDON, 10-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In Liguria in north west Italy, … Read the full press release

Flow acquires exclusive rights to broadcast award-winning UK-based news channel in the Caribbean

LONDON, 10-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Flow customers will now have even more access to international news with the addition of the Sky News HD network to Flow TV’s channel line-up. Sky News was the first 24/7 breaking news network in Britain, … Read the full press release

Natural England invites farmers to partake in the £5M hedgerows and boundaries grant

We are inviting applications for the Countryside Stewardship hedgerows and boundaries grant which opens on 1 February 2017. LONDON, 07-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The hedgerows and boundaries grant, individually worth up to £5,000, is designed to help farmers and other land … Read the full press release

UK rail industry to improve disabled access to facilities in trains and at stations

LONDON, 07-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Work to improve disabled access to toilets on trains and at stations is underway following talks between Rail Minister Paul Maynard and senior rail industry representatives. The Rail Minister met with senior executives after Paralympian Anne … Read the full press release

Mosque and education center in Leeds investigated for trustees’ mismanagement of charity funds

LONDON, 07-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Charity Commission (‘the Commission’) investigated Al-Hassan Education Centre (1078159), a mosque and education centre based in Leeds after it repeatedly failed to file its accounts – see endnote 1. The Commission concluded that the trustees … Read the full press release

Northumbrian Water to pay £375,000 to charities for environment breach in UK pumping station

LONDON, 07-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking which will see Northumbrian Water pay £375,000 to charities in the North East after it breached environmental permitting regulations. The offer also includes actions for Northumbrian Water to … Read the full press release

Samaritans on Children’s Mental Health Week underscores importance of teaching children how to manage their emotional wellbeing

SURREY, 06-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Easing the pressures on children and young people by teaching them how to manage their emotional wellbeing should be a priority, said Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland. “In Children’s Mental Health Week we all need to be … Read the full press release

Active Display Group appoints Dean Hubball as CEO

SYDNEY, Australia, 01-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Following an extensive search, WPP AUNZ’s Active Display Group business has appointed Deane Hubball as CEO. Beginning on February 7, the highly experienced Hubball will work closely with outgoing MD David Gittus, who will remain … Read the full press release

WPP continues strategy of investment with acquisition of majority share in MediaCom India

LONDON, 01-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP’s global media investment arm GroupM has agreed to increase its holding in MediaCom India to become a majority stakeholder. The move allows MediaCom India to access and tap into the global reach and infrastructure of … Read the full press release

UKTV to design bespoke integrated creative and media service following a hugely successful year

Broadcaster to bring creative in-house, with new roles introduced Eight-figure media buying and planning account to be tendered LONDON, 31-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — UKTV, Britain’s biggest multichannel broadcaster, has initiated a comprehensive creative and media transformation that will ready it for … Read the full press release

14 objects and artefacts reimagined in Nottingham Castle Museum exhibition

Leicestershire, UK, 30-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — British artist Matthew Darbyshire is working alongside University Professor Daniel Watt, to launch a new arts exhibition based on Polish theatre marker Tadeusz Kantor. Tadeusz Kantor was an artist, painter and theatre director, renowned for … Read the full press release

Sight Loss and Minimum Income Standards report cites 73% additional costs for pensioners with severe sight loss

Leicestershire, UK, 30-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The cost of everyday living for a severely sight impaired person of pension age is a hefty 73% more than for a pensioner who is not visually impaired, a new study by Loughborough University … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank the first financial services company to trial Signly – a British Sign Language (BSL) translation tool

New technology provides innovative way of interacting with Bank literature LONDON, 27-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyds Bank has become the first financial services company to undertake a trial with Signly – a British Sign Language (BSL) translation tool. Lloyds Banking Group’s … Read the full press release

2017 Theodore Roosevelt Award presented to EY’s Beth Brooke-Marciniak at the NCAA Honors Celebration

LONDON, 27-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) presented Beth Brooke-Marciniak, EY Global Vice Chair of Public Policy, with its highest honor, the 2017 Theodore Roosevelt Award, for her tireless commitment championing diversity and inclusion. Beth accepted the … Read the full press release

Researchers work with select Leicestershire schools to incorporate ‘physically active learning’ in daily lessons

Leicestershire, UK, 27-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Could getting schoolchildren to be more active in class encourage them to sit less and improve their learning experience? A new study hopes to find out. Researchers at Loughborough University and the University of Leicester, … Read the full press release

Loughborough University receives 95% satisfaction rating in independent student survey

Leicestershire, UK, 27-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Loughborough University has once again been ranked first for overall student satisfaction in the UK and globally in an independent survey. The Student Barometer and International Student Barometer allow students to give universities feedback on … Read the full press release

Berwin Leighton Paisner advises Valad Europe on the disposal of the High Return Portfolio to M7 Real Estate

LONDON, 26-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner has advised Valad Europe on the disposal of the High Return Portfolio to M7 Real Estate. The portfolio comprises ten properties in Germany with a rental area totalling 103,000 sqm. … Read the full press release

Berwin Leighton Paisner advises Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited on the acquisition of EAA Portfolio Advisers GmbH

LONDON, 26-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — International law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner, advised Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited (“Mount Street”) on the acquisition of EAA Portfolio Advisers GmbH (“EPA”), the largest platform transfer ever completed in Europe. EPA is the portfolio manager … Read the full press release

£10m NERC investment on research programme to shed light on how life in the Arctic Ocean cope with dramatic changes

SWINDON, 25-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A major UK research programme will investigate the impact of diminishing sea ice on the fragile marine environment of the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic is the fastest-changing environment on the planet, supporting complex yet still poorly-understood … Read the full press release

NERC science publishes Impact Report 2016

SWINDON, 25-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (24 January 2017), we published our annual Impact Report which shows how NERC science brings sustained benefits to our economy and society, driving UK productivity and competitiveness while building a safer, wealthier and more secure … Read the full press release