1+ week, 3+ day ago   (428+ words) Most investors track fintech through app downloads, funding rounds and API integrations. But there’s a physical layer underneath all of that which gets ignored: the card terminals on counters in barbershops, cafes, trade vans and market stalls across the country....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (184+ words) The Redditch Standard Redditch pickleball players celebrate first English Open Tournament REDDITCH pickleball players have been celebrating some fantastic success after taking part in the first English Open Tournament at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. The tournament, organised…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (159+ words) He heard how fitness has transformed the health, confidence and quality of life for members across Redditch. The visit also provided an opportunity to discuss broader challenges facing independent health clubs. This includes business rates reform, preventative healthcare policies and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (330+ words) The new system will generate renewable electricity on site, helping to reduce reliance on grid-supplied energy and improving the centre’s overall energy efficiency. The completed installation builds on the successful solar panel schemes delivered at Stratford Leisure Centre and Shipston…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (212+ words) After spending half a year temporarily located at the REDI Centre they finally moved their new premises in the heart of Redditch at the start of this year. The accreditation, awarded by the National Association of Voluntary and Community Action…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) Instead, a 7.2 percent jump in benefit spending, adding roughly £2 billion, brought the monthly welfare bill to £30 billion and tipped the numbers into the red. Debt interest cost the Treasury £7.7 billion in July, almost 10 percent higher than the same month last…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (873+ words) Redditch Standard - Do Not Process My Personal Information Moving house has never been cheap, but for Redditch residents thinking about packing up and finding somewhere new this year, the sums are becoming harder to ignore. New figures show that the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (263+ words) Leader of Redditch Borough Council, Councillor Matt Dormer, said: “It is great to see council monies being used to benefit our communities. “The artwork brightens up a space where residents spend a lot of time, and it has been fantastic…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (281+ words) Energy Costs Drive the Rise Officials also pointed to unusually strong clothing sales during July’s heatwave, which is thought to have added modest upward pressure as shoppers bought warm-weather clothing. Chancellor John Healey said the war in Iran continued to…...