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Lord of the Eggs
‘Great Auk’ by John James Audubon (1836). The great auk, or garefowl, was a flightless North Atlantic seabird and it tasted delicious, perhaps a little like duck with a hint of seaweed. It’s hard to be sure because by the 1860s the great auk was extinct. It had once been abundant: in the 16th century, a breeding ground off Newfoundland – known as Funk Island for the overpowering stench of guano – offered a welcome source of sustenance for European sailors crossing the Atlantic.
Women's Day Off in Iceland
This article is originally from 2015 and recalls the 40th anniversary of the Women’s Day Off in Iceland since the initial strike in 1975. Back then, over 90% of the women in Iceland participated in the labour action and life in Iceland came to a hold. This year on October 24, it’s the seventh Women’s Day Off in Iceland. Thousands of women and non-binary people all around Iceland are expected to strike again in the so-called “Kvennaverkfall”.
Winding up petitions drive rise in insolvencies
A rise in the number of business insolvencies is driven in part by an increase in winding up petitions, according to a leading North West insolvency expert. The latest insolvency statistics show there were 1,679 corporate insolvencies in September – down by 13.5% on the previous month but 16% higher than in September last year and 11% higher than in September 2019.
Spin-out raises £1.6m for Parkinson’s disease device
A university spin-out which has developed a device that provides early diagnosis and monitoring of Parkinson’s disease has raised £1.6m to help bring it to market. SERG Technologies has secured investment from Mercia, Velocity Partners, Newable, the Imperial College Innovation Fund, a leading Japanese corporation and private investors. The funding will help the business to achieve regulatory approval to launch the system in the UK and US, and work on a potential treatment.
PHD backs buy-out at UK’s leading castor and wheel manufacturer
BIL Group – the UK’s leading manufacturer of castors and wheels – has undergone a management buy-out backed by PHD Industrial Holdings Limited. The deal gives day to day control of the business to existing directors Tim Murrow, Chris Davies and Roland Mellor, and will also provide significant investment to enable the company to pursue its ambitious growth plans.
Cost of living sees surge in ‘side hustles’
Food delivery gigs are still proving popular despite the end of lockdown, according to new research from Quotezone. Quotezone, which compares fast food delivery courier insurance, says demand for the niche insurance product is up 54% in Q1 of 2022 compared to Q1 2021 – with part-time work accounting for 82% of this demand.
NPIF funding helps compliance firm gear up for growth as new rules boost demand
A Yorkshire consultancy that helps firms to meet the standards required by the UK’s financial services watchdog has secured a £200,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), as new rules increase demand for its services. The Compliance Company helps financial services firms and those offering consumer credit to gain authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and comply with the rules.
Firms urged to seek help over demands for unpaid rent
Businesses facing legal action over rent arrears they are unable to pay are being urged to seek expert advice. Insolvency professionals are reporting an increase in the number of companies seeking help since 26 March, when restrictions to prevent landlords issuing possession and distraint orders for rent arrears were lifted. However, the new rules only permit landlords to issue possession and distraint orders for those arrears which fall outside the pandemic period.
NPIF funding helps historic engineering firm meet record demand
From left, Andy Tyas of Mercia, Mark Webber of Tinsley Bridge, Grant Peggie of the British Business Bank and Pete Sorsby of Mercia A historic Sheffield engineering firm has received a further £400,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), to help it keep up with record demand. Tinsley Bridge is a major supplier of suspension parts to the European truck industry.
Under the Staircase
In the spring of 1801 a young man called Hans Jonathan left the mansion in Copenhagen where he worked as a slave. Going for a walk was allowed: despite his status, he had a degree of autonomy within the walls of the city, then a thriving port with around one hundred thousand inhabitants. But this time he didn’t return. His owner, Henrietta Cathrina Schimmelmann, reported his escape to the police, claiming he had stolen money from her son. ‘Today, this mulatto ran away from me,’ she wrote.
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