Rachel welcomes launch of landmark Kickstart scheme
Rachel has welcomed the launch of an innovative new scheme to help young people into work and spur Britain’s economic revival.
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Category: Economy
Rachel: Redditch is still open for business
“I hope residents will continue supporting our town’s small and independent businesses as they have been doing since they were allowed to re-open.”
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Latest figures demonstrate the scale of Government support for people and businesses in Redditch
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the Government has provided a huge and unprecedented package of support to protect both lives and livelihoods through this incredibly challenging period.
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Rachel: Are you Redditch’s best small shop?
Rachel is calling on Redditch’s small shopkeepers to enter the Best Small Shops Competition as she continues to encourage residents to #ShopLocal.
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Rachel urges residents to #ShopLocal
“I’d encourage everyone to #ShopLocal and to support our town’s small and independent businesses. They are the backbone of Redditch’s economy so let’s support them as much as possible.”
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A plan to rebuild after coronavirus
We were making progress and huge strides in unlocking Redditch’s full potential – but we must now redouble our efforts in the wake of coronavirus.
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£30 billion Plan for Jobs will support & protect livelihoods in Redditch
Yesterday (July 8th), Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed the Government’s £30 billion Plan for Jobs – designed to support people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and protecting jobs by revitalising the hard-hit sectors upon which many jobs depend.
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Redditch to benefit from £1 million investment to unlock the town’s full potential
It’s been confirmed Redditch will receive £1 million from this fund to spend on projects across the town this year. This is an advance on the up to £25 million Town Deal Redditch was awarded in 2019.
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Prime Minister’s New Deal critical to plans to revitalise and rebuild Redditch
In Dudley today (June 30th), Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure investment at the heart of the Government’s economic recovery post-coronavirus.
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Rachel urges people to help tourism bounce back in Redditch following reopening on 4th July
“I hope people get out to support the tourism and hospitality businesses which are reopening and which are so vital to our local economy and jobs.”
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Rachel welcomes further lockdown changes
From Saturday 4th July, pubs, restaurants and hairdressers will be able to reopen, providing they adhere to COVID Secure guidelines.
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Redditch benefits from unprecedented measures announced by the Chancellor
13,100 jobs have been protected through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, with Government grants covering 80% of people’s wages, up to £2,500 a month, HMRC figures show.
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