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A homelessness charity in Milton Keynes, which offers people shelter in a double decker bus, has won building materials as it plans a move to more permanent accommodation. The Bus Shelter MK received £500 store credit from leading builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse as part of its Selco Stars initiative. Read more

Barnsley College Higher Education student Rebecca Sills has given the world a unique insight into wildlife in a South Yorkshire garden. BA (Hons) Fine Art Practice student Rebecca teamed up with her father Dean to film ‘The Wild Garden’ – a documentary focused on animal activity in their Bolton-upon-Dearne garden during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read more

Kettering General Hospital’s Respiratory Service has won one of the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) Excellence in Patient Care Awards. The service has won the college’s Innovation Award for their ambulatory management of spontaneous pneumothorax work – a service that helps to reduce the need for patients with lung conditions to spend time in hospital. Read more

Milton Keynes-based BSI, the business improvement company has appointed Dame Polly Courtice as board advisor. Polly is founder director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and senior independent non-executive director and chair of the Nomination Committee at Anglian Water. Read more

Manufacturers must redesign and reform their Global Supply Chains or Global Production Networks (GPN) if they want to survive and prosper in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study reveals. The virus’ impact demonstrates that global manufacturing concerns must switch from large production sites in a single location, such as China, to numerous smaller facilities around the world to reduce business risk. Read more

At last year’s Great British Entrepreneur Awards, Wynne Evans (The Go Compare man), spotted finalist Simon Washbrook’s eye-catching floral jacket in a twitter post from the event. After pulling him up on stage to quiz him about his bold jacket, Simon was given the amazing opportunity to pitch to the audience. Read more