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Devon Registration Service can help applicants to the Government’s EU Settlement Scheme

Devon Registration Service can help EU citizens and their families, who want to stay in the UK after it leaves the EU, with the verification they will need to apply to the Government’s EU Settlement Scheme.

The Government is inviting EU citizens with valid EU passports to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. It also extends to their non-EU citizen family members who have a biometric...

The Storm is blowing - It may be hard to prepare

The business of Brexit seems to have reached a lull just as two former cabinet ministers have finished jockeying for position to become the next British prime minister. The winners strong EU rhetoric, tailored to their Conservative Party electorate, while predictable is not realistic. A deadline of 31st October looms sandwiched between the recess and newly appointed European Commission...

EU Single Market critical to regional economy

The UK’s membership of the European Union has helped boost job creation and growth in the South West for more than forty years, with as many as 250,000 jobs in the region currently linked to exports to the Single Market, the CBI argues.

According to figures from HM Treasury, there is the potential to create 74,340 future jobs for the South West if the UK remains in the EU, and...

CBI backs EU membership "worth £3,000 to every household"

The CBI is today publishing the business vision for a reformed EU, after an in-depth study of the UK’s global future. As emerging markets become increasingly dominant, the CBI argues the UK must maximise openness to global trade - and the best way of achieving this is as part of a reformed EU.

Working with global and domestic businesses of all sizes across the country, the CBI has...

Speaker of the House to open City College business event

An event being held in Plymouth next month looking at EU legislation and how it affects businesses, will include a discussion panel of high-profile experts and an opening presentation from the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow.

The event is being held at lunchtime on Friday 19 April 2013 at City College Plymouth and will give local business leaders the chance to engage in...

Council argues for controls on pedlars and street traders

A registration or licensing system for pedlars and street traders is still needed to protect the city’s more vulnerable residents – that’s the response Plymouth City Council will be giving to a Government consultation.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is looking at repealing current controls on pedlars and changing street trading regulations to comply with EU...