RELO NEWS
We are delighted to announce that Celsium has won the ‘Newcomer of the Year’ category in the City of Birmingham Business Awards 2017.
The inaugural City of Birmingham Business Awards, which was held to celebrate outstanding individual and corporate success throughout the region, was hosted by Downtown in Business. The gala awards dinner, presented by Heart FM’s Ed James and Downtown’s founder and chief executive
The inaugural City of Birmingham Business Awards, known as #COBBA17, is held to celebrate outstanding individual and corporate success throughout the region and will be hosted by Downtown in Business on the evening of Thursday 9th November at Edgbaston Stadium.
Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has been forced to defend herself over criticism of her speech on the government’s immigration plans at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
In her speech, Ms Rudd said firms employing from overseas could have to use tests to ensure migrant workers do not take jobs “British people could do”.
It was later revealed that a consultation paper will include an option to require businesses to reveal what proportion of their workforce is foreign.
The Home Office has announced the expansion of the Registered Traveller service to eligible foreign nationals from Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Additionally, Registered Traveller members will be able to use ePassport Gates and EU/UK lanes at Bristol and Cardiff Airports in the coming months.
The Registered Traveller service was introduced in April 2015 to travellers from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States who hold a UK visa or have visited the United Kingdom at least four times in the previous two years.
Applications are submitted online and once accepted, travellers with biometric passports can use ePassport Gates and EU/UK lanes at Eurostar terminals at Paris, Brussels and Lille and the following airports
At Heathrow Airport, 25 additional ePassport gates are being installed at terminals 3 and 4. The installation is expected to be completed by the summer of 2016. While the work is in progress, Registered Travellers will not be able to use the ePassport gates but will be permitted to use UK/EU lanes and the Fast Track lanes instead.
At Gatwick Airport, starting January 4, 2016, the Registered Traveller lanes will be closed. Registered Travellers should use the UK/EU lanes at the North and South terminals. Those with a biometric passport will also be able to use the ePassport gates at both terminals.
During this time there will be some changes to train times across the network. It’s best to plan ahead if you don’t want to risk being left behind this Christmas.
Below is a guide that shows how the train timetable is affected. You can also view the changes if you download the 'Changes to Train Times' map.
Please use London Midland's Journey planner, free App on Android and IOS or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk before you travel.
In addition to the guide below please be aware that improvement works are taking place in the Stafford area, and buses will replace trains throughout this period, with changes to London – Crewe and Birmingham – Liverpool train services. Please visit www.londonmidland.com/stafford for more information and details about this.
