NatWest, the major retail and commercial bank, has launched its latest community banking hub within centre:mk Milton Keynes, providing a base and support for local enterprise activity.

Shaftesbury has announced it contributed over £1m to community groups and initiatives in the 2020/21 financial year. In total, Shaftesbury aided 24 in-kind projects and contributed or donated to 38 schemes or organisations, 20 of which specifically support young people.

CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has identified five key trends revealing how consumer behaviour is likely to change as the government prepares to announce its recovery roadmap. According to CACI’s latest research, consumers have jumped forward five years in two weeks, creating a turning point likely to change consumer behaviour forever.

Roll back not too far, and the choices for home delivery, particularly outside cities, were pretty limited. While Deliveroo, JustEat, UberEats and others introduced much greater choice as London’s burgeoning restaurant scene leapt at the opportunity to grow brands and build incremental sales, the benefits remained largely within the confines of the M25 and major cities. Great for those with an urban postcode, but what about the rest of the population?