Dame Joan Collins switches on lights for London’s tallest Christmas Tree Partner Acting Legend Dame Joan Collins lit up the Eastern City – literally – by switching on London’s tallest Christmas tree this month. The massive 67 foot sustainable Christmas tree is the latest edition to the iconic City skyline and is part of the Eastern City Business Improvement District’s Festival of Light Campaign to ensure this [...]
Public Realm Vision Partner An ambitious and inspirational vision for the future of public spaces in the Square Mile’s tall building cluster has been unveiled this month. The new Public Realm Vision, published by the Eastern City Business Improvement District (EC BID) following 10 months of collaborative working, seeks to support the City of London Corporation on plans already [...]
King Henry Vlll vs Financial Literacy – Londoners speak out on Financial Education in Schools Sponsored Today, the British public can recite the six wives of King Henry VIII – but if you ask about savings accounts, budgeting, career planning, or the support they had in their early years, many are left scratching their heads. A 2023 survey from EVERFI from Blackbaud UK revealed that 74% of teachers believe financial literacy [...]
Upstream to the innovation borough November 28, 2024 A decade ago, Fraser Nelson sparked a sobering debate about the health and structure of the United Kingdom’s economy. He compared the UK’s GDP per capita with that of each state in the United States, concluding the UK would “be the 2nd-poorest state in the union”, just ahead of Mississippi. Since then, achieving significant economic [...]
Reshaping CSR – The Return of In-Person Volunteering November 14, 2024 By Andrew Troup, Director of Corporate Giving & Engagement Strategy at Blackbaud After years of remote interactions, employees are finally emerging from the haze of pandemic-era isolation and embracing in-person volunteering once again. While this shift clearly marks a return to “normal” – it also emphasises the need for companies to reassess how they engage [...]
Marula Mining Plc November 1, 2024 Marula Mining Plc (AQSE: MARU A2X: MARU) is an African focused battery metals investment and exploration company and has interests in several high value mining operations and mine development projects in Africa: the Blesberg Lithium and Tantalum Mine, Northern Cape Lithium and Tungsten Project, Korridor Lithium Project and Kruisrivier Cobalt Mine, all in South Africa; [...]
Mendell Helium Plc November 1, 2024 Mendell Helium announced on 27 June 2024 that it has entered into an option agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of M3 Helium through the issue of 57,611,552 new ordinary shares in Mendell Helium to M3 Helium’s shareholders. The exercise of the option will constitute a reverse takeover pursuant to AQSE Rule 3.6 [...]
Invinity Energy Systems PLC November 1, 2024 Invinity Energy Systems is the leading global manufacturer of modular vanadium flow batteries, the most commercially proven alternative to lithium-ion, for utility-scale energy storage for businesses, industry and electricity networks around the world. The Company has 75 MWh of VFBs deployed at, or contracted for delivery to, 82 sites across 18 countries, more than any [...]
Valereum PLC November 1, 2024 Valereum (VLRM) Plc is building the future of finance by revolutionising financial markets. Its aim is to be the global market leader in the rapidly developing tokenised digital markets sector, through its exchange, marketplaces, and a groundbreaking suite of turn-key technology solutions. VLRM Markets VLRM Markets plans to establish and operate licensed and regulated public [...]
Ananda Developments PLC November 1, 2024 Ananda is dedicated to developing medicines to treat complex, chronic inflammatory pain conditions. With 28 million people in the UK alone dealing with chronic pain and the NHS spending over £5 billion annually on musculoskeletal pain, there is a pressing need for better, more effective treatments. In many conditions which exhibit complex, chronic inflammation and [...]
