Skilled worker shortage at luxury Poole boat builder Sunseeker

A skills shortage is having an impact on the production of luxury yachts in Poole. Sunseeker says there is a lack of qualified carpenters and electricians.

Skills shortage disrupting the production of luxury yachts in Poole

Shocking CCTV footage shows one example, where three men storm a shop in Sittingbourne and assault staff.

Shop abuse on the rise as 92% of workers report verbal abuse during pandemic

Portsmouth and Brighton are seeing some of the highest numbers of dog attacks on postmen and women in the country, though overall attacks have fallen.

Portsmouth and Brighton have highest number of dog attacks on postmen and women

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A sign that life is slowly getting back to normal after the third lockdown is the return of Big Issue sellers on our streets. 

The Big Issue sellers return safely to our streets

Kent Homeless Connect aims to provide help for homeless people with drink and drug addictions and mental illness. 

Rehabilitation scheme to help homeless people starts in Kent

Ibrahim Awad came to England in 2015 with little money and belongings. After five years of living in the country, the father-of-three set up a shop in Kent.

Syrian refugee turns life around with grocery business

Just 6% of adults with learning disabilities have a job. Thanks to an initiative in the New Forest, Bob has transitioned from work experience to a paid role.

New pilot scheme helps man with learning disabilities get his first job

The entertainment industry has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic and many musicians have had to find new jobs - but some have learnt to diversify.

Meet the musicians remaining headline acts - working from their living rooms

Nick Herriott spent seven years travelling the world, working for a bespoke holiday company, but lost his job when the travel industry was hit hard.

Man made redundant turns fortunes around by becoming greengrocer

A company in Hampshire has introduced traffic light wristbands to help those who are feeling apprehensive about returning to work post-lockdown.

Traffic light wristbands to help combat return to work anxiety

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The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership plans to invest in several different projects to help the region recover following the pandemic.

New Southampton cruise terminal part of £15m plan to boost region's economy

Employees at the Bournemouth Pavilion and the Bournemouth International Centre are expected to lose their jobs

A number of employees at Bournemouth International Centre could lose their jobs, it’s been announced by the venue’s owner. BH Live, which hires the site out for events, says it's faced extreme financial pressures due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Job losses expected across venues in Bournemouth due to coronavirus 

What is the view of people who may now be heading back into the office?

The Government today (17/07) announced a new timetable for easing lockdown and said from August the first, employers will be able to decide if staff return to the workplace, or work from home. 

Relaxing the 'work-from-home' guidance: how has the South reacted?

Trade organisation BALPPA and soft play operators lobbied at Westminster to try and get a date to reopen before they go under. 


The Prime Minister said today (17/07) indoor play centres will remain closed and that means many could go bust. Trade organisation BALPPA and soft play operators lobbied at Westminster to try and get a date to reopen before they go under. 

Soft play businesses lobby for reopen date as they remain closed 

File photo of Steve Szalay Operations Director at Southampton Airport - Credit: Southampton Airport

The new operations director has warned that if proposals are not given the go ahead, thousands of jobs could be lost which are "vital to the recovery of the local economy".

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