February 2012 | link2portal - news and business directory

Manchester United's Ability Suite: Access all areas

Phil Downs MBE has been at the forefront of the struggle to achieve improved facilities for disabled football fans for many years. Phil himself became disabled after he suffered an accident aged 18, training to be a London Metropolitan Police Officer

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MPs fear global economic crisis will hamper Rio+20 progress

Many MPs are sceptical that great progress will be made at this June's global summit on sustainable development.
Fuel duty cut will create 180,000 new jobs, report finds

A cut of 2.5p per litre in fuel duty would create 180,000 jobs in the first year at no net tax loss and boost GDP by 0.33%, a major report to be published this week will show.
Iran's spat with the West puts UK gas imports at risk

LNG supplies to Britain, no less than oil, are threatened by Iran's sabre-rattling - prices may sky-rocket.

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"All businesses should be green businesses", says BIS

The head of a team at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, which leads government work on how to develop the green economy, has said that "being green doesn't mean being anti-business, but pro-business".
Exporters called on to reveal all

British exporters are being urged to help create a clearer picture of the country’s overseas trade. The Institute of Export (IOE), in conjunction with Trade and Export Finance Ltd, is calling on businesses to participate in a national survey that wil