Make sure the only thing scary about this Halloween are the trick or treaters! This Halloween, 31st October 2020, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will come to an end.  We summarise what we know so far about the Job Support Scheme which takes its place from the 1st November. The new scheme will run for […]

UK Government Start A Ban on Plastic Straws, Stirrers and Cotton Buds

The ban on supplying plastic straws and stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds has come into force in England today (Thursday 1 October), marking yet another major step in the Government’s fight against single-use plastic waste to protect our environment and clean up our oceans. Just one month after ministers confirmed the single-use plastic bag charge […]

Extension to Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)

Rishi Sunak has announced that the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will be extended, with those eligible able to claim a second and final grant capped at £6,570 Those eligible under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), which has so far seen 2.3 million claims worth £6.8 billion will be able to claim a second and […]

Getting Ready for the Self-employment Income Support Scheme

The government grant scheme for the self employed is set to launch on the 13th May and to qualify for the taxable grant calculated at 80% of your profits for a 3 month period you will need to check if you qualify on the HMRC eligibility checker gov.uk/hmrc/self-employment-income-support-scheme The qualifying criteria are as follows:- You […]

NR Barton team raise £165 in memory of Brad Whittle

The team at NR Barton held a charity hamper raffle to raise money in memory of Brad Whittle. The anointed charity was Lancashire Mind and the raffle was designed to help raise awareness of mental health. Lancashire Mind can be found at www.lancashiremind.org The hamper of goodies including chocolate and gin was raffled by Jacqui […]