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Lat estj obsdat a:demandf or t al entst umbl esami duncer t ai n cl i mat e -Vac anc i esf orper manentpr of es s i onal sdi p2% -Demandf orc ont r ac t or sdec r eas es5% -Cont r ac t or soutonas s i gnmentdown12% -Per manentpl ac ement sup9% -Av er ages al ar i esr emai ns t abl e Per manenthi r i ngup Pr of es s i onal r ec r ui t mentf i r msr epor t edt hatt henumberofc andi dat ess ec ur i ngper manentr ol esi nSept ember2018i nc r eas edby9% y ear ony ear ,ac c or di ngt onews ur v ey dat af r om t heAs s oc i at i onofPr of es s i onal St af f i ngCompani es( APSCo) .

Muc hoft hi sov er al l s t r engt hc anbeat t r i but edt oas i gni f i c ant49% y ear ony eari nc r eas ei nper manentpl ac ement swi t hi nt heI Ts ec t or .Whi l et her ewasal s oas l i ghti nc r eas ei nhi r i ngac t i v i t ywi t hi nf i nanc i al s er v i c es-wher epl ac ement sr os eby3% -engi neer i ngandmar k et i ngbot hr ec or deddi ps ,wi t hpl ac ement sdec r eas i ngby3% and 10% r es pec t i v el y .

Demandf ort al ents t umbl es Des pi t er el at i v el ys t r onghi r i ngac t i v i t yi nSept ember2018,demandf orbot hper manent t al entandc ont i ngentwor k er sdi ppedy ear ony ear ,i ndi c at i ngt hatt her ec r ui t ment mar k etmayex per i enc eas l owdowni nt hec omi ngmont hs .

Vac anc i esf orc ont r ac t or ss l i ppedby5% i nSept ember2018,whi l edemandf orper manentpr of es s i onal sdi pped2% dur i ngt hes ameper i od.

Des pi t et hi sov er al l dec l i nei ndemand,APSCo’ sdat adoesr ev eal poc k et sofpos i t i v i t y , mos tnot abl ywi t hi nt hef i nanc i al s er v i c ess ec t or ,wher ev ac anc i esf orc ont r ac t or s j umped20%.

Cont r ac tmar k etr emai nss l ow Whi l eper manentpl ac ement si nc r eas ed9% i nt hey eart oSept ember2018,t he numberofc ont r ac t or soutonas s i gnmentdi ppedby12% dur i ngt hes ameper i od.Us e ofc ont i ngentwor k er sf el l ac r os sev er yoneofAPSCo’ sc or es ec t or s ,wi t ht heex c ept i onoff i nanc i al s er v i c eswher ec ont r ac t orl ev el si nc r eas edby7% y ear ony ear .

Av er ages al ar i ess t abl e APSCo’ sf i gur esal s or ev eal t hatmedi ans al ar i esac r os sal l pr of es s i onal s ec t or sr emai nedl ar gel yf l ati nSept ember2018,di ppi ngby0.

6% ac r os st heboar d.Howev er , t her ear enot abl ef l uc t uat i onsi nt er msofs ec t or ,wi t hi ns ur anc eandac c ount anc yr ec or di ngupl i f t sof6.

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4% r es pec t i v el y .

AnnSwai n,Chi efEx ec ut i v eofAPSCoc omment s : “ Whi l eper manenthi r i ngr emai nss t r ongf ornow,t hehor i z oni spac k edwi t hunc er t ai nt i eswhi c hhav et hepot ent i al t of l i phi r i ngs ent i menti nani ns t ant–whi c hmos tc er t ai nl y ex pl ai nswhyv ac anc ynumber shav es t al l edac r os st heboar d.I ts eemst hatbus i nes s esar epr es s i ng‘ paus e’ onhi r i ngunt i l t her ei sgr eat erc l ar i t yar oundnotonl yBr i t ai n’ s t r adi ngr el at i ons hi pwi t ht heEUpos t Br ex i tandf ut ur emi gr at i onpol i c y ,butal s owhat t heupc omi ngBudgetwi l l br i ngi nt er msoft axl egi s l at i on. ” “ Wi t hGDPgr owt hal r eadyf l at l i ni ng,andr epor t st hatt heUKec onomyi sheadi ngf ori t s wor s ty ears i nc et hegl obal f i nanc i al c r i s i s ,i ti snowondert hator gani s at i onsmaybe hes i t antt ogr owper manentheadc ountatpr es ent .Fur t her mor e,s ugges t i onst hat c hangest oof f pay r ol l wor k i ngt ot hepubl i cs ec t ormaybeex t endedt ot hepr i v at e s ec t orasear l yasApr i l 2019c oul dhav et hepot ent i al t ohamperac c es st ot hef l ex i bl e wor k f or c est hatbus i nes s esneedt obr i dget hegapatt hi sunc er t ai nt i me. ” “ Atpr es ent ,demandf ort al entwi t hi nf i nanc i al s er v i c esr emai nsr es i l i ent .Howev er ,wi t h t heUKgov er nmentnowadmi t t i ngt hati tex pec t st hous andsoff i nanc i al s er v i c esj obs t omov et ot heEur opeanUni onbyt het i meoft heUK' sex i tf r om t heEU,t her ear e ques t i onmar k sar oundhowl ongt hi shi r i ngac t i v i t ywi l l l as t . ” “ Ul t i mat el y ,f ut ur ehi r i ngac t i v i t ywi l l pi v otonf ac t or swhi c har el ar gel youtofourc ont r ol , andt hepr of es s i onal r ec r ui t ments ec t ormus tbeagi l et oadaptt or api dc hangesi n demand. ” Adam Pode,St af f i ngI ndus t r yAnal y s t s ’ Di r ec t orofRes ear c hEMEAandAPACc omment ed: “ Ther ear et wos i gni f i c antc hal l engest hatt hei ndus t r yneedst odeal wi t h.Fi ndi ngs uf f i c i entc andi dat esbot hi nt er nal l yandex t er nal l y :and,pl anni ngf oranunc l earBr ex i t .

Fac edwi t hunc er t ai nt y ,t hedat af r om bot hours ur v eyaswel l asI nnov ant ages eemst o i ndi c at et hats omeempl oy er sar eput t i ngt hei rpl ansonhol datt hemoment . ”

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Cor nwal l

A Hal l oweent hemedmapoft hewor l d' sspooki estmyt hs 3.Roam t hes t r eet snav i gat edbypi r at esi nCor nwal l ands pl as hi nwav eswher e mer mai dshi de.Ast hes t unni ngCor ni s hc oas twasahot bedf ors muggl er sunt i l t heendoft he18t hc ent ur y ,y ou’ l l hearal l mannerofbr i l l i antt al esi nt hec ount y ’ s Hol i day c ot t ages . c o. ukhasc r eat edamapoft hewor l dr ev eal i ngs omeoft hemos t .Mer mai dshav ebeens pot t edi nt hec hoppywav esof ft her uggedc oas t l i ne f as c i nat i ngmy t hsands pook i es tmons t er sont hepl anet ,al l owi ngy out oex pl or emag- pubs f orc ent ur i es ,c al l i ngs ai l or st ot hei rwat er ydoom! i c al pl ac est ohuntf orghos t s ,s potf ant as t i cbeas t sanddi s c ov erur banl egends .

Sear c hi ngf ors omet hi ngmagi c al ?

Wi t ht hef or t hc omi ngr el eas eofFant as t i cBeas t s :TheCr i mesofGr i ndel wal dandt he t i mel es sappeal ofghos t s ,el v esanddemi godst oi ns pi r eus ,ahol i days t eepedi n my s t er yandmagi chasnev erf el ts or i ght .

Hol i day c ot t ages . c o. ukhasgat her edi nf or mat i onont hel egends andmy t hsi neac har eaands har eds omegr eati deasonwhat t odoi nor dert omak et hebes tofi t suni queher i t age.

Formos tofus ,aweek ’ sv ac at i oni st hees c apewel ookf or war dt oal l y earr ound,but nowaday sas i mpl ebeac hbr eakdoes n’ tal way sc uti t .Mor eofusar es eek i nga qui r k yt hr i l l t obr i ngs omemagi candec c ent r i c i t yt oourl ongawai t edt r i p,andHol i day c ot t ages . c o. ukhav ec r eat edamapt oi ns pi r eanex t r aor di nar yadv ent ur e.Thi snew i nt er ac t i v emaps howst hemos tf amousl egendsf r om av ar i et yofl oc at i ons ,bot hi n t heUKandabr oad.

J amesSt ar k ey ,Mar k et i ngDi r ec t oratHol i day c ot t ages . c o. uk , s ay s :“ Book i ngac ot t ages omewher es t eepedi nf as c i nat i ng f ol k l or ebr i ngsamagi c al c har mt oy ourhol i daypl ans .

TheUKal onehass omes pec t ac ul arl oc at i ons ,andi fy ou s ety ourmi ndt odi s c ov er i ngar ar el y s pot t edmons t er orbr av i ngahaunt edc emet er y ,y ou’ l l s ety ourbr eak tandmak ememor i esy ouc an’ twai tt oamaz e Mak ey ourhol i dayt r ul yuni quebyi mmer s i ngy our s el fi nt hemy t hs ,my s t er i esandf ol k apar y ourf r i endswi t h.Embr ac i ngar egi on’ smy t hsandl egendsgi v esani mpor t anti nt al esoft hec ount r yy ou’ r ev i s i t i ng,wi t hhel pf r om t hi sus er f r i endl ymap,wher e s i ghti nt oi t speopl eandt r adi t i onst hatnonor mal hol i dayr es or tc anpr ov i de. ” popupsdet ai l t hec ool es tpl ac est ogoonaghos thuntors wi mi namer mai dc ov e.

Themapi nc l udest hes uper nat ur al ,t heunex pl ai ned,t r adi t i onal f ol k t al esandc r eaAboutHol i day c ot t ages . c o. uk t ur esl ongbel i ev edex t i nc t .

Anawar dwi nni ngnat i onal bus i nes s ,Hol i day c ot t ages . c o. uks pec i al i s esi nl et t i ng hol i daypr oper t i esac r os st heUK.Wi t hov er4, 500pr oper t i esi nt hec ol l ec t i onwi t h Her ear ej us tt hr eeoft hedes t i nat i onswor t hc hec k i ngoutt omak ey ourhol i daya ev er y t hi ngf r om c os ybar nc onv er s i onsonwor k i ngf ar ms ,t ogr andmans i ons t ouc hmor ef ant as t i c : s l eepi ngl ar genumber sofgues t s .

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Pl eas er ef ert oHol i day c ot t ages . c o. uk ’ si nt er ac t i v emapf orf ur t heri nf or mat i on.

2.Sear c hf ort heHul duf ol ki nDenmar k .Ac ommuni t yofel v eshel dr es pons i bl ef or Rel eas ef r om ht t p: / / www. r es i gnal . c om l ands l i des ,deat handdr ought swhent hey ’ r ef eel i ngmi s c hi ev ous .Howev er ,c at c h t hem onagooddayandt heybl es sf ar mer swi t hgoodweat herandaf r ui t f ul har v es t

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Somer set

Somer set sSour doughBr ead:A CutAboveTheRest hesour doughbaki ngt echni que.I t ’ sonl ysi ncet he Somer set sWi t hi esDel i cat essenwi nssour doughcompe- andt t ur nofl astcent ur yt hati thascausedourbodi esany t i t i on pr obl ems,andt hat ’ swhent hemechani sedpr ocesses st ar t edandr ushedbr eadt hr oughf act or i es,pr oduci ng Wi t hi esDel i cat essen,basedatt heWi l l ows&Wet l ands oavest hatourbodi eshavebeenunabl et obr eakdown Cent r ei nSt okeStGr egor y ,Somer set ,hast akent het op l suf f i ci ent l y . ’ pr i zei nt heSour doughBr eadcat egor yofBakoSout hwest sannualcompet i t i on.

Jami eexpl ai ned t hatheusesa Thedel i cat essenf oughtof fst r ongcont ender st ocl ai m l ong,sl ow t het opspoti nt hepr est i gi ouscompet i t i ononSunday f er ment i ng wi t ht hei rsi gnat ur ewhi t el oaf ,whi chi smadet het r adi pr ocesst omake t i onalwayusi ngonl yt hr eei ngr edi ent s,i ncl udi nga200 hi ssour dough, yearol dst ar t ert hator i gi nat edi nI t al y . whi chhasno cal sorf astact i ngyeast saddedt oi t .The72hour ‘ Thest ar t erwasgi vent omebyacheff r i endatanI t al i an chemi pr ocesseachl oafgoest hr oughbr eakst hest ar ch r est aur anti nCar di f f , ’ sai dWi t hi esDel i ’ sJami eJensen. chai nsdowni nt omanageabl esi zes,meani ngyourgut ‘ I thai l sf r om asmal lvi l l ageout si deofRomeandhas doesnothavet odot hi sandmanypeopl edonotexpebeenl ovi ngl yl ookedaf t erf orover200year s. ’ r i encet hebl oatt hatcommer ci al l ybakedbr eadpr oduc‘ Sour doughbr eadi si ncr easi ngl ypopul aratt hemoment , es. bot hf ori t st ast eandi t sheal t hbenef i t s, ' Jami ewenton ‘ I ’ veevenhadcust omer scomei nt heshopandhugme, t osay .‘ Br eadi st hest af fofl i f e.Humanki ndhasspent sayi ngt heyhaven’ tbeenabl et oeatbr eadf oryear sbut t hel ast10000year sevol vi nghandi nhandwi t hwheat t hey’ r ebuyi ngal oafaweekof fofusnow.I tmakes t hem f eelgoodandi tmakesmef eelgood! ’ Jami e added.

Thecompet i t i onwassponsor edbyspeci al i stf l ourpr oducerI r eksandr unbyBakoSout hwest ,acoopbaker y suppl i ert hatcover st heSout hwestofEngl andand Wal es.Thousandsofbaker sat t endedandt hecompet i t i onatt hej udgi ngt abl ewasf i er ce. ‘ Iknewmybr eadwasgood’ ,Jami eent hused.‘ We suppl yagr owi ngnumberofpubs,r est aur ant sandcaf es l i keTheHat chI nnandKi t chenatJor dansCour t yar d andar el ooki ngt or ol loutt oot hervenuessuchas hot el s,shopsandB&Bs.Butt owi nt het oppr i zet hef i r st t i meweent er edi smagi cal .I t ’ sgi venust heconf i dence t ot r yf ort heNat i onalBI Aawar dsnextyear . ’ ‘ Whatagr eatwayt oki ckof fAwar dsWeekaswe’ ve dubbedi t .Wi t hi esDel i cat essenhasbeenr unni ngatt he Wi l l ows&Wet l andscent r ef orj ustoverayearnowand we’ r ef i nal i st si nSomer setBusi nessAwar dsBestNew Busi nessandSomer setLi f eFood&Dr i nkAwar dsBest I ndependentRet ai l er ,bot hofwhi char ebei ngdr awnat t heendoft hi sweek.Somanybl ackt i eevent s,so muchgoodf ood, ’ Jami el aughed.‘ Fi nger scr ossedt hi s i st hef i r stawar dofmany! ’ Rel easef r om Wi t hi esDel i cat essen

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Gl oucest er shi r e

£8.

5mi l l i oni nvest mentt ot ackl ei nef f i ci entheat i ng An£8.

5m i nvest menthasseenKensaHeatPumpsappoi nt edast hepr ef er r edgr ound sour ceheatpump( GSHP)suppl i ert oToget herEner gy .

Theunpr ecedent edi nvest menti nr enewabl eheat i ngt echnol ogywasannounceddur i ng t hef i r steverGr eenGBWeek–anannualweekhi ghl i ght i ngUKcl eangr owt handmeans t ot ackl ecl i mat echange.

Cl ai r ePer r y ,Mi ni st erf orEner gyandCl eanGr owt h,sai d:

Toget herEner gyhast akenaTr i pl eBot t om Li neappr oacht or enewabl eener gy ,Pat r i ck Ber r yManagi ngDi r ect or ,says: “ TheGSHPi nvest mentf or mspar tofast r at egi cener gypl ant hatseekst oi mpr oveaf f or dabi l i t yofst ockf ort enant s,r educecar bonandt akeadvant ageofexi st i ngi ncent i vesand emer gi ngener gymar ket s. ” Thei nvest mentf ol l owsasuccessf ulpi l otschemewi t hKensai nHal i f ax,f eat ur i ngt heupgr adeoft wobl ocksof60f l at s.

“ TheUKhasl edt hewor l di ncut t i ngemi ssi onswhi l stgr owi ngoureconomy-wi t hcl ean gr owt hdr i vi ngi ncr edi bl ei nnovat i onandcr eat i nghundr edsoft housandsofhi ghqual i t y j obs.Tenyear sonf r om t heCl i mat eChangeAct ,t hef i r steverGr eenGBweeki sat i met o bui l donoursuccessesandexpl ai nt hehugeoppor t uni t i esf orbusi nessandyoungpeopl e ofacl eanereconomy .I ’ m del i ght edt oseehowmanymor ebusi nessesandor gani sat i ons, suchasKensaandToget her ,ar esei zi ngt hi smul t i bi l l i onpoundoppor t uni t yt oener gi ze t hei rcommuni t i est ot ackl et hever yser i oust hr eatofcl i mat echange. ”

Si monLomax,Managi ngDi r ect oroft heKensaGr oupsays:

Aspar tofToget herHousi ngGr oup,Toget herEner gyi sdedi cat edt oi mpr ovi ngt hel i vesof r esi dent st hr oughi nvest menti nt ol owcar bonener gyef f i ci encypr ogr ammes.

Sar ahNewt on,Conser vat i veMPf orTr ur oandFal mout h,andMi ni st erofSt at eatt heDepar t mentf orWor kandPensi onssays:

Asoneoft hel ar gestl andl or dsi nt heNor t hofEngl and,Toget herHousi ng’ spr oper t ypor t f ol i ohasavar i et yofheat i ngopt i ons.Ni ghtst or ageheat er sar eoneexampl eoft hesyst ems i npl acewhi char econsi der edt obenof r i endt ot hepl anetort hei ruser .Theyar et hought ofasi mpr act i cal ,expensi veandenvi r onment al l yunf r i endl yduet ot hei rl ackofef f i ci ency .

" Ihavebeenwor ki ngwi t hKensaf orsomet i meandam del i ght edt hatt heyhavesecur ed t hi si nvest mentwhi chwi l lsust ai nhi ght echgr eenj obsi nmyconst i t uencyf oryear st o come. ”

Toget herEner gyhast akent hedeci si ont or emovet heexpensi vesyst emsi n709ofi t s pr oper t i esi napl annedpr ogr ammeofchange.Thi sset st obenef i tt hebackpocket sof t hosecust omer st hr ought hesuppl yofgr eenener gyvi ashar edl oopKensagr oundsour ce heatpumps.

Thesesyst emsar eupt ot hr eet i mesmor eef f i ci entt hant hecumber somest or ageheat er s.

Notonl ywi l lt hi si nvest mentsavet her esi dent sofToget herHousi ngonaver age£195per yearonheatandhotwat er ,i tpr ovi dest heor gani sat i onwi t hani ncomet hr ought heRenewabl eHeatI ncent i ve.

“ Wear edel i ght edt or emai ni nvol vedwi t hToget herHousi ng' spr ogr ammeandl ookf or war dt opr ovi di ngl owcostandl owcar bonheat i ngt omanymor er esi dent s.Kensahas unr i val l edexper i encedel i ver i ngmaj orpr ogr ammesandcanof f eracompel l i ngpackage whi chi sf i nanci al l ysuppor t edvi abot ht heRenewabl eHeatI ncent i veandEner gyCompanyObl i gat i on. ”

JonSchof i el d,t heDel i ver yManager( Ener gy)i sl ooki ngf or war dt oseei ngt hepr ogr amme f ul l yr ol l edoutcomment i ng: “ Gr oundsour ceheatpumpswi l lgi vegr eat ercomf or tandeaseofusef orToget herHousi ngcust omer s.Af t erasuccessf ulpi l ot ,Iam exci t edt oseeaf ul lpr ogr ammer ol lout , maki ngr esi dent sl i veseasi er . ” Toget herEner gyf or eseesahugepot ent i alf orgr owt hasot herpr oper t i esar edeemed sui t abl ef ort hei nvest ment .

Rel easef r om KensaHeatPumps

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