Archives for August 2013

Magicians invade Sheffield: one captured but escapes

A Saturday afternoon in Sheffield. What to do? Well, I’ve just put a half-naked man into a straightjacket then wrapped him up in chains. Fun, for all the family… Perhaps I should recap. Aforementioned half-naked man was magician Steve Faulkner (right), performing in the city centre as part of the Sheffield Street Magic Festival. He […]

Research shows power of small businesses in local economies

New research, published in July from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), shows that 58 per cent more of the money spent by local authorities with small firms is re-spent in the local economy compared to that spent with large businesses in the same area. The FSB and the Centre for Local Economic Strategies surveyed […]