12 h. ago Fake baker, 47, who pretended he worked at Greggs and swindled £700,000 in grants from his council is jailed

Aftab Baig, 47, of Glasgow, made fraudulent claims to Leeds City Council against thirty-two properties and arranged for the money to go into his business account.

Economics

15 h. ago Glasgow man jailed after scamming council out of £700k covid loans

Aftab Baig, was jailed for four years for defrauding Leeds City Council out of more than £710,000.

Economics

16 h. ago Scot who pretended to be Greggs property manager to scam council out of £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

Aftab Baig was arrested in Glasgow

Society

17 h. ago Man who pretended to be Greggs manager to claim £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

Aftab Baig, 47, from Glasgow, was part of a fraud which saw bogus claims made against the Leeds branches of the bakery chain.

Economics

17 h. ago Grant Thornton UK partners paid £682,000 as Cinven completes buyout

Mid-tier firm MHA floats on London’s Aim as shake-up of sector gathers steam

Economics

4 d. ago Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writers

Ten emerging writers, from an author of speculative fiction to a poet rooted in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, have received $50,000 grants from the Whiting Foundation

Events

5 d. ago East Renfrewshire business doubles its turnover after accessing Business Gateway support

An East Renfrewshire business has seen its turnover double after accessing support and signposting to £10,000 of grant funding from Business Gateway.

Politics

3 w. ago Sacha Lord quizzed about £400,000 Covid grant his company was told to pay back

The Parklife and Warehouse Project founder resigned as Andy Burnham's night time economy adviser earlier this year

Economics

4 w. ago ‘It’s helping me build my future’: empowering migrant and refugee families in a London borough of sanctuary

In Islington, a panel of people with migrant and refugee backgrounds is allocating £500,000 in grants to directly help new arrivals who are where they once wereOn a cold morning in the heart of London, recently arrived refugees and more established migrants gather in a community centre. Their mission? To decide how £500,000 in funding will be used to support people like them.The initiative is part of the Borough of Sanctuary grants programme, which takes the government’s commitment to devolution a step further, using it to empower migrants and refugees. Continue reading...

Events