Grants to ordinary businesses are relatively rare in the UK, and vary from place-to-place. Now in an unusual move Liverpool City Council has decided to offer £500 grants to help new firms on its patch get off the ground. The grant will be available to all new businesses starting up within Liverpool City Council’s administrative - – - read more >

Over one million unemployed people aged between 50 and 65 want a job but can’t get one, according to a new report by the TUC. Only one in eight workless people in this age bracket had retired and were classed as “affluent professionals”, while many who are still keen to work have been forced against - – - read more >

When Graham Watkins and his wife sold their company, they had no idea what would be involved. Now Graham, 53, has written a book recounting their experiences and the lessons learned. “It pays to start early”, says Graham. “The process was far more complex than we had imagined. It involved an enormous learning curve and - – - read more >

Age Positive has published a league table of 149 towns, cities and counties in England ranked by how well they are doing at providing jobs for older people. Slough is best, with 73.9 per cent of 50 to 69 year olds in employment, and Hartlepool the worst with only 31.8 per cent. The bottom 10 - – - read more >