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How about both! With the closure of many shops on the high streets around Britain today, you’d be forgiven for thinking that businesses are abandoning the high street in their droves to concentrate on internet sales.

Well we learnt today of two businesses that started off as internet only catalogue businesses, which have now built their presence in shops as well as retaining their internet offering.

Screw Fix builders merchants were finding that their 24-hour delivery turnround was just not quick enough for their customers, so they built their first store in Bristol and...

In August 2009, John Chambers, the CEO of IT giant Cisco, was interviewed by the New York Times. He was asked to share the questions he asked a job candidate. His most interesting one: “Who are the best people you recruited and developed and where are they today?” Everyone gives lip serive to people being the biggest resource for business. Who doesn’t sing the praises of smart hiring and management development? Chambers is saying prove it. This challenge works for any level of management in any company. Does Chambers’ question apply to young people who are entering the job market? Why...

This is my 5th blog about my journey to compete as a figure competitor with the British National Body-Building Federation (BNBF).

Since my last blog I have been away on holiday for a week. I was able to use this as a rest/recovery week. I only trained twice for about 30 minutes, really to maintain what I had and not get out of condition. I relaxed on the nutrition as well, I didn’t go completely nuts even though I was tempted by the amount of cake and creamy deserts that were on display! I was good for the first two days, eating only meat and veg. After those initial few days,...

Wherever I go, people ask me whether I am enjoying being the Police and Crime Commissioner. I always tell them that enjoying is probably the wrong word. Relishing? Yes! Challenged? Definitely! Enjoying? I suspect that will only come when the impact of decisions I make is really felt, and Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is even safer than it already is.

I’m lucky to be PCC for this region. Yes, it’s one of the largest policing patches in the country. It faces considerable resourcing challenges to cover urban, rural and coastal issues, but I am impressed generally by the...