An FFA spokesperson said Neill and Ferguson-Cook were there in an ambassadorial capacity to help co-ordinate Gustavsson’s unveiling but would not confirm if a formal deal was in place with the 42-year-old. However, sources close to the federation indicated the former Blackburn, West Ham and Everton defender was not making a one-off cameo but had…
A gambling addict’s luck ran out after he stole 15,000 from a Teesside bank. Gavin Wilson admitted robbing the large sum of money from the Barclays branch on York Road, in Hartlepool, on June 12. The 42-year-old brandished an imitation gun during the frightening incident. Wilson, of Pinero Grove, Rift House, Hartlepool, appeared at Teesside…
ONE of East Lancashires leading insolvency law firms has appointed a new specialist to its business recovery team as part of a planned expansion. Matthew Martin will be joining Blackburn firm Napthens after completing his training contract in Cheshire and developing specialist skills and knowledge in insolvency law. Mr Martin, a University of Sheffield graduate,…
The Marine Discovery Centre in Eden has entered voluntary administration as it is unable to afford the $1 million it needs to make essential safety repairs to the wharf building, required as part of its lease agreement. Key points: The Department of Crown Lands gave the centre 28 days to rectify “serious” safety issues with…
Ahead of the budget, the government has announced new rules that will allow small businesses at risk of collapse to continue to work out their problems instead of appointing an administrator. They are needed because of an avalanche of insolvencies awaiting the end of an effective moratorium on bankruptcies (a so-called regulatory shield) that expires…
The new measures will apply to incorporated small businesses with liabilities of up to $1 million. Almost all such businesses have 20 or fewer employees and constitute three-quarters of all businesses facing bankruptcy in the current crisis. Under the policy, a small business operator facing financial distress can seek advice from an insolvency practitioner on…
New rules will allow insolvent small businesses to keep trading rather than go straight into administration. Ahead of the budget, the government has announced new rules that will allow small businesses at risk of collapse to continue to work out their problems instead of appointing an administrator. They are needed because of an avalanche of…