James O Leary

Jan 15, 2025 | platinummediagroup.co.uk | Alan Wares |James O Leary |Jonathan Grant

It’s no hyperbole to say that the club was 28 minutes from extinction in 1997. The Goldstone Ground, home of Brighton & Hove Albion for 95 years, had been sold to property developers, behind the fans’ backs, and the team had nowhere to play. The undertakers had just about finished measuring up the entire club, when the fans decided enough was enough.

Jan 15, 2025 | platinummediagroup.co.uk | James O Leary |Jonathan Grant

The most significant individual tax measure announced in the recent Budget was the changes to National Insurance Contributions (NICs), which are estimated to generate £25 billion annually for the Treasury. The changes can be summarised as the threshold at which an employer begins paying NICs reducing from £9,100 to £5,000 per annum, and the rate increasing from 13.8% to 15%. This increased NIC rate will also apply to taxable benefits-in-kind and PAYE Settlement Agreements.

Jan 15, 2025 | platinummediagroup.co.uk | Jonathan Grant |James O Leary

The summit discussed opportunities to unlock economic growth through a new Airport Economic Zone (AEZ). The AEZ will bring together a taskforce of senior economic development and business leaders, including representatives from the UK’s Department for Business and Trade, from across the six local authority areas within the Gatwick region early in December.