Doncaster Chamber News

South Yorkshire Chambers Call for More Stability and Pro-Business Ambition in Government Policy After ‘Challenging’ Autumn Statement Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, the CEOs of Barnsley & Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield Chambers of Commerce said in a joint statement: “Given the context, this was always going to be a challenging set of policy announcements…

Doncaster Chamber Calls For Increased Support to Help Businesses Meet Net-Zero Doncaster Chamber is calling for increased support to help businesses fulfil their net-zero ambitions.  Speaking at the Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit in Leeds and coinciding with COP27, Dan Fell, Chief Executive of the Chamber, argued that there is no shortage of goodwill from…

King Charles III Visits Doncaster to Confer City Status We are pleased to report that Doncaster has officially been made a city today, following a royal visit from His Majesty King Charles III. Alongside the Queen Consort, our nation’s monarch embarked on a two-day tour of Yorkshire this week, stopping by at places like Bradford,…

How Firms Can Tackle The Rising Cost of Doing Business We’re all now familiar with the cost of living crisis – how households are struggling to keep up with bills and afford the rapidly rising cost of food, fuel and other essentials. But there’s another crisis, similar to the struggle households are going through, which…

Doncaster Chamber Urges Prime Minister to Reassure Business Communities By Prioritising the Economy Now that Rishi Sunak has assumed office as Prime Minister and appointed his cabinet, Doncaster Chamber is urging the new leader to reassure business communities that the economy (rather than party politics) is his top priority. With 864 firms currently in membership,…

Doncaster Chamber Achieves Landmark, Welcoming Three New Patrons At Once Doncaster Chamber is delighted to welcome three new patrons to its network, in the form of Eland Cables, LNER and ORB Recruitment. For context, Chamber membership is tiered into bronze, silver and gold levels. Depending on which of these packages a business chooses, they will…

Northern Chambers of Commerce Write Letter To Prime Minister, Calling For Intervention in DSA Negotiations An open letter —penned by all of the accredited Chambers of Commerce for the North of England and the Sheffield Property Association  — has been sent to the Prime Minister, asking for their urgent intervention in the ongoing Doncaster Sheffield…

Doncaster Chamber Urges Peel To Seriously Consider Offers To Buy Doncaster Sheffield Airport Now that multiple investors have come forward to express an interest in purchasing Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), the local Chamber of Commerce is urging Peel to return to the negotiating table. 17 days ago, Peel announced its intention to close the airport…

Construction Supply Chain Expo to Take Place in Doncaster Next Week A pioneering event will soon be taking place at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster, giving a visible platform to those in the construction industry and helping local traders to gain a foothold in that market, by connecting them up with prospective buyers. Organised in…

Government Must Do More To Strengthen Confidence As Business Activity Cools in Q3, Say South Yorkshire Chambers On the publication of the South Yorkshire People Survey, powered by the Quarterly Economic Survey for Q3 2022, the CEOs of Barnsley & Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield Chambers of Commerce said in a joint statement: “This has been…