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PRCA welcomes creative industries’ freelance visa proposal

Stuart Mitchell

Responding to the House of Lords Communications Committee report, UK advertising in a digital age, the PRCA has welcomed the suggestion of a creative industries’ freelance visa for European Union citizens. Francis Ingham MPRCA, Director General, PRCA, said: “Given they represent 5% of the UK PR and communications workforce, 4,000 non-UK EU citizens would naturally welcome the introduction of a creative industries’ freelance visa, and rightly so. “Not only does it offer them options and flexibility for the future, it would be keenly welcomed by employers who can continue to…

Football Welcomes Campaign unites football Clubs

Stuart Mitchell

Football Welcomes 2018 has kicked off and it’s even bigger than last year.  Over the weekend of 21-22 April, sixty football clubs across the country – from the Premier League to grassroots refugee teams and celebrity fans– laid aside their rivalries and come together to celebrate the contribution refugee players have made, and continue to make, to the beautiful game. More than half of the Premier League football clubs – including Arsenal, Everton, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United and Leicester City -took part. They were joined by clubs from…

Noses On! Walgreens Welcomes Red Nose Day Back to America as the Exclusive Retailer of the New Sparkle Red Nose

Stuart Mitchell

Walgreens proudly returns as the exclusive retailer of the Red Noses for the fourth annual Red Nose Day, helping raise funds to end child poverty, one nose at a time. This year’s iconic Red Nose will have an extra twinkle, as Walgreens introduces its first ever “Sparkle Red Nose.” The new edition – which people wear in support of the official Red Nose Day on Thursday, May 24 – hit store shelves at Walgreens and Duane Reade locations nationwide this morning, officially kickstarting the eight-week charitable campaign. From now until…

Football clubs to celebrate the contribution refugees make to football in Amnesty’s second Football Welcomes weekend

Stuart Mitchell

Football clubs across the country will be taking part in Amnesty International UK’s second Football Welcomes weekend next month to celebrate the contribution refugees have made to the professional game since the Second World War. Football Welcomes, supported by a range of Premier League clubs, the English Football League and the FA Women’s Super League, will take place on 21-22 April. The first Football Welcomes weekend took place last April, with 30 clubs participating. This year even more are set to take part. Clubs will put on various events and…

Canadian PM hails Canada-U.S. and Welcomes Council calls for high-profile campaign to encourage women entrepreneurs

Stuart Mitchell

The U.S. and Canada should launch a high-profile You Are Ready campaign to encourage women-led entrepreneurship, says the Canada-U.S. Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders. The Council’s third report, titled Attracting Women Entrepreneurs, Encouraging Women to Start Businesses, expresses confidence that such a campaign would boost the two countries’ competitive advantage in the global economy. “We believe that a campaign along the lines of Canada’s Own the Podium program ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver could lay the foundation for a huge increase in the…