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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
City cancels upcoming events due to staffing changes
The City of Middletown had to cancel all upcoming sponsored events due to staffing changes, according to a social media post. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The city announced Friday that events like the Middletown Farmers Market, Food Truck Fridays, and Arts in the Park have been canceled. TRENDING STORIES: Police looking for woman accused of leaving Kroger without paying for items Cheese prank turns into road rage shooting, former Mayo Clinic doctor arrested Dayton issues apology for 'unexpected' fireworks that sparked concerns The city is currently working to hire a new Community Projects Coordinator. 'While this is a transitional period for the team, the City is excited about the future,' the post said. The city said any fees that vendors have paid will be refunded 'promptly.' Vendors who have not received a refund related to canceled events are asked to contact the city at (513) 705-1770. The Movies in the Park event, showing Inside Out 2, will still take place on June 13 at Sheram Park from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. To stay up to date on the city's latest events, click here. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
BBC News
13-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Haverhill charity faces £18k bill due to National Insurance rise
A charity is facing an £18,000 bill next month as changes to National Insurance contributions come into Community Projects, based in Haverhill, Suffolk, will pay an extra £12,000 on top of its current comes after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her autumn Budget she would increase the National Insurance (NI) rate for employers to boost funding for public services including the of fundraising at Reach, Katie Chappell, said the announcement was a shock as charities hoped to be exempt. "[Charities] are all in the same boat, everyone is finding it tough, everyone is surprised, everyone is disappointed, and everyone is struggling to find funds," she told the Local Democracy Reporting Service. "It's tough anyway being a charity right now, we are grateful for every single penny we get, but it is hard to get every single penny - it's going to be tough on us."Although known for its foodbank operations, Reach also provides free financial advice in schools, homelessness support and cookery classes for cheap, healthy Chappell said the extra bill could impact on whether the charity wanted to expand and potentially put its operations at risk."There are a lot of people out there who would just be finding life incredibly tough without our help," she added. Reeves' changes included raising the NI rate paid by employers to 15%, a 1.2% hike, and reducing the threshold at which businesses are required to pay to £5,000, down from £9, her announcement was an increase in the employment allowance, providing relief of up to £10,500 a Mason, Conservative county councillor for Haverhill, said although the relief was welcomed, many charities would still be negatively affected."We must do everything we can to help them continue their invaluable work, not make it harder for them to operate," he also believed local businesses would also struggle with the higher Treasury has been approached for comment. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
