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Morton Solutions’ Managing Director is excited to hear about the Norfolk and Norwich Festival running for another year. The multi-artform festival, which runs from the 11th to the 26th of May, will feature a range of leading companies, performers and visual artists from across the world.

Last week a rumour ran around the news networks, starting at CNN, which had people scratching their heads in disbelief. It seemed that, with a stock market value of $500 billion, Apple is the 20th biggest economy in the world, worth more than – for example – Poland, whose Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is around $470 billion.

All 15 Suffolk and Norfolk MPs have called on the government for investment in the Great Eastern Main Line. A letter sent to Transport Secretary Philip Hammond criticizes the speed, infrastructure and rolling stock on the line that links the region with London. This investment is vital for the development of the area. The managing director of Morton Solutions agrees with the above statement saying, ‘public transport is something that so many of us don’t really think about on a day to day basis until something goes wrong. Only when the trains or busses are down do we realize how reliant we are on the transportation system. This is exactly the reason why every effort needs to be made to make sure that transportation is convenient and safe for everyone.’

A teenager from Swaffham, inspired by a school project, has opened a shop in Swaffham selling traditional treats. 18 year old Stewart Bell, attended Litcham High School and then Dereham Sixth Form College where he studied A-levels, including business studies and law. He is the owner of Bell’s Confectionery Emporium on Swaffham’s Market Place, in what used to be the Tourist Information Centre. “It’s great to see the entrepreneurial spirit in someone so young,” commented Lewis Morton, managing director of Morton Solutions, a Norwich-based sales and marketing company, “It takes a lot of motivation and perseverance to start a small business.”

City College in Norwich have announced plans for a new 5.7million pound creative arts building. The planned building set to be constructed beginning September 2013 will be situated on the site of the former West Lodge accommodation block that was demolished last summer.

This May the leading companies, visual artists and performers will descend on Chapelfield Gardens in Norwich for this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival. Morton Solutions, who are based in Norwich, are thrilled that the venue has been granted a premises license by the council’s licensing sub-committee, with a source within the company saying: “This is great news. I’ll be putting these dates - Friday 11th to Saturday 26th - in my diary.”

The members of a North-Walsham-based business network are celebrating this year, after helping each other achieve more £250,000 worth of work. Even in the current economic conditions, the Business Networking International (BNI) group believes that they can help members find work through cooperation and collaboration. The 16-18 members of the North Walsham ‘Viking Chapter’ have met up for two hours every Thursday since its formation in April last year. They get together for breakfast, and swap referrals for possible work and read out testimonials from satisfied customers, before leaving to start work at 8:30am. “It can be incredibly helpful for small business owners and entrepreneurs to have that connection with other businesspeople,” said a source at Morton Solutions, a Norwich-based sales and marketing company.

Hosting the Olympic games has a positive impact on a country's economy, giving a powerful boost to exports, according to academic research.

The Chartered Institute of Housing has found there will be thousands more claimants than properties that are affordable on benefits alone, meaning a further 800,000 homes will be put out of reach of people on housing benefit because of government welfare cuts – leaving low income families the choice of cutting spending on food to pay the rent or moving out.