The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%.  The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £200 billion.

After a substantial fall in output, the United Kingdom economy recorded sluggish growth in the final quarter of 2009.  Spending by households appears to have picked up a little, though that may partly reflect temporary factors.  The rate of decline in businesses’ investment spending appears to have eased.  And the world economy continued to recover, raising the demand for UK exports.

1 Stop Financial Services had the pleasure of an outside broadcast by Radio Pembrokeshire from our office on Friday 29 Jan 2010.

Ben Stone entertained the listeners with his usual whit and style. The main reason for the outside broadcast was to promote the Local Hero Awards.

1 STOP Financial Services are very pleased to be sponsoring the Volunteer of the Year and look forward to meeting the winner.

Nomination forms are available in the office at 20 High Street, Haverfordwest and you can put the form straight into the nomination box. Nominations close 7th February 2010.

During the show Ben spoke to members of the staff about their roles at 1 STOP Financial Services and also their involvements in various charity events.

Lee Rees spoke about the forth coming ‘Pembs Climbs Kili’ in June this year. 12 local men will be climbing Kilimanjaro in Africa to raise money for the following 5 local charities – Paul Sartori Foundation, Pembrokeshire Puffins Disability Club, Guide Dogs in Pembrokeshire, Frame and The Carreg Pink Ribbon.