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30/08/2026

Here is the schedule for today’s music
Going to be another event this year and hopefully the rain will hold off
Come and support your community

See you tomorrow!

23/08/2026

In just 1 week Glow Music & Art Festival will be returning to Ilkeston

This free event is open to all and will fill Ilkeston with music

Who’s going? Who you looking forward to hearing?

At last we have arrived with this year’s Glow Music And Art Festival line up 👀!
We are back again this August, this time on August 30th 2026☀️!
We’re bring your favourite local bands 🎸 and new to the heart of Ilkeston once again in the Ilkeston Market Place.
We apologise for any confusion caused by the wrong date being added in the Ilkeston Life Newspaper this month. The correct date is the 30th August 2026.

Bring your family and friends for a day you will never forget🕶!

We cannot wait to see you there🎉!

16/08/2026

Missed the Making Tax Digital deadline? It’s not too late.

HMRC expected around 864,000 taxpayers to come into Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from April.

Around 570,000 have signed up, but only 436,000 have made submissions so far.

HMRC has now announced that, from September, it will start signing up taxpayers who should have joined MTD in April but haven’t yet registered.

If that’s you, don’t panic — but don’t ignore it either.

There is still an opportunity to get everything set up properly, understand what you need to do and get your records into suitable software before this becomes a bigger headache than it needs to be.

At AHBS, we know that moving to digital record keeping and quarterly submissions can feel like a big change, particularly if you’ve always dealt with your accounts once a year.

You don’t need to figure it all out on your own.

We can help you understand what MTD means for you, get the right systems in place and support you through the change.

If you think you should have joined MTD in April but haven’t done anything yet, get in touch. It’s still not too late to get back on track.

📞 0115 932 9888

AHBS Accountants
An accountant who knows your business

12/08/2026

🌒 Well, that was worth looking up for!

Following on from our post earlier today, we managed to capture a few photos of this evening’s solar eclipse.

I mentioned earlier that my last real memory of an eclipse was back in 1999, standing on the school field at primary school with my friends watching it.

27 years later, I got to experience it all over again.

There was something quite special about watching it this evening and thinking back to that day all those years ago.

And here’s one for your diary… 📅

🌒 2 August 2027 – the next partial solar eclipse visible from the UK.

☀️ 23 September 2090 – the next total solar eclipse visible from mainland Britain.

Here are a few of the photos we managed to capture this evening. 📸

Did you manage to see it where you were?

12/08/2026

🌒 Anyone else remember the eclipse of 1999?

I certainly do.

I remember being at primary school, standing out on the school field with all my friends waiting to experience something we’d never seen before.

Well, 27 years later, we get to do it again.

This evening we’re due to experience the best solar eclipse visible from the UK since 1999 – and apparently we won’t see another one this good from the UK until 2081!

Here in the East Midlands, the eclipse begins at around 6:14pm, reaches its maximum at approximately 7:11pm, and finishes just after 8pm. ☀️🌑

There’s something quite strange about remembering watching the last one as a child and now getting the opportunity to experience another one all these years later.

⚠️ And of course, please don’t look directly at the Sun – proper eclipse glasses or another safe viewing method are essential.

Who else remembers where they were for the 1999 eclipse?

10/08/2026

Missed the first Making Tax Digital deadline?

You’re not alone — and it’s still fixable.

The sooner it’s addressed, the easier it is to put right.

Start with the basics here:
👉 https://accountantsilkeston.co.uk/making-tax-digital-faq/

Or talk it through with us:
📞 0115 932 9888
👉 www.accountantsilkeston.co.uk/mtd

No panic. Just preparation.

09/08/2026

🚗✨ What a fantastic day at the Ilkeston Heritage & Classic Vehicle Show!

Now in its 12th year, this brilliant community event never fails to impress - stunning classic cars, a great turnout, and even a fly past to top it off! 🛩️

It’s always a pleasure to see Ilkeston come together to celebrate our local heritage. Huge well done to the organisers and everyone involved in making it such a success.

Now we look forward to Glow Music & Art Festival on Sunday 30th August

04/08/2026

The first Making Tax Digital deadline is almost here.

If you’re feeling unsure or behind, getting advice now is far easier than trying to fix things later.

Start with the basics here:
👉 https://accountantsilkeston.co.uk/making-tax-digital-faq/

Or talk it through with us:
📞 0115 932 9888
👉 www.accountantsilkeston.co.uk/mtd

No panic. Just preparation.

29/07/2026

Most business owners don't wake up one morning and completely transform their business.

It happens gradually.

One better decision.

One difficult conversation.

One process that's improved.

One unnecessary cost that's removed.

One hour set aside to plan instead of react.

None of those things feels life-changing on its own.

But together...
They change the direction of your business.
Think back to the start of this month.

We've talked about:
✔ Looking beyond your bank balance.
✔ Knowing your numbers.
✔ Understanding that being busy doesn't always mean being profitable.
✔ Focusing on the right customers.
✔ Measuring what matters.
✔ Setting meaningful goals.

None of those ideas is complicated.

But putting them into practice consistently?

That's where businesses become stronger.

You don't need to overhaul your business overnight.

Just keep making small improvements.

Because today's habits become tomorrow's results.

💬 Question of the Day

What's one small habit you've introduced that has made running your business easier?

It doesn't have to be financial.

Sometimes the smallest changes have the biggest impact.

Build Better Habits. Build Better Businesses.

27/07/2026

It sounds like a strange question.

After all...
You're the owner.

Of course you're running it.

But are you really?

Or is your business running you?

Do your days look like this?

📞 Constant interruptions.
📧 Emails all day.
🔥 Solving everyone else's problems.
📋 Finishing paperwork late at night.

By the time Friday arrives...
You've been incredibly busy.

But have you actually moved the business forward?

Owning a business shouldn't mean spending every day reacting.

The best business owners make time to step back.

To think.
To plan.
To make decisions that improve the business—not just survive another week.

Sometimes the most productive hour of your week isn't spent working...

It's spent thinking.

💬 Question of the Day

When was the last time you spent an uninterrupted hour working on your business rather than in it?

Build Better Habits. Build Better Businesses.