Business
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Money without a workforce plan won’t help the NHS
The author is a former UK health secretary and chair of the health and social care select committee What’s the…
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£800m plan aims to revolutionise bus travel in the North East
A few days after a report was published showing the importance to businesses in the North of more reliable transport…
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Sunak plays down need for winter Covid measures that would harm economy
Rishi Sunak, the UK chancellor, has warned of a “challenging” winter ahead as Covid cases rise, but has said that…
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England’s big city regions to receive £7bn Budget injection for transport
England’s big city regions are to share a pot of nearly £7bn for transport improvements as Rishi Sunak seeks to…
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Phase 2 of Plymouth’s freeport marine hub Oceansgate fully let
The £7.6m second phase of Plymouth City Council’s Oceansgate innovation hub for marine industries is now fully let after engineering…
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Merseyside firm wins £8m contract to install energy saving tech in 800 homes
A Merseyside firm has received a contract worth over £8m to install energy saving measures in over 800 properties in…
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Options Technology creates 150 jobs and announces major acquisition
Trading technology company Options Technology has announced 150 new jobs at its Belfast base, alongside a major acquisition. The company,…
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17th Century hall put up for rent in North East countryside
A 17th century listed hall has been put up for rent as part of a five-year business plan to transform…
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LEP chair issues Net Zero rallying call to PM: ‘Put the Humber first’
The Prime Minister has been called upon to put the Humber first when it comes to the race to Net…
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The UK needs Covid boosters, not boosterism
Despite early vaccine success, the UK is now reporting seven times the number of cases of Covid-19 than western European…
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Jewellery entrepreneur pens new e-commerce enterprise after lockdown success
Successful jewellery entrepreneur Shaun Bell is aiming to write a further chapter in his business career – with the launch…
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US firm IAA Inc swoops for Yorkshire salvage specialist Synetiq in £225m deal
A Yorkshire based salvage and vehicle dismantling company has been acquired by a US group in a £225m deal. IAA…
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Advice for Rishi Sunak on the eve of the Budget
At next week’s Budget, Rishi Sunak will again need to walk the high wire he so smoothly managed at the…
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Anglesey recycling firm signs £1.2m contract to turn plastics into oil
Totus Environmental has signed a £1.2m contract with the Anglesey-based green technology and recycling company Orthios to supply it with…
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Climate revolution can provide bright future for North East, leaders say
Business and political leaders in the North East say the region can use the drive to net zero to create…
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Why the Humber Express will feel like its Polar namesake as Christmas looms
An early Christmas present to the under pressure ports and logistics community, the Humber Express may well feel more like…
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Derelict Plymouth city centre plot given £3.5m price tag
A derelict Plymouth city centre plot earmarked for a hotel, flats and a car park has gone on sale for…
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When it comes to net zero, the government has a concrete problem
The writer, a former head of the Number 10 Policy Unit, is a Harvard senior fellow We can deliver net…
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Welsh Government accused of neglecting North Wales in Metro spending commitments
Welsh Government has been accused of neglecting North Wales when it comes to investment in new Metro services. The Labour…
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Admiral in new Welsh rugby sponsorship deal
Motor insurance to loans FTSE 100 firm, Admiral, has struck a new sponsorship deal with the Welsh Rugby Union. Admiral,…
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Restaurant group Dylan’s launches own hospitality academy as Covid and Brexit hit recruitment
Restaurant group Dylan’s has announced the launch of its own hospitality training academy. The Dylan’s Academy will create an apprenticeship…
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JustWears: London sustainable men’s underwear start-up nets £2.6m
A sustainable underwear brand launched in London by a husband-and-wife team and promising “a palace for your phallus” has netted…
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Plans unveiled for ‘sports hub’ on green belt land earmarked for 450 homes
Plans have been unveiled for a ‘sports hub’ at a green belt site which is earmarked for 450 new homes.…
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Private children’s care home operators accused of profiting from ‘failing system’
P rivate children’s home providers could be earning greater profits than would be expected in a well-functioning market, an interim…
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Humber Express rail freight service launches taking 80 HGVs off the road a day
A new rail freight service linking Port of Immingham to a major inland logistics hub has launched, freeing up more…
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Private children’s care homes operators accused of profiting from ‘failing system’
P rivate children’s home providers could be earning greater profits than would be expected in a well-functioning market, an interim…
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Bristol venue set to host Fatboy Slim raising funds for VR venue
“Imagine having 20 iconic nightclubs, theatres or art galleries all in a world that’s not dissimilar to the interface of…
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Bristol production company expands into second animation studio
An independent animation production studio in Bristol has expanded into a new studio for its growing workforce working on productions…
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Dan Loeb’s Third Point smacks down activist targeting UK vehicle
A ctivist investors agitate for change at companies they believe are underperforming — but it appears they don’t like having…
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Jobs to follow Bondgate IT acquisition of MCWare IT Solutions
North East tech firm Bondgate IT is set for growth after snapping up a Stockton business. Darlington based Bondgate IT…
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Burger King expansion continues with Plymouth drive-thru plan
Plymouth could have its first Burger King drive-thru – and just yards from one run by rival McDonald’s. The chain,…
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Mediahuis sells Property News to supplier GCD to focus on publishing
The Belgian media giant which owns The Belfast Telegraph has sold Propertynews.com, the online property portal for an undisclosed sum,…
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Meet the businesses stepping up to solve the recruitment crisis
At veg box firm Riverford Organic Farmers in Devon, the Chief Executive Rob Haward is among office staff commandeered to…
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More than 80 VCs converge on Belfast to peruse early stage offer
More than 80 venture capital investors have met the best start-up and scale up companies from across Northern Ireland at…
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Budget 2021: The wish list from business ahead of Rishi Sunak’s speech
W hen Rishi Sunak steps up to the Despatch Box next Wednesday to deliver the Budget, CEOs will be listening…
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Why need to ‘share the love’ on innovation
Whilst change is usually a long drawn out process that can take years if not decades to take effect, there…
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Retail sales dropped last month despite petrol panic buying
U K retail sales have registered the longest period of consecutive monthly falls since records began around 25 years ago,…
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British retail sales unexpectedly decline in September
Retail sales unexpectedly dropped for a fifth month in a row, driven by a sharp fall in furniture stores. The…
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Devon’s Newton Print provides paw-fect packaging for vegan dog food start-up
You can now feed your pet pooch vegan dog food made from the likes of chickpeas, buckwheat and pumpkins thanks…
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FTSE 100 Live: Evergrande debt hopes rise, UK retail sales disappoint
E xpectations that debt-laden property firm Evergrande will make a key interest payment at the weekend should boost confidence after…
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What will the chancellor announce in the Autumn Budget 2021?
Many in the tax and finance world consider that, from a taxation point of view anyway, the upcoming Budget will…
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Devon’s Travel Chapter holiday lets firm prepares AIM float
A Devon-based holiday lets firm is to float on the London Stock Exchange as it eyes huge growth post-Covid and…
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Hal Robson-Kanu on taking lessons from sport and creating a business
A lot has happened in the five years since footballer Thomas ‘Hal’ Robson-Kanu’s Cruyff turn and finish sent Wales into…
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Lemonzest Events secures new funding deal with Lloyds
A Birmingham-based event management business is looking to expand its services after securing a new funding package. Lemonzest Events, which…
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PromeX crowned Company of the Year at DerbyshireLive Business Awards 2021
An industrial product manufacturer has been crowned Company of the Year at the 2021 DerbyshireLive Business Awards. PromeX, which is…
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Nottingham architects launches major recruitment drive to double workforce
A Nottingham architects practice is set to more than double its workforce in the next few weeks after launching a…
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Winners of the Swansea Bay Business Awards 2021 revealed
The best in business and entrepreneurial success in the Swansea Bay City Region has been celebrated. The Swansea Bay Business…
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Leicester firm’s legacy passes to staff at it becomes Employee Ownership Trust
A Leicester-based design company hopes to secure its future success by becoming an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). STB Graphic Designers…
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Busy Bees expands again with New Zealand acquisition
A childhood education and nursery provider has made its first acquisition in New Zealand – and has completed a separate…
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Phoenix Brickwork starts on £2.4m housing contract
A growing Derbyshire brickwork, scaffolding and drywall business has started building new homes at a six-acre site in Leeds. Phoenix…
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