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Devon’s ‘forest’ school Outdoors Group moves to larger base
A Devon organisation which runs outdoor schools in woodland has moved to larger premises after outgrowing its former base. The Outdoors Group, which offers alternative educational provision based entirely outdoors, is moving from Exeter’s Basepoint Business Centre after buying a former health centre called Western Lodge, in Crediton. The property is a single-storey building which …
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21 years after starting as one-man operation North Wales estate agent now has 25 staff across seven offices
A well known estate agent is celebrating a landmark anniversary after growing staff numbers over the pandemic. Williams Estates has handed over the keys to thousands of homes across North Wales over the last 21 years. Director Jason Williams launched the company at the turn of the century and has grown it strategically from one …
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Sky News
Inflation: Six things consumers are having to pay more for
The latest inflation figures, on the face of it, contain little to worry us members of the public because the headline measure fell back.The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) which charts the price adjustments in a basket of goods and services, eased from an annual rate of 3.2% to 3.1% in September. The rate has climbed …
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Burberry goes shopping for British Versace boss Akeroyd to succeed Gobbetti
Burberry has revealed it has poached the boss of Versace to succeed Marco Gobbetti as chief executive.The luxury brand’s shares plunged by 10% when Gobbetti – credited with turning around Burberry’s fortunes over his four-year stint, announced he was leaving at the end of the year to return to his native Italy. The stock was …
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Inflation steady at 3.1% ahead of predicted surge in the cost of living
The rate of inflation crept down slightly to an annual rate of 3.1% in September, according to official figures which are tipped to surge in the months ahead and force the Bank of England to intervene.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said rises in the cost of fuel last month, without even reflecting the impact …
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Gaming giant that owns Call Of Duty and Warcraft sacks more than 20 staff after harassment claims
Video games giant Activision Blizzard has fired a number of employees following sexual harassment and discrimination allegations. The company, which owns the Candy Crush and Call Of Duty franchises, said it has sacked more than 20 members of staff following the claims and 20 more individuals are facing other forms of disciplinary action. In a …
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Evening Standard
UK banks: another set of numbers to disguise the rot
This week sees the UK Bank reporting season begin. Lloyds, HSBC, and Barclays look set to produce decent numbers and limited losses on post pandemic recovery.  The outlook is positive, the regulator will allow them to increase dividends, and there is higher income potential from rising interest rates.On the other hand, banks exist under the cosh …
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$1bn Gorillas fundraising shows appetite for growth in rapid grocery delivery sector
It has been one of the most dramatic developments in retailing during the last year.The “rapid grocery delivery” sector has seemingly sprung up overnight with names that were barely known 12 months ago, such as Gorillas, Getir, Zapp, Jiffy, Weezy, Fancy, Asap and Dija, suddenly becoming ubiquitous. To them can be added offerings from more …
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Can cafe culture and more social opportunities save the high street?
As we begin to hit the shops ahead of Christmas, retail sales are back to pre-pandemic levels for the first time since restrictions eased in April.We are now spending more on items like clothing and furnishings than we were in February 2020, according to real-time credit and debit card data from the Office for National …
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Bitcoin nears record high amid ETF debut. What is an ETF and can it convince the crypto world?
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HGV driver crisis ‘not visibly getting better at this stage’ industry bosses warn
Haulage industry bosses have told MPs that the shortage of lorry drivers and resulting crisis in the supply chain is not improving despite measures introduced by the government to try and alleviate the problems.Duncan Buchanan, director of policy at the Road Haulage Association, also strongly criticised the recently-announced 5,000 three-month visas for foreign drivers saying …
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PM’s charm offensive yet to convince investors to part with their trillions
In his pitch to persuade global investors to back the UK’s green industrial future Boris Johnson invoked Peppa Pig, Jeremy Clarkson and Gordon Gekko.In response, we might paraphrase Mrs Merton’s infamous question, first posed to Debbie McGee, about how she came to marry magician Paul Daniels. “So Prime Minister, what was it that first attracted …

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