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JCB ‘ramping up production’ to record levels after seeing turnover fall by more than £1bn in 2020
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Devon’s Applegate set for jobs growth after partnering with Euro tech giant
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Billionaire Issa brothers’ petrol stations giant EG Group swoops for 52 KFC sites
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‘Things heading in right direction’ for Stanlow oil refinery despite reports of ‘imminent demise’
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Shoppers told to be ‘patient’ as £100 voucher site to aid high street recovery hit with traffic
Applications for a high street voucher scheme have opened in a bid to boost businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19.The programme in Northern Ireland aims to help industries such as retail and hospitality recover from the pandemic, and encourage shoppers to visit local businesses. All residents aged 18 or over are able to apply …
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Patisserie Valerie auditor fined £2.3m after missing ‘red flags’ ahead of collapse
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has been fined £2.34m after an investigation found “serious lack of competence” in its audits of cake chain Patisserie Valerie.The audits carried out in 2015, 2016, and 2017 gave the company a clean bill of health – before it disclosed potential fraud in 2018 and subsequently collapsed, resulting in the loss …
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Driver shortages contribute to collapse of £167m food distribution business – putting 400-plus jobs at risk
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Brexit ‘obviously a contributory factor’ to shortage of HGV drivers – shadow chancellor
Brexit is “obviously a contributory factor” to the shortage of HGV drivers that is having a knock-on effect across the economy, the shadow chancellor has told Sky News.Speaking to Kay Burley from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, Rachel Reeves said: “To deny that I think flies in the face of reality. Fuel supply crisis: …
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Aldi to create 2,000 jobs next year in £1.3bn investment plan
Aldi has revealed plans to create 2,000 jobs next year as it reported a dip in annual profits partly blamed on the pandemic.The German-owned discount supermarket said it was investing £1.3bn over the next two years, adding 100 new stores and a logistics centre in Leicestershire, as it aims to ramp up further its share …
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‘No plans to bring in army to do driving’ as minister urges people to stop ‘panic buying’
There are no plans to bring in the army to drive lorries to deliver fuel to petrol stations, a government minister has said, as some brands report as many as 90% of their sites running dry.The comments by environment secretary George Eustice came amid newspaper reports that the government was considering using the army to …
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PrimaryBid enlists City heavyweight Brydon as new chairman
A British technology company which enabled ordinary investors to access a deluge of corporate cash calls during the COVID-19 crisis will this week name one of the City’s biggest heavyweights as its first chairman.Sky News has learnt that PrimaryBid has recruited Sir Donald Brydon to fill the role, in what will be regarded as a …
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Honour for the late John Hays at North East Entrepreneurial Awards
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