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07.04.2023 - 08:35
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Business Live
Fashion entrepreneur launches ‘slow fashion’ pop-up in Newcastle’s Ouseburn as precursor to fixed store
A fashion professional who returned to Newcastle during lockdown has launched a pop-up shop dedicated to pre-owned and dead stock designer clothing. Sophie Cabourn, whose father, Nigel Cabourn, is a cult vintage clothing collector and designer, has opened RE:BOURN in the Bottleworks gallery space on Ouseburn’s Riverside Walk. The store – which is open until …
07.04.2023 - 08:28
Business
Business Live
Employers warming to four-day week if workers compromise on home working
More Northern Ireland employers are warming to the idea of a four-day week if workers compromise on home working. That is the finding of a new report from recruitment company Hays which surveyed 464 employers and employees throughout Northern Ireland, unveiling overwhelming support from the latter for a four-day week. Over 70% of workers said …
06.04.2023 - 16:41
Business
Sky News
Less than 3% world economic growth predicted due to geopolitical divisions and US bank failures – IMF chief
High interest rates, US bank failures and geopolitical divisions in Europe are reasons why the world economy is expected to grow less than 3% in 2023, the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.The growth is down from 3.4% last year, and even further below the average of 3.8%, increasing the risk of …
06.04.2023 - 14:15
Business
Sky News
Home Office ‘demonising’ illegal immigrants by shutting down bank accounts in new crackdown
Illegal immigrants will have their bank accounts shut down in a new crackdown by the Home Office – who have been accused of “demonising” asylum seekers.The Home Office announced it began sharing data with the financial sector on Thursday so it can refuse to open new bank accounts and close existing accounts of people who …
06.04.2023 - 12:10
Business
Sky News
Audit giant pulls secondee out of crisis-hit CBI business lobbying group
EY, the big four accountancy firm, has ended the secondment of one of its employees to the CBI as the business lobbying group grapples with an unfolding crisis over allegations of sexual misconduct.Sky News has learnt that EY has opted not to renew the secondment of a staff member who was serving as an adviser …
06.04.2023 - 10:17
Business
Business Live
Mercure to open £30m four-star Paignton hotel in time for Easter
Hospitality company Mercure, is set to open a new four-star hotel in South Devon. The £30m hotel will be situated on Paignton’s seafront and will feature 161 bedrooms, restaurant and two tier Mediterranean style terrace with an outside bar. The Mercure Paignton Hotel, which is owned by Singapore-based Fragrance Group, franchised by Accor group and …
06.04.2023 - 09:43
Business
Business Live
Steelworkers’ joy at huge repreive with pay packets set to increase for those who feared the axe
Steelworkers whose jobs have been saved despite the Scunthorpe coke oven closures going ahead look set to earn more as they move into other areas of the business. The potential pay boom for the 250-strong team put through the redundancy process has been revealed as site multi-union chair Paul McBean told of the delight at …
06.04.2023 - 09:43
Business
Evening Standard
UK construction activity eases amid steep drop in housing demand
The fastest decline in housebuilding for nearly three years has acted as a drag on the UK’s construction sector, an influential survey has shown.Growth among construction businesses eased in March amid a slowdown in demand for new homes that has been exacerbated by rising interest rates.The closely-watched S&P Global/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index scored 50.7 …
06.04.2023 - 09:38
Business
Business Live
Bristol Junior Chamber kicks off 75th anniversary year with an all-female leadership team
Bristol Junior Chamber has welcomed a milestone anniversary with an all-female leadership team. With a membership of over 150 young professionals from the city and surrounding areas, the networking organisation will begin to celebrate its 75th anniversary year with Georgia Corp, Emma Carter and Kate Woosnam at its helm. On Tuesday (April 4) the council …
06.04.2023 - 09:12
Business
Sky News
Firms review CBI membership after sexual misconduct claims
Some of the UK’s biggest and best-known businesses say they are closely watching the unfolding crisis at the CBI.Sky News contacted more than 30 FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies on Thursday and found that many of those who are CBI members are keeping their membership – for now. It comes after a number of …
05.04.2023 - 12:11
Business
Sky News
Post-Brexit checks raise ‘real risks’ of future border complications as Dover braces for more delays at Easter
Coach travellers will be asked to delay Channel crossings over Easter as ferry companies and the Port of Dover attempt to avoid a repeat of the shambolic delays that blighted the start of the school holidays last weekend.Thousands of holidaymakers, many of them children on school trips, faced delays of up to 18 hours as …
05.04.2023 - 11:36
Business
Sky News
Sunak woos business leaders at summit amid Labour charm offensive
Rishi Sunak will court hundreds of Britain’s leading bosses at a summit this month that will be seen as an attempt to wrest back momentum from Keir Starmer’s efforts to present Labour as the new party of business.Sky News has learnt that the prime minister, the chancellor Jeremy Hunt, and Kemi Badenoch, the business and …
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