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31.03.2023 - 09:04
Business
Business Live
Councils vote in favour of East Midlands Devolution – now it’s up to Government to say yes
The four councils going for devolution in the East Midlands have formally voted in favour of the plans. Nottingham City Council, Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council have agreed to proceed with the plans which they say could bring in benefits worth more than £1.14 billion. The councils have now agreed on …
31.03.2023 - 06:16
Business
Sky News
UK house prices suffer biggest annual decline since 2009
House prices fell by 3.1% year-on-year in March, marking the biggest annual decline since July 2009, Nationwide Building Society said.The figures also showed a monthly price fall of 0.8% – the seventh consecutive fall – which leaves prices 4.6% below their August peak. The average UK house price in March was £257,122.Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief …
30.03.2023 - 16:12
Business
Sky News
UK economy grew slightly and avoided recession, revised official figures confirm
Revised figures have confirmed that the UK economy avoided recession in the second half of last year, posting 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter.The original estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) between October and November, released in mid-February, had shown zero growth. A recession is generally defined in the UK as two consecutive quarters of …
30.03.2023 - 10:20
Business
Business Live
Drax to enter talks over bioenergy carbon capture delivery imminently as deployment commitment made
Drax is to enter formal discussions with the government to take forward its huge £2 billion Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage project. Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps has today confirmed its commitment to support deployment by 2030. The plan for the huge power station in the Humber hinterland – a driving …
30.03.2023 - 10:10
Business
Business Live
New consultancy launched by Birmingham agencies
Two Birmingham creative agencies have joined forces to launch a new venture aimed at supporting companies going through transformation or change. Spottydog Communications and Big Cat have together created Leopard Co. which will focus on marketing communications consultancy, helping clients with issues caused by change such as mergers, acquisitions, investment and transformation. It is already …
30.03.2023 - 09:46
Business
Business Live
South West-based company Silvey Fleet expands into Ireland
Successful South West-based fleet management company, Silvey Fleet has announced its expansion into Ireland. The family-run business, which is headquartered in Bristol, has evolved over time in response to changes in the market. It now specialises in vehicle fleet management solutions and is one of the UK’s most established reseller of fuel cards. Silvey Fleet …
30.03.2023 - 09:26
Business
Business Live
Humber set to miss out on chance to lead UK’s carbon capture and storage push after Track One no-show
The Humber’s hopes to be the carbon capture trailblazer for the UK appear to have hit the rocks after no projects were selected to enter into the latest phase of negotiations. A £20 billion Spring Budget pledge had injected further fizz into the sector, with several huge emission-abating schemes for heavy industry aligned with the …
30.03.2023 - 09:05
Business
Evening Standard
LV= sees retirement profit halve as insurer ‘not immune’ to economic woes
Mutual life insurer LV= has admitted it is “not immune” to economic challenges after revealing profits from it savings and retirement division halved over 2022 and it sunk deeper into a loss.The insurance and retirement specialist said it made a loss before tax and before member bonuses of £265 million last year, compared with a …
30.03.2023 - 09:00
Business
Evening Standard
Time Out’s failed London market plans cost £1 million
Media and food business Time Out said its failed plans to build a food market in Spitalfields cost £1 million.The media business – which operates markets in Lisbon, Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago, Montreal and Dubai – had planned to create a venue with 12 permanent kitchens on Commercial Street in Spitalfields.But following a six-year-long …
30.03.2023 - 07:51
Business
Evening Standard
H&M sees slow start to spring season as cold weather hits sales
Fashion chain H&M warned that cold weather has delayed demand for spring ranges in many of its markets, but posted an unexpected quarterly profit thanks to a boost from its second-hand platform Sellpy.The group – the world’s second largest fashion retailer – said sales in local currencies for the three months to February 28 lifted …
30.03.2023 - 07:11
Business
Evening Standard
Moonpig hails record sales before Mother’s Day
Moonpig has said it recorded its biggest week of sales in the UK before Mother’s Day earlier this month.The online greetings card business assured investors that trading had been “resilient” over the past six months, despite recently revealing it had taken a hit from Royal Mail postal strikes and waning consumer demand.It downgraded sales expectations …
30.03.2023 - 06:56
Business
Evening Standard
SSE lifts full-year earnings outlook again despite widening renewables shortfall
Energy firm SSE has hiked its annual earnings outlook once again despite lower than expected power from renewable generation.The FTSE 100 group, which no longer supplies energy directly to households, said it now expects underlying earnings per share of more than 160p in 2022-23.The group had already upped its earnings expectations to more than 150p …
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