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26.02.2023 - 00:01
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Business Live
King Charles III gives name to prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise after succeeding Elizabeth II
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise has been renamed following the accession of King Charles III. It will be known as The King’s Award for Enterprise. The 2023 awardees will be announced on Friday, April 21 this year, marking Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday, and on May 6 from 2024, the anniversary of The King’s coronation. Nominations …
25.02.2023 - 17:34
Business
Business Live
Tributes pour in following death of Mukesh Patel, loved and ‘irreplaceable’ member of Leicester business scene
Tributes have poured in following the death of Mukesh Patel, a senior and much loved member of the Leicestershire business community. The married father-of two from Stoneygate, Leicester, was just 54 years old when he died on February 18, having been taken ill a week earlier. A litigation specialist by profession he joined Freeths in …
25.02.2023 - 09:01
Business
Evening Standard
Priti Patel calls on Jeremy Hunt to stop planned corporation tax rise
Former home secretary Priti Patel has urged the Chancellor to use his Budget next month to halt the planned corporation tax rise.The senior Conservative has argued that “now is not the time” for an increase in the tax on big business.In plans agreed while she served in Boris Johnson’s cabinet, corporation tax is due to …
25.02.2023 - 07:15
Business
Sky News
Citymapper in talks about takeover by New York-based transport tech giant Via
Citymapper, the urban transport app which ranks among Britain’s most prominent consumer technology companies, is in talks to be bought by a multibillion dollar New York-based rival.Sky News has learnt that Citymapper, which launched in 2010, is in advanced discussions about a takeover by Via Transportation. City sources said a deal could be struck within …
25.02.2023 - 00:01
Business
Evening Standard
Mobile users ‘stuck between mid-contract hikes and exit fees of more than £400’
Mobile phone users are facing the option of “exorbitant” mid-contract price rises or exit fees of more than £400, a consumer group has warned.Which? is calling on providers to reconsider price rises – regardless of whether they are “transparent” – as consumers grapple with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, and allow customers to leave their contract …
24.02.2023 - 22:05
Business
Evening Standard
Teaching union defers strike action after members show support for new pay deal
A teaching union in Scotland has agreed to defer industrial action which was set to take place next week after members “marginally” voted to accept a new pay offer from the Scottish Government.The national executive of the Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA) “unanimously” agreed to defer strike action on Tuesday February 28 and Wednesday March …
24.02.2023 - 17:29
Business
Evening Standard
Global stocks tumble after US figures show taming inflation ‘far from over’
Global markets have taken a turn for the worse after new figures revealed US inflation unexpectedly ticked up last month, stamping out hopes of the Fed ending its cycle of interest rate hikes.The personal-consumption expenditures price index (PCE), seen as the Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation, showed a month-on-month increase of 0.6% in January, up …
24.02.2023 - 17:27
Business
Business Live
Developer Modo Bloc reveals plans for £2.1m job-creating commercial property development in Sunderland
Newcastle developer Modo Bloc has revealed plans for a £2.1m commercial property development in Sunderland. The company has submitted plans to Sunderland City Council to redevelop a brownfield site next to Kings Road and Sunderland Road. Its proposals include the creation of two units, a 4,000 sq ft unit for a Tesco supermarket and a …
24.02.2023 - 17:21
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Business Live
The Apartment Group on acquisition trail after unveiling latest hotel addition
The founder of a North East hospitality group says it is on the acquisition trail as it unveiled its latest addition. The 24-bedroom Grade II listed Croft Hotel at Croft-on-Tees is set for a £2m upgrade after being acquired by Newcastle-based leisure operator The Apartment Group for an undisclosed sum. Work is set to start …
24.02.2023 - 16:35
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Business Live
People on the move: key North East appointments of the week
Newcastle law firm Muckle LLP has welcomed newly qualified solicitor Kieran O’Donogue to its dispute resolution team. Kieran, who qualified in January, will assist senior partners with a range of commercial disputes including in contract, negligence, defamation and breach of privacy for both claimants and defendants. He said: “Since starting my training at Muckle, I …
24.02.2023 - 16:20
Business
Evening Standard
Layoffs cloud UK fintech prospects
The UK’s long-term dominance of the European fintech sector has been thrown into doubt after a study found that a greater number of London-based firms have been hit by layoffs compared with their EU counterparts. At least a dozen UK fintechs have let go of staff over the past 12 months, an analysis by the …
24.02.2023 - 16:12
Business
Business Live
What the WRU could learn from the Irish Rugby Football Union business model
The last fortnight has seen Welsh rugby stagger from crisis to crisis with the threat of an unprecedented strike by the men’s rugby team only being averted a few days before the Six Nations match against England. Whilst there was agreement over changes to players contracts, it seems to be a temporary sticking plaster until …
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