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ADVERTORIAL: Businesses need to work together as fraud is set to rise by a massive 25%
The police-backed North West Fraud Forum (NWFF) is calling on businesses across the region to work together to combat the increasing risk of business fraud. New figures from Action Fraud found there were £183.4m losses reported to the organisation from almost 42,000 cases of fraud in the North West over the past year. Within the …
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Loungers reports ‘record’ revenue with plans to open 35 stores in the next year
Café-restaurant chain Loungers has announced plans to open 35 stores across the UK after bouncing back from the pandemic with record revenues for the full year. The company, which was founded in Bristol, published its trading update for the year ending April 16 2023, recording like-for-like sales growth, up 7.4% on a one-year basis and …
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Treorchy is getting its own banking hub
Treorchy is the latest location in Wales to get the go-ahead for a banking hub from LINK the UK’s Cash Access and ATM network. LINK, which is supported all the main UK banks, provides communities with continued access to cash and banking services when branches close. The banking hub in the town is scheduled to …
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Exeter-based communications agency Absolute PR becomes an Employee Owned Trust
An Exeter-based PR and marketing agency has announced its transition to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Absolute PR and Marketing said the deal symbolises a ‘bright future’ for the agency and its employees. Founder and owner, Rachel Whitson has sold a 90% stake in the business to the EOT, after steady growth, during the agency’s …
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South West firms told to stay ‘vigilant’ as insolvencies hit three-year high
Business leaders in the South West have been warned to stay “vigilant” for signs of financial distress after new data showed corporate insolvencies have reached the highest levels for more than three years Figures from the government’s Insolvency Service found the number of companies in England and Wales unable to pay debts last month rose …
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Small business supported by Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett and eBay announces closure
A small business that has received support from Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett and eBay has announced its closure. The Chocolate Café in Ramsbottom is closing down after 15 years. The Bolton Street café had undergone a total refurbishment in 2020, but the cost of living and rising energy bills has forced owner Philip Hargreaves …
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British American Tobacco director joins THG board
A director at Britain’s biggest tobacco company has joined the board at software and online retail giant THG. Sue Farr has taken on the role of senior independent director at the Manchester-headquartered group. Ms Farr currently holds the same position at British American Tobacco as well as Altrincham-based car dealership chain, Lookers. READ MORE: Click …
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Former Elmtronics entrepreneurs launch pioneering app through new venture Swarm Energy
The founders of a North East company which was snapped up in a significant deal by a European group have launched a new venture. Dan Martin and Anthony Piggott sold Consett-based Elmtronics, a leading fleet electric vehicle (EV) charging point firm and winner of the high growth and ambition award at the Durham, Sunderland and …
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Dorset firm REIDsteel quits CBI as business group crisis deepens
A Dorset firm has confirmed it has left the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) “with immediate effect” following a series of workplace misconduct allegations about the business group. On Friday (April 21) several companies and trade bodies, including insurance firm Aviva and the John Lewis Partnership, announced plans to leave the CBI, after more than …
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Industry leaders in Cornwall call for Celtic Sea windfarms to land in the county
Industry leaders in Cornwall are calling for floating windfarms off the coast, which could unlock green growth and create thousands of jobs, if power is landed directly in Cornwall. The Crown Estate, which manages the seabed around the UK, will invite energy companies to bid for leases to build the windfarms in the Celtic Sea …
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£5m plant with potential to produce waste food-based coal replacement enters build phase in Immingham
The build-out of a £5 million industrial process plant that could prove technology to help clean up steel and other heavy industry is underway at Port of Immingham. CPL Industries is investing after securing a significant grant from the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to ramp up research and development in turning food waste into …
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Unipart taking on hundreds at huge new Jaguar Land Rover global parts distribution centre
Logistics specialist Unipart said it has created hundreds of jobs at a new global parts distribution centre for West Midlands automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover – with hundreds more to follow. JLR announced a few years back that it was building a 3 million sq ft complex next to Junction 11 of the M42, at …

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