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Holidaymakers need ‘careful planning’ to find bargain destinations – report
UK holidaymakers keen to avoid steep price rises are being forced to choose their destination carefully, new figures show.Falls in the value of sterling against many other currencies and rises in resort prices mean the cost of typical tourist items are higher in four out of five popular resorts and cities compared with a year …
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2023 FSB Wales Small Business Awards winners revealed
A Conwy business that produces cool prosthetic leg covers for amputees and a company which fully furnishes homes for people escaping domestic abuse in Bridgend were among the winners at an awards ceremony held by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). LIMB-Art, based in Blychau, was named Exporter of the Year at the 2023 FSB …
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Demand for West End office space bounces back in 2022, but rest of London lags behind
Demand for office space is again outstripping supply in the West End, but it is the opposite story everywhere else in London, according to new figures.Statistics from Colliers found that the amount of office space occupied in the West End increased by over 1 million sq ft in 2022, the first increase since the pandemic, …
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New life for historic former Birmingham bank building
A historic former bank building in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is sporting a new look after undergoing a restoration project. Developer Cordia Blackswan is leading the scheme in Great Hampton Street to breathe new life into listed building The Bank. It has restored the grade II former Lloyds TSB Bank so it now has seven commercial …
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GloucestershireLive Business Awards are back for their 25th year – here’s how you can take part in the county’s biggest business celebration
Gloucestershire is home to a great community of businesses large and small – and we’re going to be recognising the best of the best as we launch the GloucestershireLive Business Awards. From high streets to business parks and industrial estates, from gleaming city centre offices to workshops, factories and farms, businesses are the lifeblood of …
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ADVERTORIAL: The start-up striving to make sustainability work for small businesses
“Think of it like Tinder” is an unusual opening line for an agrifood startup but one that Dan Yates, CEO and co-founder of smart sustainability matchmaking platform, Greener, returns to often. “Through its algorithm, our platform is able to accurately understand what your business does and how you make decisions about sustainability,” he added. Like …
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Deutsche Bank heads new rout for banking stocks on financial markets
Germany’s largest bank has become the focus in a new wave of selling across banking and wider financial stocks, less than a week after the forced takeover of Credit Suisse.Deutsche Bank shares were more than 13% down in volatile trading Europe-wide. The bank’s so-called credit default swap rate was up more than 18%.It essentially represents …
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Does daylight saving impact productivity and is it a health and safety risk?
The merits and disadvantages of daylight saving time (DST) have re-entered public debate ahead of the clocks going forward this weekend. An expert at the University of Salford Business School has argued that there can be only three possible outcomes to any daylight saving debate. Maintain the cycle of switching between standard and daylight saving …
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Port Talbot engineering firm acquires premises to combat rising rental costs
An engineering, fabrication and machining business in Port Talbot has acquired its current premises to combat rising rental costs following a financial package from Barclays. Foredowel at Seaway Parade, which employs 12 staff and has over £1.2m in turnover, secured £400,000 from the bank to purchase the unit as it continues to grow and expand. …
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Wetherspoons resumes staff bonus with boss Tim Martin optimistic price pressures will ease
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin today said price pressures in the pub trade are “ferocious” but he offered optimism that the worst is past.For the half-year, profits crashed 91% to £4.6 million when compared to 2019, a sign of the strain on an industry still recovering from Covid.The company is pruning its estate – it …
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Flexible workspace giant IWG eyes £800m deal for digital platform Worka
IWG, the serviced offices giant, is exploring the sale of a major stake in its digital operation in a deal that could generate proceeds of about £800m.Sky News has learnt that IWG, run by founder Mark Dixon, has opened a data room for potential buyers of a 50% shareholding in Worka. The process, which is …
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Former Belfast City Council boss Suzanne Wylie to head up NI Chamber
The NI Chamber, one of Northern Ireland’s most influential business bodies, has appointed Suzanne Wylie as its new chief executive. The former boss of Belfast City Council takes over the role after just over a year as chief executive of the government of Jersey and will replace Ann McGregor who is stepping down after 15 …

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