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Richard Pennycook, Colliers and Express Solicitors: The 13 latest North West hires and promotions
Businesses based all over the North West have confirmed a string of new appointments and promotions over the last seven days. Companies such as law firms through to an operator of high-end service stations are among those to have made major moves. Below, we round up the latest hires and promotions that we feel you …
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Company that lost Amazon deal to enter liquidation a year after collapsing into administration
A company that collapsed into administration a year ago is to be liquidated. All employees at TVR Express were made redundant when the business failed in February 2022. At the time Rehan Ahmed and Tauseef Rashid of business advisory firm Quantuma were appointed as joint administrators of the company. READ MORE: Click here to sign …
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Supermarket chain Planet Organic hires advisers to explore sale
Planet Organic, the organic supermarket chain, has drafted in City advisers to explore a possible sale.Sky News has learnt that Planet Organic, which was founded in 1995 by Renee Elliot, is working with Interpath on a review of its strategic options. A source close to the process said this weekend that the company was seeking …
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Pub group boss slams government and suppliers on energy ‘scandal’
The boss of a South West pub group has slammed the government for its handling of the energy crisis and accused suppliers of trying to “profiteer” from the situation. The Liberation Group runs more than 120 pubs, bars and inns across the West of England and Channel Islands, and is also the parent company of …
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Contractors in Tolent supply chain could be owed more than £50m, industry groups say
Contractors working in Tolent’s supply chain could be out of pocket to the tune of £50m, industry organisations believe. The Team Valley construction group fell into administration on Monday, citing huge losses on its biggest ever contract – the £85.5m Milburngate development in Durham – for triggering the chain of events that led to its …
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Newcastle ‘riding a wave’ of investment enquiries amid latest jobs joy
Newcastle has got momentum behind it – that’s the feeling of inward investment agency Invest Newcastle after a week that brought another jobs boost for the city. Global defence giant Leonardo will base some of the 200 North East-based jobs it intends to create, including data scientists, systems and software engineers and analytics experts at …
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Evening Standard
Children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais strike action
Children and teachers returning to the UK from half-term school trips have been hit by delays of more than six hours at Calais amid strike action by Border Force staff.Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working at French ports began industrial action over pay on Friday, with strikes due to continue until …
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Teachers will win dispute with Scottish Government, union official claims
Scottish teachers in dispute over pay with the Government will win, the president of the country’s biggest teaching union has said.Staff have been locked in sometimes fraught negotiations with the Scottish Government and councils for months, prompting multiple days of walkouts and further action planned in the constituencies of key politicians.Teachers will take action this …
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Railway engineering workers to stage 48-hour strikes after rejecting pay offer
Railway engineering workers are set to take part in a series of 48-hour strikes next month due to a pay dispute.The action comes after the workers at infrastructure group Balfour Beatty overwhelmingly rejected the company’s offer of a 5.5% increase in pay. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will take strike action …
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Supermarket giant Tesco to explore sale of banking arm
Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket chain, is to kick off a review of its presence in the UK banking sector – a move that could lead to a sale of the business.Sky News has learnt that the grocery giant is lining up Goldman Sachs to advise on the future of Tesco Bank, which launched in 1997. …
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Consultation launched on banning sale of peat in Scotland
Ministers have launched a consultation as they prepare to ban the sale of peat in Scotland.Under the plans, the retail sale of peat for home gardens will be prohibited first, before consideration is given to how a wider ban would impact businesses.The Scottish Government is therefore seeking the views of gardeners and commercial growers as …
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The FTSE 100 just passed 8000, a new record. What does that mean for you, your finances and the UK economy?
What is the FTSE 100?An index of the biggest 100 companies listed in London, which is owned and run by the London Stock Exchange.The index began in January 1984 at the base level of 1000. Many of the companies in it are internationally focussed.The US equivalent is the Dow Jones, which is even narrower than …

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