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25.12.2022 - 01:00
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Business Live
Parkdean Resorts prepared for strong year of UK staycations amid cost-of-living challenges
The leader of holiday park operator Parkdean Resorts expects demand for UK staycations to remain strong next year as families seek value in the face of cost-of-living challenges. Newcastle-based Parkdean Resorts owns and operates 66 award-winning holiday parks around the UK, including sites in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Druridge Bay, Ashington, Crimdon Dene near Hartlepool, and Whitley Bay. …
24.12.2022 - 15:33
Business
Evening Standard
Number of Christmas Eve shoppers jumps to ‘unusual’ level amid rail strikes
The number of in-person shoppers has jumped to an “unusual” level on Christmas Eve amid rail strikes.Footfall across all UK retail destinations up to 12 noon on Saturday was 9.2% higher than last week, and 1% up on December 23, when shoppers faced no travel restrictions, data from industry analyst Springboard shows.It comes amid a …
24.12.2022 - 00:01
Business
Evening Standard
Travellers primed for disruption as latest wave of strikes begins
Strike action could bring chaos to millions of people on Christmas Eve, as walkouts hit rail services and Border Force action enters a second day.With one day to go until Christmas, travellers were being issued with warnings of delays, congestion and disruption.Fears of disorder at UK airports and long queues at passport control largely failed …
24.12.2022 - 00:01
Business
Evening Standard
The year in tech: Elon Musk’s chaotic Twitter takeover
Elon Musk started the year as just a prominent Twitter user, but he ends it as its beleaguered owner set to step down as chief executive after a chaotic two months in charge.The Tesla and SpaceX owner launched his dramatic takeover bid in April after buying up enough shares to become the site’s biggest shareholder …
24.12.2022 - 00:01
Business
Evening Standard
Almost 400 pubs close in England and Wales in 2022
More than 32 pubs disappeared from communities in England and Wales each month in 2022 as rocketing energy bills and staffing pressures forced businesses to shut for the final time.New analysis of official government data by real estate adviser Altus group found the overall number of pubs slid by 386 during the year.The total number …
23.12.2022 - 17:17
Business
Evening Standard
Sunak ‘sad’ about strikes but insists no negotiation on pay is ‘right thing’
Rishi Sunak has said he is “sad” and “disappointed” about widespread strike action, but he insisted refusing to negotiate on public sector pay is the “right thing” in the long term.The Prime Minister defended the Government on Friday as acting “fairly and reasonably” on the “difficult question”, but insisted he cannot budge or risk stoking …
23.12.2022 - 15:55
Business
Evening Standard
NHS strikes loom in Scotland as rejected pay deal ‘imposed’
Strike action in the NHS in Scotland looms as staff claim the Scottish Government has imposed a pay offer despite overwhelming rejection from three health unions.Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf met with representatives from trade unions on Friday to inform them that the pay offer – which will see wages rise by an average of …
23.12.2022 - 15:15
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Business Live
Hyperama sells Nottingham and West Bromwich cash and carry depots to Dhamecha
The corporate finance team of PKF Smith Cooper has supported Hyperama plc on the sale of its cash and carry division to the London-based Dhamecha Group. Hyperama’s Nottingham and West Bromwich depots will bolster Dhamecha’s presence in the Midlands, boosting the number of its cash and carry branches to 12. Hyperama is a wholesaler of …
23.12.2022 - 15:02
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Business Live
Rolls-Royce ready to test greener UltraFan aero engine
Rolls-Royce has announced that it is ready to start testing its UltraFan aero engine demonstrator. In what the Derby engineering giant said was a “major milestone” for the programme, the demonstrator engine was transported from the build workshop and into Testbed 80 in Derby, where it has been mounted in preparation for testing. Rolls Royce …
23.12.2022 - 14:51
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Business Live
Aggregate Industries is one of 12 firms to work on £1.3bn motorway and A-roads contract
Aggregate Industries has won a contract to join a £1.3 billion National Highways framework to maintain England’s motorways and A-roads over the next five years. The Leicestershire quarrying and building materials giant is one of 12 suppliers selected ti work on what is called the Pavement Delivery Framework. The contract covers the supply of materials, …
23.12.2022 - 14:24
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Business Live
Quarter Day payments bring unwelcome Christmas concerns for North East business owners
The North East’s business advisory trade body has warned businesses over looming rental payments amid rising insolvency figures. Business owners worried about meeting their end-of-year property payments should be speaking to their landlords now before they slip into arrears, according to Chris Ferguson, North East chairman of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. He was …
23.12.2022 - 14:24
Business
Sky News
Swiss asset manager GAM hires bankers to explore sale
The prominent investment management firm GAM Holding is intensifying discussions over a potential sale months after it was forced to issue a profit warning.Sky News has learnt that GAM, which has assets under management of approximately CHF74.5bn (£66.38bn), is working with bankers at UBS to field interest from prospective bidders. The process is said to …
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