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Bristol youth centre plans secure financial support from council
Financial support has been agreed to support plans for a new youth centre in Bristol. Councillors have approved a full business case for the proposed facility in the south of the city, on a site close to the roundabout which connects Hengrove Way and Hartcliffe Way. If it secures planning approval, the ‘Youth Zone’ building …
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Consultation on Hinkley Point C fish protection measures launches
A consultation on plans to change the way sea water and fish are discharged at Somerset nuclear power plant Hinkley Point C has been launched by the government’s environment agency. The Bridgwater power station is proposing a change to its Water Discharge Activity permit, which currently includes three mitigation measures to protect fish. These include: …
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North of England starved of investment, thinktank report finds
The North of England receives the second lowest level of investment among advanced economies, a think tank has said. If the region were a country, Greece would be the only OECD nation to see less public and private investment, according to the IPPR North’s State of the North report. The researchers found that the UK …
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Easyjet jumps on record holiday bookings as Brits head overseas
EASYJET shares jumped 10% today after the budget airline forecast a return to profit as customers set aside cost-of-living pressures and book foreign holidays at record levels.The company recorded losses of more than £1 billion in 2020 and 2021 as Covid restrictions devastated airlines.Today it said it should return to profit this year and that …
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Post-Covid bookings take off again at easyJet
Budget airline easyJet says losses will be better than expected after seeing a big increase in bookings. The Luton-based operator – which flies out of UK airports such as Birmingham, Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle – said it had seen a record surge in bookings since the start of the year. Headline pre-tax losses, it said, …
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Hargreaves Services hails big jump in revenue and profits thanks to ramping up of HS2
Industrial services group Hargreaves says increased work on the HS2 project has helped it make substantial increases in revenue and profitability. The County Durham-based firm is undertaking earthmoving and engineering for the rail scheme and at its peak has employed 400 people on the project. In an update to investors covering the six months to …
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Early signs of new car supply shortages easing, Pendragon says
There are early signs of improvement in the supply of new cars, dealership group Pendragon said as it upgraded its profit forecast after better-than-expected sales.The company said its sales performance in the last three months of 2022 was ahead of previous expectations, and more than offset the higher costs it faced.Sales of new cars during …
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Third of consumers plan to return or give up Christmas gifts, poll finds
Almost a third of consumers plan to return, re-gift, sell or donate Christmas presents, with a fifth doing so to help manage cost-of-living pressures, a survey suggests.Gifts worth £232 million will be returned across the UK, the poll for the Post Office indicates.Young adults aged between 18 and 34 are the most likely to return …
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Pub chain issues rallying cry to hospitality industry over tax ‘disparity’
One of the UK’s most prominent pub chain bosses has issued a rallying cry to the hospitality industry, saying a tax disparity is the biggest threat to its success.JD Wetherspoon’s chairman, Tim Martin, has long-complained about supermarkets’ treatment when it comes to the payment of Value Added Tax (VAT), saying it gives them an unfair …
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Security guards to join huge day of strikes
Security guards are the latest group of workers planning to strike next week on what will be the biggest day of industrial action in decades.Members of the IWGB union working for contractors at London university UCL will walk out on February 1 as part of a campaign for a wage rate of £15 an hour.On …
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Wetherspoon’s sales jump over Christmas but still lag behind pre-Covid
JD Wetherspoon has revealed that its sales at the end of 2022 were far higher than the previous year, after a particularly strong Christmas, but still lagging slightly behind pre-pandemic levels.The hospitality chain, with runs 844 pubs in the UK and Ireland, said like-for-like sales surged by nearly 18% over the last three months of …
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Gambling company fined millions for ‘social responsibility and money laundering failings’
Gambling firm In Touch Games has been fined millions by a regulator for “social responsibility and money laundering failings”.The Gambling Commission said the company, which operates a number of online sites including bonusboss.co.uk, had been given a £6.1m penalty, its third fine related to oversight failures. The issues at In Touch Games, the watchdog said, …

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