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Fruit juice and oat drink manufacturer creates 54 jobs at new Co Tyrone site
A family run fruit juice and oat drink manufacturer l is creating 54 new jobs at a site in County Tyrone after embarking on a major expansion to boost production. Mulrines, a fourth generation County Donegal business which produces fruit juice from its own apple orchards as well as so-called plant-based beverages – made the …
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John N Dunn Group eyes return to profit after heavy impact of the pandemic
Construction firm John N Dunn Group says it is on track to return to profit in what it has described a year of big improvement. The Wallsend-based building services firm said the impact of the pandemic had continued to weigh on its performance, but turnover increased 21% to £27m and a £769,422 operating loss was …
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BT merges business units in plans to save extra £100m
Telecommunications giant BT Group has said it is combining two of its units to create a business arm that will save the company at least £100 million.Its global and enterprise units, which serve business customers from small business owners to the world’s largest companies, will come together to form BT Business.The combined unit is expected …
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Pay deal ‘achievable’ between train companies and rail unions, RMT boss says
A deal between train companies and rail unions is “achievable”, Mick Lynch, the head of the RMT union, has said as the biggest day of transport strikes causes travel misery for commuters.A meeting, convened by Huw Merriman, the rail minister, was held on Thursday to try and resolve the bitter dispute over pay, jobs and …
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Hollywood Bowl sales lift amid growing demand and new openings
Hollywood Bowl has revealed that sales jumped over the past year as it was buoyed by expansion and growing customer demand.The 10-pin bowling operator revealed that total sales increased by 49.2% to £193.7 million for the year to September, compared with the same period in 2019 before the impact of the pandemic.Like-for-like sales were up …
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Black Friday and Christmas shopping fail to lift retail sales in November
Black Friday and Christmas shopping failed to boost sales for British retailers in November, according to official figures.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that retail sales volumes dropped by 0.4% last month, indicating a much weaker month than expected and following a rise of 0.9% in October.Economists had predicted that sales would rise by …
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Black Friday and Christmas shopping fail to lift retail sales in November
Black Friday and Christmas shopping failed to boost sales for British retailers in November, according to official figures.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that retail sales volumes dropped by 0.4% last month, indicating a much weaker month than expected and following a rise of 0.9% in October.Economists had predicted that sales would rise by …
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Surprise fall in retail sales before Christmas signals cost of living gloom
There was a surprise fall in retail sales last month as shoppers remained cautious given the squeeze on budgets from inflation in the run-up to Christmas.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a fall in sales volumes of 0.3% compared to October when the effects of fuel sales were excluded. Economists had expected to see …
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Ambulance service warns of scammers pretending to be striking paramedics
An ambulance service has urged people to be aware of scammers trying to con people out of their money by posing as striking ambulance staff.In a statement posted to social media, the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said the fraudsters are pretending to be ambulance service staff asking people for donations to cover wages lost …
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Ambulance service warns of scammers pretending to be striking paramedics
An ambulance service has urged people to be aware of scammers trying to con people out of their money by posing as striking ambulance staff.In a statement posted to social media, the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said the fraudsters are pretending to be ambulance service staff asking people for donations to cover wages lost …
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Travel trouble: Rail, bus and highways workers strike as pay disputes continue
Parts of the UK are facing more travel trouble with rail, bus and highways workers walking off the job today in the continuing dispute over pay and conditions.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will begin another 48-hour strike, after talks failed to make progress on Thursday. The RMT said “further discussions” had been …
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars gives factory workers pay award of up to 17.6% to avert strikes
Workers at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ Goodwood factory are to receive a pay award worth up to 17.6% after negotiations between the luxury automaker and Unite the union. In all, 1,200 production workers at the West Sussex plant are to receive a salary boost of 10% and a one-off payment of £2,000 from January, avoiding the …

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