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Shapps unveils compensation scheme for postmasters who helped expose Post Office scandal
A compensation scheme for postmasters who helped expose the Post Office scandal has been unveiled by the business secretary.Postmasters who were impacted by the Post Office scandal starting from the late 1990s will be compensated under a fought-for scheme to be delivered by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and overseen by an …
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Evening Standard
City jobs axe looms — just as things may be improving
Inflation may have peaked. There are few signs yet of sweeping job cuts. And the tone from big companies reporting results lately has been surprisingly optimistic. Not exactly jolly, but not despairing either.Today’s results from Mitchells & Butlers suggests even pubs have a shot. Maybe the last boozer in Britain won’t close in 2038 after …
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Business Live
Port company puts the PD in people development with industry win
An industry-leading approach to people development has been celebrated at Humber-investing PD Ports. The operator has been recognised with an International Bulk Journal Award as the prestigious maritime event returned for the first time since 2019 in Rotterdam. The company celebrated its 20th year of supporting young people in 2021 having first launched its dedicated …
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SPONSORED: Entries are open for the 2023 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards
The LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards have launched for 2023, and nominations are open now. The awards, with headline sponsors De Montfort University, Morningside Pharmaceuticals and the University of Leicester, will be held on February 16 2023 at the National Space Centre in Leicester. For more information, or to enter, visit the website. The awards celebrate those …
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Aston University unveils new £1.5m healthcare teaching facility
A new £1.5 million healthcare facility has opened at a Birmingham university which will help to simulate real-life medical situations to aid students’ learning. The centre at Aston University will be used by those studying medicine, pharmacy and optometry and will give them the chance to practise in emergency settings using high-quality manikins. These will …
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Pubs and restaurants cut menu items and increase substitutions as costs rise
Pubs are eyeing up food substitutions and removing food items entirely as higher prices hit business. Mitchells & Butlers, the London-listed company who own more than 1,700 pubs and restaurants including the All Bar One chain, have said they may have to substitute more products than normal or remove food items from menus entirely to …
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Evening Standard
Health Secretary to meet unions over ’emergency coverage’ amid ambulance strikes
Health Secretary Steve Barclay said there is “still a question” over whether ambulance services will cover all emergency callouts during strikes.Unions have said they will respond to life-threatening incidents – known as a category one call – when they strike on December 21 in a row over pay.The GMB, Unison and Unite are co-ordinating industrial …
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Evening Standard
All Bar One owner M&B returns to profit despite ‘challenging’ backdrop
Pub and bar owner Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has swung back to a profit following the easing of pandemic restrictions despite the “highly challenging” trading backdrop.The All Bar One and Toby Carvery owner also told investors on Wednesday morning that like-for-like sales have increased by 6.5% since the end of its latest financial year in …
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Bath University opens new enterprise lab for start-ups
The University of Bath is opening a new innovation and enterprise space for student entrepreneurs, researchers and graduate start-ups. The E-Lab will open its doors on Thursday (December 8) as a space to develop and share ideas for products and services, and to access support and mentoring, the university said. The venue is a significant …
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House prices drop at fastest rate since 2008
UK house prices dropped at the fastest rate since the financial crash in 2008, according to Halifax’s house price index. Prices fell 2.3% from October to November this year, the biggest monthly drop since October 2008, the UK’s largest mortgage lender said. A typical UK property is now nearly £7,000 cheaper as the average cost …
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musicMagpie ‘remains confident’ after record Black Friday sales
musicMagpie has said it “remains confident” in the face of a “challenging consumer environment and growing cost pressures” after achieving record Black Friday sales. The Stockport-headquartered company said that following “cautious consumer behaviour” over the summer and early autumn, November saw increased activity that ended in record sales during the Black Friday week. musicMagpie has …
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Primary schools encouraged to take action on the environment with Better Planet Schools
Sureserve Group PLC has announced an exciting new three year partnership with environmental education charity the Young People’s Trust for the Environment (YPTE). Sureserve will be supporting ‘Better Planet Schools’, YPTE’s new online environmental education platform for primary schools in the UK. Better Planet Schools provides access to lesson plans, worksheets and activities to engage …

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