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Holland’s Pies put up for sale by food giant 2 Sisters
Holland’s Pies has been put up for sale by food giant 2 Sisters. The historic company makes pies and puddings and is based in Baxenden, near Accrington, Lancashire. The business can trace its roots back to 1851 and also makes pasties and sausage rolls. READ MORE: Click here to sign up to the BusinessLive North …
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Vodafone boss Nick Read to step down at end of year
VODAFONE shocked investors today when it suddenly parted company with chief executive Nick Read.The immediate appointment of Margherita Della Valle as only “interim” CEO suggests the decision on Read was made quickly, since there is no successor lined up.Read’s departure package is likely to be extensive. He hold 17.2 million Voadfone shares and was paid …
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Voda ousts CEO Nick Read in drive for ‘shareholder value’
VODAFONE shocked investors today when it suddenly parted company with chief executive Nick Read.The immediate appointment of Margherita Della Valle as only “interim” CEO suggests the decision on Read was made quickly, since there is no successor lined up.Read’s departure package is likely to be extensive. He hold 17.2 million Voadfone shares and was paid …
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Flexible working can be requested from first day of new job, under govt plans
Workers across the UK will soon be able to request flexible working from day one on the job, under new plans by the government.Under the legislation making its way through parliament, employees will no longer be required to wait 26 weeks before making a request for flexible working arrangements. Employers will be required to consult …
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Planning consultancy firm expands with Bristol architecture team
Property planning consultancy Marrons has expanded in the South West by establishing a new architecture team in Bristol. The Midlands-headquartered firm, which has an office on Queen’s Square in the centre of Bristol, has made three appointments, with a view to recruiting more staff next year as part of a growth strategy for the region. …
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‘Cost of living’ Christmas crowdfunding grows as communities rally round
As the cost of living crisis threatens livelihoods and local communities, a growing number of people have turned to crowdfunding platforms to offset some of the very worst costs.Go Fund Me said it had seen a 63% increase in Christmas fundraisers mentioning “cost of living”. The crisis is leading more people to rely on charity …
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Pubs may have to close for good without more energy bill support, industry bosses warn
Many pubs and breweries across the UK will be forced to shut their doors for good unless they receive further energy support, industry bosses have warned.In a new report by Frontier Economics, produced for the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), calculations showed energy bills returning to their regular rate after the government’s bill relief scheme …
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John Ryley to step down as head of Sky News after 17 years
John Ryley is to step down as head of Sky News after 17 years.Mr Ryley, who has been with Sky for 28 years, began his career as a BBC graduate news trainee and went on to programme edit ITV’s News at Ten before joining Sky in 1995 as an output editor. He was appointed executive …
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Christmas rail strikes to go ahead – as firefighters could become latest to walk out over pay
The RMT union has rejected an offer from train operators aimed at preventing strikes over the Christmas period.The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said its proposed framework would have supported pay increases of up to 8%, covering 2022 and 2023 pay awards, while delivering much-needed reforms.The RMT, led by secretary general Mick Lynch, has turned it …
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Oil cartel sticks to targets despite uncertainty over new sanctions on Russia
The Saudi-led OPEC oil cartel and allied producers including Russia have stuck to their output targets, despite uncertainty over the impact of fresh Western sanctions against Moscow.The decision to maintain the status quo at a meeting of oil ministers on Sunday came ahead of the planned start of two measures aimed at hitting Russia‘s oil …
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Big advertisers including Amazon returning to Twitter, says report
Amazon is planning to resume multimillion dollar advertising on Twitter, according to reports.The move will see Amazon ply about $100m (£81.3m) per year into the platform, now owned by Elon Musk, according to Reuters news agency, citing a tweet from the tech blog Platformer. The tweet by a Platformer reporter said the company’s return is …
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Evening Standard
Just Stop Oil activists lie in Harrods bed as fuel poverty protests sweep UK
Just Stop Oil activists tucked themselves into a Harrods display bed as part of fuel poverty protests sweeping the UK.Footage of so-called “warm up” demonstrations on Saturday also showed security guards confronting protesters lying on sofas inside the shop in Knightsbridge, London.The eco-activists want action over “sky-rocketing” energy bills and were joined by other grassroots …

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