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11.10.2022 - 09:35
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350 capacity luxury events venue to be built in converted Leicester farm complex
A new luxury events venue is set to be built in a former farm complex on the outskirts of Leicester, leading to around 25 jobs. Mehul Somani, managing director of building products supplier Oadby Building Plastics, has gained planning to redevelop Scraptoft Lodge Farm on the eastern edge of the city into a 350-capacity venue. …
11.10.2022 - 09:25
Business
Evening Standard
Bank of England intervenes for second day running to ease market turmoil
The Bank of England has stepped in with further emergency action for the second day running to head off a “fire sale” of UK government bonds amid ongoing turmoil in markets triggered by the Chancellor’s mini-budget.The central bank warned that the sell-off in the UK government bond market poses a “material risk to UK financial …
11.10.2022 - 09:08
Business
Evening Standard
Marston’s to sell ‘lower-end’ pubs as energy bills worse than expected
Pub chain Marston’s is planning to sell some of its pubs as the firm continues to lag behind pre-pandemic levels of sales.The Wolverhampton-based business said revenues in the year to October were still 1% behind 2019 and warned electricity prices in recent weeks were higher than anticipated because of a “volatile market”.Marston’s boss Andrew Andrea …
11.10.2022 - 08:58
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Business Live
Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter can bring major events to Bristol, stadium boss says
The recently approved Sporting Quarter development set to be built by Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol could help attract events to the city it has “traditionally” lost out on, a boss at the ground has said. Bristol City Council approved plans last week for a sports and convention centre, a 232-room hotel, 125 apartments, offices, …
11.10.2022 - 08:32
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CONRAD ENERGY COMPLETES FLEXIBLE GENERATION ACQUISITION
Conrad Energy has today added to its flexible generation portfolio with the acquisition of nine operational flexible generation assets from funds under management by Triple Point Investment Management LLP and associated entities totalling 65.5MW. The largest flexible power producer in the UK continues to put supporting the transition to a low carbon economy at the …
11.10.2022 - 08:31
Business
Sky News
Of all the troubling signs, the increase in ‘economic inactivity’ is perhaps the most worrying | Paul Kelso
Of all the troubling vital signs displayed by the British economy, the increase in “economic inactivity” is perhaps the most worrying. Since the pandemic the number of people neither working nor seeking work for a range of reasons has risen to more than nine million people, one-in-five working age adults. Initially it was driven by an …
11.10.2022 - 08:00
Business
Business Live
From pawnbrokers to the sale rail: How shopping habits reveal the state of the economy
The effect of the cost of living crisis is being revealed in our shopping habits with consumers looking for value-for-money and items with a longer shelf life. With rising inflation leading to what is for many a real-term cut in their salary, shoppers are thinking twice about what they spend their money on and how …
11.10.2022 - 06:23
Business
Sky News
‘Material risk’ to UK financial stability with part of pension-linked market ‘dysfunctional’
The Bank of England has warned of “a material risk to UK financial stability” as it widened its programme to buy up government bonds. The move has been made as a result of “further significant repricing of UK government debt” in one pension-linked market, the Bank said. It added that it was “dysfunction” and the …
11.10.2022 - 05:33
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Sky News
Number of long-term sick people at a record high
The number of people who do not have a job due to long-term sickness has risen to a record high, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).These people are not classed as unemployed because they are too sick to look for work. Instead they are classed as economically inactive. That rate of …
10.10.2022 - 15:51
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Sky News
Groceries bill reaches record high as shoppers search for ways to cook without oven
The pace of price rises for essential groceries has hit a new record high, according to a report looking at changes to shopping habits.Grocery inflation is running at 13.9% over the 12 weeks to 2 October – meaning that the average annual bill was £643 more expensive, Kantar Worldpanel data shows. It marked a sharp …
10.10.2022 - 14:41
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Sky News
Digital care platform Elder secures £20m funding boost
A healthcare platform which helps pensioners to continue living in their own homes has secured a £20m funding boost as it seeks to expand its services.Sky News understands that Elder, which has 4,000 professional carers registered on its platform, has struck a deal worth up to €24m in debt and equity financing. Elder, which was …
10.10.2022 - 10:29
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Business Live
MBO at manufacturer whose clients include London Underground, Pepsico, Siemens and Tata
A rubber parts manufacturer whose clients include London Underground, Pepsico, Siemens and Tata has been bought by members of its management team. J-Flex was established in 1984 by John and Jill Kirk to make rubber-based products for sectors such as aerospace, rail and pharmaceutical. Since then the business, based in Retford, north Nottinghamshire, has built …
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