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06.09.2022 - 09:58
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Evening Standard
Train operator involved in industrial dispute slashes timetables
Rail passengers on the West Coast Main Line face a further cut to services as another operator embroiled in an industrial dispute is introducing emergency timetables.TransPennine Express (TPE) said it will reduce the number of planned trains between north-west England and Scotland by 23% from Monday.Avanti West Coast, which also operates on the West Coast …
06.09.2022 - 09:55
Business
Evening Standard
City Comment: Football should help fans to eat, heat and keep their seat
A SPORTS entrepreneur pal of mine has been bending Liz Truss’s ear (gently).If we assume that the next few months are going to be dark, in some cases literally, for a large number of people, sport has a large role to play in keeping our spirits up, keeping consumers spending whatever little they have spare …
06.09.2022 - 09:55
Business
Sky News
Hundreds of jobs at risk as NatWest-backed roofing supplier Avonside caves in
Hundreds of jobs have been put at risk after a roofing services company backed by NatWest Group collapsed into insolvency proceedings.Sky News understands that Avonside Group, which is based in Manchester, is expected to formally appoint liquidators on Tuesday after attempts to find a rescue buyer failed. Avonside employs 450 people on a full-time basis, …
06.09.2022 - 09:51
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Business Live
Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs-owned Hotel Football shows signs of recovery
Turnover has jumped by more than £2m at a Manchester hotel owned by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs, new documents have confirmed. Hotel Football’s turnover increased from £1.5m to £3.5m in 2021 while its pre-tax losses were cut from £2m to £1.1m over the same period. During the year the average number of people employed …
06.09.2022 - 09:35
Business
Business Live
Learning Curve acquires Yorkshire firm to continue its growth
Training company Learning Curve Group has continued its growth with a deal for one of the country’s largest beauty providers. The County Durham company has acquired Yorkshire-based White Rose Beauty Colleges, which has nine colleges in Yorkshire, the North West and the Midlands. The deal will add 3,500 learners to Learning Curve’s books, as well …
06.09.2022 - 09:20
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Business Live
Bristol’s oldest watchmaking company returns to city after nearly 50 years
Bristol’s oldest watchmaking company has moved back to the city after a near 50-year hiatus. Fears Watch Company was founded in 1849 by 22-year-old Edwin Fear on Redcliffe Street and operated for 130 years before closing its doors in 1976. Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, the great-great-great grandson of Mr Fear, re-incorporated the business in 2016 for just …
06.09.2022 - 09:11
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Business Live
Wynnstay trading is significantly ahead of market forecasts says firm
Agricultural supplies group Wynnstay said its trading is significantly ahead of market expectations. The Alternative Investment Market and Powys-based firm said this year’s early UK harvest has benefitted its grain trading volumes, which are much higher than in recent years. Wynnstay said early cereal seed sales in the last few weeks have been encouraging and …
06.09.2022 - 08:58
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Business Live
Caerphilly-based biotech firm expanding on HSBC near £4m funding boost
A Caerphilly-based environmental biotechnology firm has secured a £3.9m funding line from HSBC UK to support its growth plans. Established in 2009, Biological Preparations specialises in replacing harmful, non-renewable chemicals with adaptive biotechnology that cleans, disinfects, augments, remediates and protects a range of environments. The switch to HSBC has doubled the firm’s working capital facility. …
06.09.2022 - 08:20
Business
Evening Standard
Vertu registers profit increase but warns of rising electricity bill
Vertu Motors said it is facing a rise in its electricity bill from the start of October, as it and many other companies see their fixed-price energy deals run out.The business revealed that it is paying below market rate at the moment for its power, but this will change shortly.“It should be noted that the …
06.09.2022 - 06:49
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Sky News
Truss set to freeze energy bills in first major policy initiative
A cap on wholesale gas costs to effectively freeze current energy bills is being finalised by the government as it moves to shield households and businesses from soaring prices.It is set to be the first major policy initiative of Liz Truss’s premiership as she takes over from Boris Johnson. After months of criticism over a …
05.09.2022 - 10:20
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Business Live
Legal & General investing £200m to build 700-plus waterfront apartments in the centre of Cardiff
The Central Quay regeneration scheme at the former Brains brewery site in the centre of Cardiff has been boosted with a £200m investment that will see hundreds of new waterfront apartments built. Financial services giant Legal & General is investing to deliver 715 built to rent (BTR) apartments at the regeneration site – marking the …
05.09.2022 - 09:51
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Business Live
Humber at the heart of ‘audacious’ new TV campaign from Phillips 66’s expanding Jet fuel brand
The Humber is at the heart of a new national advert from Jet – Phillips 66’s expanding UK fuel brand. The flagship forecourt by the US giant’s huge South Bank refinery is the location for the filming of what has been described as an “audacious new campaign” – as the company takes the drama out …
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