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Plans for over 100 energy efficient homes in North Wales unveiled
Plans for a new low-carbon estate in north Wales have been revealed. The 12-acre site in Pensarn, near Abergele, will be developed into 131 low-carbon homes. The development is being led by housing association Cartrefi Conwy which acquired the site earlier this year with financial support from the Welsh Government. It forms part of the …
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Rise in the number of houses in Cardiff sold for more than £1m
Cardiff has experienced a rise in the number of houses sold for over £1m. New research by Property Solvers has revealed that there were 27 residential home sales in the bracket based on properties using Cardiff (CF) postcodes from September 2021 up to September 2022. The number of £1m-plus house sale was up slightly on …
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Bournemouth barbers expands into Wiltshire with mobile salon service
A “Deliveroo-style” mobile barber business in Dorset has expanded its operations with the addition of a new “barber shop van” to its fleet. Grade 92 has two bricks and mortar shops in Bournemouth and launched its first converted van during the national lockdowns prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The business said the service proved so …
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Atom Bank finance chief McCarthy quits months before potential float
Atom Bank’s finance chief since its launch nearly a decade ago is stepping down just months before a possible flotation of the digital-only lender.Sky News understands that David McCarthy is to leave the Durham-based bank after eight years as part of its leadership team. Shareholders in Atom Bank were notified about his departure in a …
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Naked Wines calls in founder and former CEO after shares get trampled
After a share-price slump and a sudden, board-level resignation sent a chill through shares in Naked Wines this week, its former CEO is coming back to help it dress up revised “operational and financial plans”.Rowan Gormley also has some skin in the game. He is a material shareholder in the Norwich-based tipple-by-subscription company which he …
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Deliciously Ella founder to headline Women in Business conference in Belfast and Dublin
The founder of the UK’s most successful food and wellness brands in recent years has been announced as the headline speaker at Women in Business’s Female Entrepreneurs Conference. Ella Mills, the name behind Deliciously Ella, will be one of a range of female entrepreneurs to take to the stage to share their business journey, along …
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Capita shares surge on £150 million fintech sale
Shares in Capita surged 9% to 28p this morning after the professional services company announced the sale of its fintech business Pay360 in a £156 million deal.Manchester-based Pay360, which provides online payment processing services, has been snapped by software firm The Access Group in a deal which values it at around 3.5 times its annual …
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Almost half households struggling to afford energy bills – ONS
Almost half of UK adults who pay energy bills have said they are struggling to afford them, according to new figures.The Office for National Statistics revealed that 48% of adults said they were finding it “very or somewhat difficult” to afford their energy costs in a survey between August 31 and September 11.It represents an …
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Plymouth marine consultancy Mecal comes under new management
An established consultancy business in Plymouth, which certifies maritime safety standards of commercial vessels, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum. Mecal, which services a register of around 1,750 workboats and charter vessels worldwide, has been bought by Owen Preece, the boss of Southampton-based maritime sustainability consultancy Cedar Marine, and his wife Nadine from John …
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Northern Ireland jobs market remains in good health despite economic headwinds
Northern Ireland’s labour market remains in good health, with a record number of people in jobs, a relatively short dole queue and rising wages. The latest Labour Market Survey from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency showed the highest level of pay-rolled employees on record in August of 779,600. That is 2.7% up on …
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Belfast pop-up restaurant takes more permanent home in city centre
A former Belfast pop-up restaurant has opened the doors in its new permanent premises with the creation of 12 new jobs. Roam, which is now based on Callendar Street in the city, started life as a temporary restaurant in 2018 before pivoting during the Covid-19 pandemic to provide fine dining boxes. Its new home is …
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Frasers takeover bid rejected by Australian fashion hub MySale
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group takeover bid for Australian online flash sales discounter My Sale has been rejected by the group as it did not consider the terms “fair” or “reasonable”. In an announcement to the London Stock Exchange, MySale said that the offer of 2 pence a share for MySale stock from Ashley’s business that …

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