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Falmouth University named among UK’s best for producing start-up businesses
Cornwall’s Falmouth University has produced more start-up businesses than any higher education institution outside London, a new study reveals. The university, which has Plymouth’s TV funny woman Dawn French as chancellor, was listed third in the University Start-up League, a table produced by the UK’s leading business financial platform Tide. Falmouth University has produced 1,135 …
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West Midlands business review of 2021 – part three: new cultural museums, Perry Barr masterplan and M&S on the move
Our review of 2021 has reached the summer months and the news that a brace of cultural attractions are set to open as part of a £260 million mixed-use development in Birmingham. New plans were revealed in July for a Museum of Youth Culture and Birmingham Music Archive after deals were struck with developers of …
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‘Disastrously bad’: Club owner blames government mixed messaging for poor New Year’s Eve bookings
On the final day of the year, Alex Proud’s nightclubs are still not sold out for New Year celebrations.The founder of the Proud Group who runs a club on the Embankment in London told Sky News the situation is “disastrously bad”. “We’re not yet sold out but the whole of the UK is like this. …
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France suspends transit ban allowing Britons to pass through country to homes in other EU nations
Britons wanting to return to their homes in EU countries after spending Christmas with friends and relatives in the UK will be able to pass through France after the government in Paris suspended a transit ban.Since 18 December, non-essential travel from the UK to France has been mostly prohibited in an attempt to tackle rising …
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Challenger bank Shawbrook explores plan for £1bn London listing
The owners of Shawbrook, one of Britain’s biggest challenger banks, are exploring plans to list it on the London Stock Exchange less than five years after taking it private.Sky News has learnt that BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, the two private equity firms which each own 50% of Shawbrook, are holding talks with investment …
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Evening Standard
Aldi reveals plans to recruit over 100 more British suppliers in 2022
Aldi has notified British producers that it plans to recruit over 100 more UK-based suppliers next year. The discount chain, Britain’s fifth largest supermarket firm, said it is making the move as part of a commitment to increase its spend with UK suppliers by £3.5 billion a year by the end of 2025. The company …
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Evening Standard
Hospitality December sales down nearly 50% on 2019 levels as Omicron hit, trade body reports
Hospitality firms saw December sales slump to nearly half of levels reported in 2019 as Omicron fears saw Britons stay home either side of Christmas, according to a major trade body.Latest data from UK Hospitality found custom at its members’ pubs, bars and restaurants was down 40-50% compared with the same month pre-pandemic in 2019. …
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Revealed: UK’s biggest house price winners and losers in 2021
Taunton has been named as the house price hotspot of 2021, with average values rising 21.8% this year – three times the UK average of 6.2%.Prices in the Somerset county town increased by £56,546 to £315,759, according to Halifax. Newark in the East Midlands had the second-largest growth as values rose 20% in a year …
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Devon pharma firm creates jobs after Covid vaccine production fuels growth
A Devon pharmaceutical manufacturer is creating jobs after production of Covid vaccines saw it experiencing huge growth in 2021. North Devon-based Pall Ilfracombe has a proven history in developing innovative processing for new drug development and vaccine production. So, when a vaccine was developed as the answer to the global Covid pandemic, the team at …
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Evening Standard
Nationwide: London average house price tops £507,000 as UK property values soar
The average London house price reached £507,230 this quarter as the 2021 UK property market boom continued, according to a closely-watched index. Nationwide said its House Price Index shows the country‘s average house price rose by £23,902 during 2021 – the largest increase ever recorded in a single year in cash terms.Average UK house prices …
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Evening Standard
Santander races to claw back £130million after Christmas Day blunder
High street lender Santander has accidently paid out £130 million to tens of thousands of individuals and businesses in a Christmas Day blunder.Around 75,000 people and companies who received one-off or regular payments from 2,000 businesses with accounts at the bank were inadvertently paid a second time on December 25.The issues, first reported by the …
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15 South West developments to watch in 2022 including Bristol Arena, Devonport Dockyard and Hinkley Point C
Work is underway on a number of major commercial and housing projects in the West of England. Despite the challenges of the Covid pandemic, developers and investors from the UK and overseas are continuing to plough millions of pounds into the region. From Bristol Arena, which is on target to open in 2024, to the …

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