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No more COVID rules in England before New Year, Javid confirms
New Year’s Eve plans in England have been given the green light, as Sajid Javid confirmed the government will not be imposing any further restrictions before the New Year.The health secretary said people should “remain cautious” when taking part in New Year’s celebrations – and take a lateral flow test before attending events. Mr Javid …
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Creativity and play needs to be brought into the workspace, says LEGO’s Julia Goldin
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Business secretary to hold crunch talks with energy bosses as prices soar
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is to hold meetings with energy bosses today to address rapidly rising gas and electricity prices.Mr Kwarteng will meet with the bosses of major energy suppliers who are likely to ask the government for tax cuts and the relaxation of green levies. Last week, the industry’s trade body Energy UK warned …
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Business secretary holds crunch talks with energy bosses as prices soar
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has held meetings with energy bosses today to address rapidly rising gas and electricity prices.Mr Kwarteng met with the bosses of major energy suppliers who, it is thought, asked the government for tax cuts and the relaxation of green levies. Last week, the industry’s trade body Energy UK warned bills could …
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One of Wales’ leading advertising agencies collapses
One of Wales’s leading advertising agencies has collapsed into administration saying it had been unable to “find a path to viability” since the pandemic. Cardiff-based S3 Advertising, whose clients included S4C, Deliveroo, Iceland Food Warehouse and Public Health Wales, employed more than 30. In a statement the company said: “It is with a heavy heart …
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Plymouth’s Drake Circus Shopping Centre celebrates 15 years of helping the community
Plymouth’s Drake Circus Shopping Centre marked 15 years of trading in the autumn of 2021 – having changed the face of retail in the far South West’s biggest city. The 39,484sq ft complex opened in October 2006 and has provided a home for some of the leading names in high street retail and continues to …
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10 of the West Country’s nicest businesses and how they’ve given back in 2021
Throughout the pandemic we have seen the growing importance of the social responsibility of business. This has included the pursuit of longer term goals, such as commitments to combat climate change, to help better their operations for the good of their people and the wider world. But many companies have also been stepping up to …
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Online post-Christmas sales shopping to increase but people to spend more, survey finds
People are expected to do more post-Christmas sales shopping online but spend more in previous years, a survey has found.Shoppers plan to spend on average of £247 each in the end-of-year sales, an increase of £85 on last year and £61 more than in 2019, in a reassuring sign for online retailers, according to Barclaycard …
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Premier League faces new boardroom upheaval as Beeston quits
The Premier League is facing a fresh bout of boardroom upheaval with the resignation of its longest-serving independent director amid the COVID-induced chaos that has hit the top flight of English football.Sky News has learnt that Kevin Beeston, who joined the Premier League board in 2015, has informed colleagues that he plans to step down …
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Evening Standard
Aquis Exchange: The challenger stock market looking to shake-up the City
Aquis is a challenger stock market based in London. It is home to everyone from historic brewer Shepherd Neame to music management company ATC. CEO Alasdair Haynes talks about how the company is taking on AIM, why it has banned short selling, and why entrepreneurs should consider his business when going public.What is Aquis?First and …
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City centre shoppers stay away on Christmas Eve amid fears over Omicron
Central London saw the biggest drop in footfall of anywhere in the country as concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant kept shoppers at home.The number of shoppers in the capital was 30.3% lower on the morning of Christmas Eve than it was on the previous Friday, new data from Springboard has shown. A …
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Development bank boss should have disclosed investment in Welsh firm he chairs says Plaid Cymru
Chief executive of the Development Bank of Wales, Giles Thorley, didn’t disclose to his board and the Welsh Government that his appointment as chairman of Zip World also had a condition of him having to invest in a personal capacity. While the development bank doesn’t require staff to declare investments made in a personal capacity, …

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