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Liverpool Lime Street: St Johns Shopping Centre raises concerns ahead of vote
The largest indoor shopping centre in Liverpool has raised concerns over proposed changes to one of the city’s major roads ahead of a vote tomorrow. St Johns Shopping Centre said it is “concerned about the continued uncertainty and delay” of the planned redesign of the City Centre Connectivity Scheme, “particularly at a time when businesses …
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Omicron variant and rising prices combine to cool activity in UK services sector
Business output took a hit this month from rising prices and restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron COVID variant, according to a closely watched survey.A flash reading of the IHS Markit/CIPS Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), covering the dominant services sector and manufacturing, showed its measure of activity at an 11-month low in …
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Electrical contractor Clarkson Evans prepares for management buyout
One of the UK’s largest electrical contractors has announced a management buyout (MBO). Gloucestershire-based Clarkson Evans was established by Steve Evans in 1981 and now employs 850 staff across 21 UK branches. The family-run Staverton firm has a turnover of £65m and wired more than 24,000 new UK homes in 2021. The MBO will see …
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Banknote printer De La Rue counts cost of ‘significant COVID headwinds’
Banknote printer De La Rue says a pronounced leap in “COVID headwinds” in recent months has knocked its profit expectations and warned of further efficiencies and cost reductions ahead.The company, which has been fighting back from uncertainty over its financial future since 2019, said on Monday that its turnaround plan had been hit by a …
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Suitor for famed London ad agency M&C Saatchi sweetens approach with cash
The quoted bid vehicle pursuing a takeover of M&C Saatchi has tabled a fresh offer which includes a partial cash alternative for investors in the London-listed advertising group.Sky News has learnt that AdvancedAdvT, which is backed by the technology entrepreneur Vin Murria and serial dealmaking group Marwyn, submitted a revised bid to the board of …
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Crypto crash: Bitcoin losses nearly half its value and extends losses as market fails to rally
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How entrepreneur went from LadBible to advising CEOs of multi-billion pound companies
Tim Hyde is not a typical 26 year old from Greater Manchester. After starting his career at LadBible aged 18 as the company’s 11th employee, he has gone on to work at Social Chain and collaborate with the likes of Eurosport, Ford, Asos, Puma and Spotify. That was all before he took the plunge himself …
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New offices and job announcements expected as Newcastle draws in new companies
Growing interest from firms wanting to set up in Newcastle city centre could see major jobs announcements in the coming weeks plus new developments being put in motion to house them, a development agency has revealed. InvestNewcastle, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative, has encouraged a number of companies to set up bases in Newcastle in recent …
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Britishvolt: how a start-up found £1.7bn to make gigafactory vision a reality
When journalists were first invited to visit the site of the proposed Britishvolt factory in Northumberland, the only thing to see was a deer gambolling in the middle-distance. The plot – not quite the former Blyth Power Station site, as was first reported, but the site of its former coal yards – stretches as far …
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Former CBI chief Fairbairn in race to head Channel 4
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn has joined the race to head Channel 4, the state-owned broadcaster, two years after leaving the CBI after a period of fractious ties between Britain’s biggest employers’ group and Boris Johnson’s administration.Sky News has learnt that Dame Carolyn is among a handful of contenders shortlisted to become Channel 4’s next chairman as …
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From flying taxis to electric planes, what does the future hold for air travel?
It’s nearly 120 years since the world’s first motor-operated plane took flight. American brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright are generally credited with inventing – and successfully operating – the first piloted aircraft in North Carolina in 1903. The duo’s ground-breaking achievement, a feat almost impossible to comprehend at the time, would mark the birth of …
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Premier Inn to open three hotels in Wales by summer and names where it wants next sites
Premier Inn will open three new sites in Wales by the summer – and has named a trio of target areas for the next expansion. Work is well underway on developments in Llandudno, St David’s and Porthmadog. In the Conwy resort town of Llandudno the hotel is being built on the site of the former …

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