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Amigo Loans shares drop on new £300 million rescue plan
Troubled personal lender Amigo saw shares sank further into penny territory today as the company announced plans to raise as much as £300 million.Amigo has been battling to save itself from collapsing under the weight of compensation claims linked to historic mis-selling. A plan to offer partial compensation was rejected by the High Court in …
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Inn Collection Group expands with historic Knaresborough acquisition
Growing hospitality company The Inn Collection Group has completed on a seventh Yorkshire site as part of its strategic expansion in the county. The Alnwick based ‘pubs with rooms’ business has acquired Knaresborough’s historic The Dower House and Spa in an undisclosed deal, taking its total estate count to 26. The 38-bedroom, Grade II listed …
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Irn Bru owner AG Barr buys oat milk maker Moma Foods in firm’s first step into wellness market
Irn Bru owner AG Barr has made a first move into the wellness market, signing a deal to buy Deptford-based oat milk and porridge maker Moma Foods. It is a new step for the Scottish firm, currently behind the classic soda, juice brand Rubicon and pre-made mixers Funkin Cocktails. It has taken an initial 60% …
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Firm behind I’m a Celebrity’s £7m indoor attraction hails revenue rise
A Manchester construction company, which was the main contractor for I’m a Celebrity’s £7m indoor attraction in Salford, has hailed its revenue beating expectations during its latest financial year. MC Construction has reported a revenue of £15m for the 12 months to the end of September 2021, up from the £10m it posted during the …
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WeBuyAnyCar owner’s £325m takeover of Marshall Motor accepted
A company owned by a major investor in Asda and EG Group, and whose brands include Cinch and WeBuyAnyCar, has had its £325m takeover offer for Marshall Motor accepted. Marshall said that it thought the terms offered by TDR Capital-owned Constellation Automotive were “fair and reasonable”. The announcement comes a week after Constellation jumped into …
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Franco Manca owner Fulham Shore swings to profit as theatreland and City restaurants top 2019 takings
Fulham Shore, the firm behind Franco Manca and The Real Greek, saw its central London restaurants trade above 2019 levels in November as people headed out around the capital. The AIM-listed company also reported returning to a modest profit in the six months to September 26 despite operating with restrictions during much of the period. …
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Euro banknotes set for first full redesign in 20 years
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Job-creating traffic equipment provider backed by European private equity firm
A job-creating portable and temporary traffic equipment provider has been backed by a European private equity firm. Cheshire-headquartered SRL Traffic Systems has secured the investment from 3i Infrastructure in a move which provides an exit for LDC. The company supplies some of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects from its nationwide network of 30 depots, primarily …
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Sky News
Empty shelves threat as Tesco workers set for pre-Christmas strike action
Warehouse workers and and drivers at Tesco are to hold a series of strikes over pay which their trade union says could result in shortages in stores.Unite said more than 1,000 of its members – based at depots in Antrim, Belfast, Didcot and Doncaster, would take industrial action. The union said it meant “shoppers in …
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Former Manchester United stars’ UA92 hires Pixel Kicks for major project
UA92, which was set up by Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt, has hired Manchester-based digital agency Pixel Kicks to design and build a new website. University Academy 92 was co-founded with Lancaster University and delivers degrees that are designed to accelerate careers in the worlds of media, business, sport …
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Costs and shortages hit UK’s economic growth outlook and Omicron could add further risk, CBI warns
The CBI has cut its forecasts for economic growth thanks to costs and shortages over recent months – and warned that the emergence of the Omicron variant could see it dragged back further.UK GDP is now expected to notch up a still strong 6.9% growth this year and 5.1% in 2022 – but that is …
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Travel restrictions weren’t brought in too late over Omicron threat, PM says
The prime minister has rejected suggestions the government acted too late in reintroducing travel restrictions after the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.“We’re still waiting to see exactly how dangerous it is, what sort of effect it has in terms of deaths and hospitalisations,” Boris Johnson said about the variant. Live COVID updates from …

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