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Calls for more funding for lockdown-hit firms as Oldham avoids toughest measures
North West
A full lockdown would have had a 'huge impact' on the local economy, and it's been claimed that more protection is needed
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Hull Trains back on track but 'not out of the woods' as storm damage hampers first return
Transport
First service in more than four months caught up in Storm Ellen East Coast Main Line closure
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East Midlands firms urged to act now to avoid redundancies when furlough scheme ends
Employment
Derby HR experts Loates says there are alternatives to cutting staff
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Legal & General agrees terms for £60m Sunderland regeneration scheme
Employment
The investment will help to create a manufacturing hub in Washington which will potentially create 1,600 jobs
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Start-up company set to open Leamington's first gin distillery
West Midlands
The Warwickshire Gin company was set-up last year
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The Government funding still available to help Leicester and Leicestershire businesses beat Covid-19
Finance
“Many Leicester businesses responded positively to the challenges imposed by the recent lockdown"
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SW claimant count tops 429K with fears of further spike at end of furlough scheme
Employment
Hike in claimants comes as 730k people have lost jobs across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ since the lockdown started in March 2020
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North East has º£½ÇÊÓƵ's highest rate of unemployment, latest ONS data shows
Employment
The number of benefit claimants has also jumped - and is now 43% higher than it was this time last year
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Government has been 'woeful' on coronavirus, North East business leader says
Economy
North East England Chamber of Commerce chief executive hits out on communications, track and trace, business support and other areas
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BT designates Newcastle call centre as key site, safeguarding hundreds of jobs
Employment
The telecoms giant has included the Gosforth Business Park site in its Better Workplace Programme
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Coventry gets £12m cash injection for key projects
West Midlands
The award has been made as part of the Government’s Get Building Fund (GBF)
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Summer Statement schemes not enough to avert job losses, business group says
Economy
British Chambers of Commerce says most businesses will not take up many of the measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak
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Online support line launched to help businesses grow out of coronavirus crisis
West Midlands
Company owners and managers can have one-to-one conversations with business advisers
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East Midlands firm marks 100 days of free support for companies impacted by Covid crisis
SMEs
KuKu Connect has been raising the profile of firms battling the impact of the pandemic
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How BT wants to help 356,000 East Midlands SMEs beat Covid downturn and Brexit
Coronavirus
Offer includes paying 4,500 small suppliers promptly, subsidising ultrafast connections and free business mentoring
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Businesses urge the Government to cut employment costs
West Midlands
A survey has revealed businesses are operating at half of their pre-Covid 19 capacity
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Business group pushes for more funding for East Coast rail line
Transport
North East England Chamber of Commerce rues missed opportunity in last week's rail funding package
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Engineering firm crowned Business of the Year at 2020 Chamber Awards
West Midlands
Engineering firm crowned Business of the Year at 2020 Chamber Awards   Excitation Engineering Services takes top prize at annual business awards while law firm Gateley is crowned a double winner
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Manufacturers call for furloughing extension to avoid 1980s-level job losses
Employment
Make º£½ÇÊÓƵ report - which follows a number of job loss announcements in the North East - says more than half of firms will lay off staff this year
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Vertu Motors boss calls on Government to issue 'go to work if you can' advice
Coronavirus
Robert Forrester says the benefits of returning to the workplace should be spelled out more clearly
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Plans are submitted for 4,000-job business park in County Durham
property news
The county council's HQ at Aykley Heads is set to be demolished and turned into a business park
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Unemployment falls in North East but warnings of problems later in the year
Employment
Region no longer has the highest headine rate of unemployment in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ, despite claimant count being at a record high
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Blackburn businesses 'alarmed' at prospect of total lockdown as calls emerge for residents to 'police each other'
North West
Chamber chief reacts to new measures introduced following a spike in cases in Blackburn with Darwen
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Rising unemployment concern in increasingly tougher jobs market as competition charted
Employment
Hull named 10th in list of most competitive cities when it comes to securing employment
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