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Christmas

Major milestone reached for new £45m Manchester city centre hotel
North West
The hotel will create 140 new jobs when it opens
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"Critical questions remain for businesses wanting to reopen" - says BCC
Coronavirus
The British Chambers of Commerce has written to the government asking for updates on a number of vital issues
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Food hall lined up for Christmas opening after plans approved
North West
The proposals had been submitted to the council in July 2020
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Tourism industry braced for recovery but still faces major challenges
Leisure & Touism
Leading industry expert says bookings are looking good but social distancing and the need to protect public health will still hamper business recovery in South West visitor economy
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Theatre boss says audiences can book tickets with confidence as sector looks to unlock
Theatre
Chief executive of Theatre Royal Plymouth says support from Government and public has given cause of optimism on anniversary of closure
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Global appetite for British food and drink sparks hamper boom for Sunderland couple
Food and Drink
Husband-and-wife Melissa and Robert Ferguson have moved into bigger premises to cope with demand for their products
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Covid-hit Royal Mail admits delays possible in parts of Ƶ despite keeping on 10,000 temporary staff
Royal Mail
The Ƶ postal service said it had put extra measures in place to deal with the backlog
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Weetabix with beans and 11 other genius social media marketing stunts
Twitter
From Greggs and KFC to a giant statue of Jeff Golblum, these are the marketing tricks that went viral
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Nearly all South West tourism businesses fear they won't survive 2021
Economy
Survey reveals that 80% of ventures could go out of business by September without further Government support
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£20m 'McCranswick' plant is almost ready to serve up the bacon as 100 jobs created in Hull
Food and Drink
McDonald's contract to be served up from Sutton Fields site as 100 jobs are created
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Cranswick raises performance expectations after a very Merry stay-at-home Christmas
Company Results
Pork specialist is benefiting from the continued shift to home eating
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'Testing here to stay post-Covid' says DAM Health boss as new private clinics open in Liverpool and Manchester
North West
DAM Health Ƶ is opening two more clinics in Liverpool and Manchester as demand soars for private tests
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Deadline extended for £1,000 grant for wet-led pubs losing out at Christmas
South West
Pubs that lost out over Christmas still have time to apply for the £1,000 grant
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Joules half year sales down 15 per cent – but online shoppers over Christmas “more than offset” store closures
Retail & High Street
Online sales grew 45 per cent during the six months as shoppers turned to the internet to do their shopping
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Hotter Shoes reports soaring online Christmas sales after shutting 59 shops
North West
Hotter closed the majority of its 82 physical stores during a CVA in July - signalling a drastic switch to digital
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Shops might be closed, but online sales see East Midlands Airport shift record volumes of Christmas presents
Logistics
Although passenger flights are down 90 per, airport has seen a big rise in cargo-only planes
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Dancing on Ice star Myleene Klass announces Next kids clothes collaboration
Fashion
The Myleene Klass Kids collection for newborns and children has been designed exclusively with the fashion chain
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High street giant WH Smith warns of worst month despite strong Christmas
Retail & High Street
So far in January the company's sales can only muster 46% of the figures it was achieving this time last year
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Next Plc bidding to save Philip Green’s Arcadia empire
Retail & High Street
Comes after Next struck licensing deals with Victoria’s Secret and Laura Ashley after they both went into administration
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Slippers and socks lead soaring sales for Cornish clothing brand Seasalt
South West
The Cornwall-based retailer, which celebrates its 40th birthday this year, has ridden out the pandemic so far because of strong online presence and strong Cornish identity
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We wished you a merry Xbox, now a home-school new year: KCom download records smashed over Christmas
Technology
Equivalent of 1.3 million hours of YouTube videos downloads on the big day as presents were plugged in
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Ten retail giants who won and lost in the battle for Christmas sales
Retail & High Street
Where Christmas shoppers spent their money revealed in the latest figures from these retail giants
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Hospitality sector warns of 310,000 job losses if 5% VAT rate is ditched
Employment
Survey of tourism sector says Chancellor's Covid VAT cut has saved businesses from folding and protected employees
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'Dozens' of staff off work after Covid-19 outbreak at Jaguar Land Rover Halewood
North West
JLR said there had been an 'increase in positive cases and self-isolations' - but did not confirm the numbers of staff involved
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