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Thousands of high street businesses get sales boost thanks to West Lindsey District Council rewards scheme
Retail & High Street
Local Rewards programme created to drive footfall to high street stores across the region during and after the pandemic
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All the venues that require a Covid passport from December 15
Coronavirus
Covid status certificates will be needed to enter certain venues from Wednesday, December 15
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Joules share price drops 23% amid supply chain issues, higher costs, stock delays and labour shortages
Retail & High Street
Also 'increased consumer uncertainty as a result of the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant'
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All about Covid Alert Level 4 and the rules that could change
Coronavirus
There are a series of tightened restrictions that we could see return to curb the spread of Covid-19 amid 'tidal wave of Omicron' warnings
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South West firms hike prices after 'unprecedented' rise in costs
South West
Growth among private sector firms was strong in November, but increased costs and staff shortages led to a dip in confidence
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November saw strong growth in East Midlands business activity, says NatWest
Enterprise
However companies said inflation continued to cause concern while order backlogs hit “unprecedented” levels
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Christmas Market to continue despite Plan B Covid rules
Coronavirus
'Don’t attend any events if you have Covid-like symptoms. Get a PCR test'
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Father-and-son cobblers see business recover from lockdown but inflation now bites
Retail & High Street
Dick Benson-Gyles revisits Plymouth's Cobblers and Keys and finds it has survived after being hit by a Covid-induced £74k sales slump and is now confident despite rising input prices
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Mark Drakeford not extending Covid passes to hospitality at Wales Covid review
Coronavirus
Welsh Government warns about threat of omicron and urged caution but no new rules at this stage
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Lincoln conservatory business invests £1m in its future
Employment
James Oliver Conservatories has seen employee numbers rise from 35 to 50 since the end of lockdown
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Plan B: Businesses demand support and information as nightlife boss says hospitality sector has been 'thrown under a bus'
Coronavirus
FSB says 'plans to control the virus need to be matched by plans to protect the economy and livelihoods'
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England to move to 'Plan B' in wake of Omicron, says Prime Minister as people urged to work from home again
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson made the announcement at a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday evening
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Shops that have collapsed into administration in 2021
Retail & High Street
Restrictions have taken a toll on the Ƶ's high streets this year, while online retailers have seen a boom in business
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More than 200 Leicestershire firms to benefit from specialist business support service thanks to £2m grant
Economy
Businesses will be able to get share of £650k of grants and continued access to business support services
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The Liverpool Philharmonic flautist who turned her back on a career in professional music to run a high street gallery
Retail & High Street
Kathryn Cartwright and husband Andrew liked their local art gallery so much they made the decision to buy it
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Millionth Triumph rolls off the production line – with Ƶ manufacturing growing again
Automotive
Triumph ramping up production at Ƶ HQ a couple of years after moving the lion’s share of work to Thailand
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Topps Tiles CEO says Britain’s biggest tile retailer will be able to weather further Covid restrictions
Retail & High Street
It comes as Topps reports record results during and beyond last lockdowns
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Key points expected from Boris Johnson's Downing Street Omicron press conference today
Coronavirus
The Prime Minister will lead the Downing Street press conference as more Ƶ cases of Omicron Covid-19 are expected
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Latest Omicron covid rules, working from home and what it means for business
Coronavirus
Measures have been tightened and working-from-home guidance re-introduced from Monday, December 13
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Unprecedented 'staffing squeeze' sees employers offering big bonuses to new recruits
Employment
‘In 20 years, I have never seen anything like this in the sector, it is unparalleled’
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EasyJet adds extra Airbus A320 aircraft in Bristol as it looks to 'seize opportunities'
South West
The budget airline said the region remained 'strategically important' and that it expected demand to 'rebound' in 2022
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Bristol Temple Meads busiest station in South West in 2020
South West
Last year train passenger numbers in the Ƶ dropped to their lowest levels since before 1872
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East Midlands Railway reinstating 22 regional services that were dropped when the pandemic hit
Transport
From early next year it will be running 486 trains per day, which it says is 87 more than pre-Covid
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B&Q and Screwfix owner sees sales drop as pandemic DIY boom loses pace
South West
But Kingfisher said it had seen a "strong start" to the fourth quarter and that profits would still be at the top end of forecasts
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