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Demand grows for shops in South West's affluent seaside towns
property news
Staycations, London 'fallout' and pent-up spending are all seen as reasons why an evolving retail market could boom in the region
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Brittany Ferries starts taking holiday bookings for 2022
Transport
Cross-channel operator seeks to reassure holiday-makers who have booked for 2021 in case foreign breaks are impossible this year
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Struggling firms handed lifeline as Government extends Covid insolvency rules
Insolvency and Administration
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act has been designed to help businesses survive during the pandemic
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The pilot football, comedy and business events bringing audiences back after a year of closures
Coronavirus
Leicester City vs Southampton FA Cup semi-final and Circus Nightclub, in Liverpool, on the April list
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Holiday operator Travel Day collapses into administration
Insolvency and Administration
The company specialises in arranging travel to long-haul destinations such as the Caribbean and US
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Big fall in profits despite strong online sales at Next Plc
Retail & High Street
CEO Lord Wolfson: “Pent‐up demand along with a healthy overall increase in personal savings” could buoy consumer spending
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Furlough scheme ending could put 850,000 jobs 'at risk', think tanks warns
Employment
The chancellor's Job Retention Scheme will come to an end in September 2021
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April 12 re-openings confirmed as PM says roadmap is being met
Economy
Shops, hairdressers and pub beer gardens will reopen in a week's time and Boris Johnson said future stages of the re-opening of the economy is on track
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Bristol hotels to hire 500 staff ahead of potential Ƶ summer holiday surge
Employment
The Bristol Hoteliers Association has said some of its members have already received Christmas party enquiries
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10 independent cinemas in South West to get cash boost to help with reopening and recovery
Creative & Digital
The venues will receive the funding through the Government's Cultural Recovery Fund
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Glastonbury Festival to receive nearly £1m to 'secure future'
Glastonbury Festival
The famous festival has been cancelled in 2021 for the second year running
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Owner of Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel collapses into administration amid 'extremely challenging' conditions
Insolvency and Administration
The business, which has an annual turnover of around £3.5m and 65 employees, has appointed Mazars as administrators
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Shops that have collapsed into administration in wake of pandemic and Ƶ lockdowns
Retail & High Street
Thousands of jobs have vanished from the retail sector in the last year
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Offices set to evolve into social spaces to entice workers back post-pandemic
property news
Employers could look to include canteens, gyms and informal meeting spaces as workers spend time split between home and office
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Vogue singles out fashion student for her personal take on high fashion Valentino design
Fashion
“Seeing something so magical in lockdown was really inspiring, so I was excited to have a go”
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Key events from April 12 in the lockdown easing roadmap through until October
Coronavirus
The next stage of the lockdown easing roadmap is on track for April 12 - here are key events coming up
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DIY boom drives sales hike for online builder's merchant CMOStores.com
Company Results
Plymouth-headquartered firm continues to grow after acquisitions of Total Tiles and DoorWeb
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Shift to online retail drives demand for warehouses in South West
property news
Vickery Holman finds strong hunger for small and large industrial units as pandemic drives shift away from high street
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'BAME semantics should not distract Government from making measurable changes to address inequality in Ƶ'
Black Communities
Sado Jirde, director of the Black South West Network, says scrapping the term is "long overdue" but action needs to be taken to address systematic inequality in Britain
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Thousands of jobs set to be created in Dorset as part of £24bn investment plan for Covid recovery
Local Enterprise Partnership
Business leaders have plotted a 10-year 'roadmap' for the county's pandemic recovery
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Pennon shareholders set for bonus if firm doesn't buy another water firm
Company Results
South West Water's parent still has £3bn from sale of Viridor waste management arm in 2020
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Welsh hospitality group names date it wants beer gardens in Wales reopened
Coronavirus
ƵHospitality Cymru continues to press Welsh Government about funding ahead of Thursday's update from First Minister Mark Drakeford
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Princess Yachts director is named as new chair of CBI in South West
CBI
Adrian Bratt takes over from Pennon's Susan Davy as CBI SW chair following her two-year stint
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North East building society offers low deposit mortgages for key workers
Finance
Darlington Building Society says it wants to help out workers who have made an impact during the pandemic
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