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Dräger opens PPE factory in Gateshead creating 40 jobs
Coronavirus
The new factory at Follingsby Park will create special filtered masks to protect key workers
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SME owners fear for future and suffer mental health issues, research finds
Economic Development
Research by Santander found that small firms in the North East fear that business will not return to pre-pandemic levels until May 2022
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Empty warehouse turned into Covid-19 vaccination centre for up to 500 people a day
West Midlands
The 12,000 sq ft facility has been transformed within the space of just two months
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Yorkshire firm secures 42 jobs with Northern Powerhouse loan
Finance
Harrogate's Taplanes had seen contracts delayed because of the pandemic and has been given help with its working capital
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Rolls-Royce warns new Covid variants and tough restrictions will delay air travel recovery
Aerospace
The aerospace giant is expecting to burn through £2bn in 2021 as uncertainty continues to blight the aviation sector
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Spaceport Cornwall prepares for first launch in spring of 2022
Technology
Head of horizontal launch site says all systems are go after Virgin Orbit's successful test flight in the States
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Lidl gifts £5.5m cash pot to Ƶ staff as thank you for hard work during pandemic
Retail & High Street
Frontline staff will get a one-off payment of £200 as a thank you and around 25,000 staff will benefit
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Hand sanitiser sales boost revenues at PZ Cussons in pandemic
Coronavirus
Manchester firm sees 10% increase in revenues, with Carex hand sanitiser and hand wash rising by 32.6%
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Uptonsteel buys naming rights to Leicestershire County Cricket Club’s Grace Road ground
Business of Sport
Fischer Future Heat decide not to renew ground naming partnership which had been in place for five years
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Lockdown home cooking sees veg sales rocket
Food and Drink
Supermarket chains and Ƶ growers see jump in sales for greens such as leaks, sprouts, broccoli and cabbage
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Bloodhound supersonic car put up for sale after cash woes following Covid-19 pandemic
Engineering
The vehicle is aiming to break the world land speed record - but if a buyer is not found the project could be scrapped
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More than 350 jobs in jeopardy as Hays Travel closes 89 shops
Retail & High Street
The North East travel firm said it is closing the shops as part of a planned review of its portfolio
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Theatre Royal Plymouth receives grant to grow outreach work
Finance
Theatre has been hit by lockdown closures but grant will enable its flagship scheme to expand and work with 'complex needs' adults
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Teesside firm makes 50 million face shields to protect front line workers
Coronavirus
DuPont Teijin Films quickly made clear plastics for face shields at the start of the pandemic
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Wincanton-based Surecav records most successful year ever in 2020 amid pandemic
Construction
The wall cavity firm said there was an “increasing appetite” for its recycled products - and business was booming
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Levelling up North and Midlands 'four times harder' after pandemic
Economy
Report from Centre for Cities think tank highlights major problems with unemployment in places like Birmingham, Hull and Blackpool
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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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Ƶ risks a 'vanilla' pub scene as big pubcos circle Covid-hit locals in crisis
South West
The future of the Great British Pub will look very different post pandemic, experts predict while pub chains start to buy up the businesses that haven't made it.
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46,000 companies in the South West in 'significant financial distress' as England's lockdown hits business
Insolvency and Administration
Insolvency firm Begbies Traynor said the latest lockdown was another "body blow" for business
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New report shows huge number of struggling businesses in Leicestershire
Insolvency and Administration
Nationally, the latest Red Flag Alert research recorded 630,000 businesses in “significant distress”
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Grounded aviation supplier's PPE pivot sees it emerge as proud flag carrier for Ƶ manufacturing
Yorkshire & Humber
Hull firm is adding a second high volume line for face mask production as more products emerge
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St Austell Brewery secures 'significant' funding to weather Covid lockdown
Finance
Three banks support company which has had to shutter 180 pubs during Lockdown 3.0
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1,700 businesses in financial distress in the Humber region as coronavirus brings huge uplift
Economy
Fears it may be tip of the iceberg with reduced court activity seen during Covid-19 as winding up orders prohibited
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Seafood giant Andrew Marr nudges towards sales of £750m - but Covid impact anticipated
Tesco
Hessle-headquartered boat-to-plate operation sees 4.6 per cent uplift in year to April 2020
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