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£16m grants from Cultural Recovery Fund for independent cinemas
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202 venues across England will receive a share in the new funding with more to come in January
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Brittany Ferries in emergency talks after 400 lorries banned from sailing to France
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Plymouth-headquartered firm says freight and passengers unable to board ships at Portsmouth after new strain of Covid discovered
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How vaccine boosted SW business confidence before new virus strain discovered
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December was looking good with a new report saying firms were regaining their mojo - but then a new variant of Covid arrived
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Frasers Group issues profit warning after Tier 4 shutdown
Retail & High Street
The retail group has said it is unlikely to hit targets it set earlier this month
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Fine dining restaurant invests in extension to cope with Covid restrictions
Food and Drink
Plymouth city centre's Fletcher's eatery brings forward expansion plans so it can serve more diners
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OPINION: Dr Nik Kotecha OBE on the desperate financial backdrop for charities and an idea that might help
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"The ongoing pandemic and lockdowns have severely hampered charitable organisations’ already fragile funding"
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North East councils hand back £50m in Covid-19 business support grants
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Sunderland and North Tyneside Council both handed back 14% of their allocated funding
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Clifton Village's independent shops defy high street gloom amid Covid crisis and national lockdowns
Retail & High Street
Retailers in the upmarket area of Bristol say having a physical store is still important - and "outweighs" buying online
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Hospitality grants roll out as Tier Three status sees venues miss out on biggest week of the year
Federation of Small Businesses
£3,000 heading to those forced to close as City of Culture recognises importance of hospitality sector
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Campaign launches to raise £10k for Bristol's hospitality businesses in wake of pandemic
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The #BigUpBristol campaign is being spearheaded by Business Live's sister site Bristol Live
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º£½ÇÊÓƵ's largest regional theatre looks to recovery after £10m Covid hit
Theatre
Theatre Royal Plymouth says 2021 will be a challenge but is confident of survival after being battered financially by lockdowns
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Councils forced to hand back £1.2bn in coronavirus business grants
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Councils were over allocated funding but many business owners have still missed out
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Lockdown won’t stop Leicester businesses raising thousands for charity with Suits and Vinyl office party
Christmas
Online set from DJ Matt Moore will be broadcast on Facebook on December 19
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Chancellor extends furlough scheme to May to provide 'New Year business certainty'
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Business loan scheme also extended to end of March as Budget date also set
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Reaction to latest Covid-19 tiers for the East Midlands
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Government outlines the restrictions the region will face over Christmas
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Little change for West Midlands in latest covid-19 tier restrictions
West Midlands
Health Secretary Matt Hancock maintains status quo in the region but big boost for Herefordshire which drops to tier 1
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Bristol and North Somerset move to Tier 2 - but South Gloucestershire remains in Tier 3
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed neighbouring South Gloucestershire would remain in the highest tier
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Lockdown review: Matt Hancock announces Government tier changes as large parts of South move to Tier 3 - but Bristol gets Tier 2
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Large swathes of the country have been moved up to Tier 3 - while others have seen restrictions ease
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English regions await tier change announcement expected today
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Health secretary Matt Hancock is expected to announce the outcome of the tier review
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Family-run printing firm shuts after Covid crisis causes work to dry up
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Blackfriars Contracts had been trading for 42 years until the pandemic slashed orders - but it's on-demand sewing pattern business has been saved
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Plymouth in danger of seeing 500 firms go belly up due to Covid lockdown
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Research reveals huge number of businesses are at risk from not having enough cash to see them though Black Swan event
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Number of South West jobseekers doubles during coronavirus pandemic
Employment
DWP figures show 183,000 people are actively looking for work in the region as redundancies increase and unemployment rises
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Boss of Tamatanga Indian restaurants slates Government for “long-lasting“ lockdown impact
Food and Drink
Tamatanga in Leicester, Nottingham and Birmingham, named among the best takeaways in º£½ÇÊÓƵ despite restrictions
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How traditional Melton pork pie maker has adapted through crisis
Food and Drink
Prior to the pandemic Brockleby’s Pies, based just outside Melton, was handmaking up to 10,000 pies a week
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