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Leicester and Leicestershire hospitality and tourism sector suffers £310m Covid hit
Coronavirus
There are around 4,400 businesses involved in the local hospitality and tourism sector, employing some 48,300 people
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2021 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards winners announced at the National Space Centre
Technology
Former Gadget Show presenter, TV personality and author Jason Bradbury hosted the awards evening
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Cargo shipping giant partners with Brittany Ferries after 25m-euro investment
Transport
CMA CGM Group will work with Plymouth-headquartered cross-Channel operator to carry more freight between º£½ÇÊÓƵ and continent
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British Gas to recruit 400 South West apprentices and half will be women
Employment
Energy provider launches recruitment drive with electric van roadshow from John O’Groats to Land’s End
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Start Up Loans scheme provides £66m to South West businesses
Finance
More than 7,400 enterprises given support by Government-backed scheme to help entrepreneurs
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Burts Snacks sees sales grow to £57.3m despite hospitality lockdown
Company Results
Crisp-maker saw sales rise by £7m for the Plymouth and Leicester company to become º£½ÇÊÓƵ's fastest growing snack business
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Centrica CEO and PM talk to BusinessLive about how British Gas is cleaning up its act and moving to low carbon
Boris Johnson
They had a chance to see apprentices going through their paces and hear how the business is moving away from fossil fuels
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson won't rule out fresh lockdowns but warns 'we will have to keep some tools in reserve'
Coronavirus
On possible Christmas supply shortages, PM says 'we don’t think under any circumstances that panic buying makes sense'
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Devon artisan cheesemaker Quicke's enjoys mail order boost
Food and Drink
Firm partners with Devon's Newton Print to push sales of sustainably-packaged hampers for 'at-home dining'
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Babcock sells stake in aviation firm for £126m in bid to drive down debt
Engineering
Rolls-Royce also offloads shares in AirTanker Holdings as it also aims to rebuild balance sheet
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East Midlands’ growth eases but pressure on capacity builds at record pace
Economy
NatWest business survey suggests growth in manufacturing and service output slowing but new orders kept coming in
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South West firms create jobs as business activity increases
Economy
Latest NatWest South West PMI shows confidence at six-month high despite rising prices and staff and materials shortages
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Yorkshire and Humber region continues to outperform most of º£½ÇÊÓƵ despite expansion easing to six-month low
Economy
Sharp quickening of pace of employment as optimism abounds in Yorkshire and Humber
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North East business scene still in growth but concerns are rising
Economy
The region reported the lowest score in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ in the monthly NatWest Business Activity Index
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Airbus selects Broughton to build helicopters for the Ministry of Defence under proposal to º£½ÇÊÓƵ Government
Ministry of Defence
The proposal has been revealed in a briefing by Airbus and would create hundreds of jobs
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In Pictures: The 2021 LeicestershireLive Women in Business Awards
Leicestershire Live Women in Business Awards
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Report suggests East Midlands Freeport could support 25,000-plus jobs and bring in £8.4bn over 25 years
Economy
Freeports would get streamlined planning, tax and business rates reliefs, and lower tariffs and less red tape
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Trade links forged between South West and Maltese businesses
Exports
Devon's International Trade Matters is working with The Malta Chamber of Commerce of creating post-Brexit channels
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Plymouth's Princess Yachts toasts record sales of new X95 luxury boat
Exports
Britain's largest yacht manufacture has sold 20 of the boats which retail for approaching £9m each
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Imerys plans major extension at Dorset ball clay operation
Economy
Mining company seeks approval to extend Doreys Pit site near Wareham
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First apprentice intake at Devon's Appledore shipyard after Harland & Wolff takeover
Engineering
Five recruits join shipbuilding giant a year after it bought North Devon facility for £7m
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2021 LeicestershireLive Women in Business Awards winners revealed at King Power Stadium ceremony
Leicestershire Live Women in Business Awards
Event champions female entrepreneurs, business leaders, sole traders and rising stars that shape the local economy
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Jobs boost as architectural glass firm moves to new Durham business park
Employment
Architectural Glass and Aluminium is the latest firm to set up on the Jade Business Park, a former colliery site
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Plymouth's Grade II* Langdon Court hotel bought by fashion and hospitality power couple
Hotels
Jacobean pile snapped up by Britain's 'jean queen' and her restaurateur husband after being closed for 18 months
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