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Yorkshire and Humber economy among the first to recover after January stall
Economy
NatWest analysis pitches region at the forefront of Covid rebound
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North East business activity bounces back but job numbers continue to fall
Economy
The NatWest North East Business Activity Index tracks month-on-month changes in the region’s manufacturing and service sectors
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Plaid Cymru would create a new development agency to boost the Welsh economy
Economy
Prosperity Wales would be led by experts in business, poverty alleviation and decarbonisation
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Biffa creates 50 jobs with £13m investment at North East recycling plant
Employment
The firm is doubling capacity of its high density polyethene plastic recycling at the Washington site, sparking the recruitment drive
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COMMENT: Freeports – Good news for jobs or a 'tool for tax evaders, money launders, criminals, and terrorists’?
The Budget
‘Some say freeports create few jobs – and when they do, they’re of lower quality and not really ‘new’ jobs anyway’
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South West 'overlooked' in Budget for North and Midlands, say region's top business leaders
The Budget
Prominent business voices in the area have suggested levelling up measures favoured the North and Midlands
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Nissan recruiting for 100 North East jobs but warning over tough year for automotive sector
Employment
The jobs announcement comes on the day SMMT revealed last month was the worst February for car sales since 1959
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£4.1m boost for transport projects in Bristol and Bath region announced in chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget
Transport
The funding will be used to reduce car usage and improve air quality across the region
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Western Gateway plan for partnership between West England and Wales lands Ƶ government funding boost
Economy
The cross-border initiative is aimed at promoting and maximising economic growth from Bristol to Swansea
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Cornish clothing brand sees lockdown boost sales to £15.5m
Fashion
Celtic & Co benefits from surge in online shopping and demand for comfortable clobber
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New Plymouth bakery already eyeing expansion after selling out on opening weekend
Food and Drink
Chef Lloyd Inwood has worked in the some of the world's top kitchens but was surprised by the huge demand for his sourdough, patisserie and pasties
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Plans for £100m Cardiff Capital Region investment fund to help firms expand revealed
Economy
Leader of the Cardiff Capital Region cabinet Anthony Hunt said all ten council leaders have put aside parochialism and embraced regionalism
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Loughborough visitor stats highlight importance of Government support and lockdown impact on Ƶ towns
Retail & High Street
Despite huge drop in footfall, research says there were positive signs at the tail end of 2020, suggesting town can recover
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Derbion branding up at new-look Derby shopping centre
Retail & High Street
Back in January the new owners of the former Intu Derby shopping centre revealed it was being renamed Derbion
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Budget 2021: West Midlands business leaders welcome 'upbeat' Budget but say Chancellor could have gone further
West Midlands
From new freeports to grants for the HS2 Interchange station, there was plenty for business leaders to mull over once Rishi Sunak had delivered his statement to the house
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Derby’s £300m SmartParc food production campus set for £17.5 million boost
Food and Drink
1.8m sq ft site could help food industry reduce waste, lower carbon outputs and food miles, and increase Ƶ food security
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'Bitter disappointment' as Bristol and Dorset freeport bids miss out
The Budget
Rishi Sunak announced eight new freeports for England in his Budget statement
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Budget 2021: East Midlands business and political leaders react to ‘sugar today, medicine tomorrow’ budget
The Budget
A “business-friendly budget” that not only supports businesses now but will help them “grow, invest and innovate” post-Covid
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Budget 2021: Go-ahead for East Midlands Freeport a 'game-changer' in post-Covid recovery
Local Enterprise Partnership
“Global connectivity East Midlands Airport brings is more important than ever as Ƶ looks to strike deals around the world"
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Plymouth set for £100m boost after being named a Ƶ freeport
The Budget
City is one of eight tax-break areas named in Chancellor's budget and is now set to receive a jobs and investment boom
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Tees Valley emerges as big winner in Budget with string of measures to boost economy
The Budget
Freeport status, the Treasury's Northern campus and measures for green energy are among boosts for Teesside
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Welsh Government gets an extra £740m from Rishi Sunak's Budget
The Budget
Wales will get additional money from Ƶ Government through the Barnett consequential
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Able Ƶ's joy as 12 years of 'dogged perseverance' pays off with huge funding for marine energy park
The Budget
Executive chairman welcomes huge Humber haul after more than a decade developing the case for 'big space in the right place'
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The plans for all eight freeports announced in Rishi Sunak's Spring Budget
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The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed the locations of the new Freeports in England
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