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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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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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North East company administrations fall to historic low as government support plugs gap
Economy
KPMG which carried out the research by analysing Gazette records said the figures paint a distorted view
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Cornish Metals eyes up wealthy investors ahead of stock market float
Finance
Company looking to mine tin and copper in Cornwall hopes to raise £5m after being admitted to AIM
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Nissan hails 'positive' Brexit deal: what does it mean for the North East automotive sector?
Automotive
Last week’s announcement that “Brexit for Nissan is positive” ended years of worry since the 2016 EU referendum
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Boohoo buys Debenhams brand in deal that seals closures of all stores
Retail & High Street
The Manchester firm has sealed a £55m deal for the Debenhams brand, allowing it to move into new markets and segments
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EE Smith Contracts guiding more women into construction
Construction
EE Smith has worked on big hotels in London including The Londoner, Grosvenor House, The Langham and The Savoy
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BDO has welcomed 27 new trainees into its Birmingham and Nottingham offices
Employment
Nationwide, BDO welcomed almost 400 trainees in November, with a further 450 roles available to start in 2021
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Rail re-opening projects in South and North East get funding of almost £800m
Transport
The next phase of the East West Rail line gets £760m while a project in Northumberland receives £34m
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Jobs warning as York not set to recover employment levels until 2022
Employment
A report to the city council has warned that unemployment has risen during the pandemic
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Port Talbot firm British Rototherm creating 250 new jobs with new PPE partnership
Employment
It is partnering with PPE safety eyeswear specialist Bollé
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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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Prime Minister welcomes Nissan's commitment to Sunderland following Brexit deal
Automotive
Leading Nissan executive said the trade deal with the EU was a positive step for the company's Sunderland plant
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Exodus of EU workers compounds construction labour shortage
Employment
Plymouth's Greenlight Safety and Training is inundated with firms needing apprentices as construction boom and staff dearth coincide
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Shops plan for ground floor of Exeter's former House of Fraser pile
Retail & High Street
Units are being marketed for lower levels of ex-department store with a 104-bed hotel and spa to be situated above
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Concerns raised that geothermal rum biome plan could harm World Heritage Site
Environment
Historic England wants developers behind ambitious £10m scheme to look for another plot including over the road
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Lawyer probes historic dockyard asbestos use after ex-worker falls ill
Employment
Specialist seeks info about Devonport Dockyard in the pre-privatisation 1960s after claims man was exposed to asbestos dust
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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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Big rise in number of Welsh firms in significant financial distress
Wales
The research from Begbies Traynor show a rise year-on-year and on the previous quarter
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More than 12,500 North East firms in financial difficulty as insolvency cases jump
Economy
Business advisory bodies warn the numbers are the tip of a very large iceberg - and corporate insolvency numbers are expected to keep rising
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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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Raft of North East firms enlisted for £362m Metro fleet supply chain
Transport
Five firms will recently been signed up for work on the multimillion-pound programme to bring in a new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet of trains
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Booth Industries seals £2.9m Government contract extension as plans revealed for new manufacturing facility
North West
The firm won a £36m contract with HS2 last year - and has now sealed a new contract extension with an unnamed Government agency
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Things looking up for Ƶ's biggest brick maker Ibstock
Construction
The business shed 15 per cent of its workforce last summer after the construction sector ground to a halt
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