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Serco offers to extend talks in bid to stop strike crippling Royal Navy
Employment
Outsourcing giant says it will seek compromise after tug crews voted to go on strike in Plymouth from Christmas Day
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The Wales Top 300, 2020: these are the biggest firms in Wales
Economy
This year's 300 firms generated collectively annual revenues of £39bn, while employing 161,000 staff
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Lockdown restrictions sees unemployment grow in East Midlands, amid fears “cliff-edge” Brexit will be crippling
Employment
The number of Ƶ redundancies hit a record high of 370,000 in the three months to October
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Scaling back HS2 and linking to East Midlands Parkway station would be injection of "common sense" says MP
High Speed 2
Comes as official report suggests turning East Midlands Parkway into end of the eastern leg of high speed line
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South West economy 'unlikely' to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024
Economy
The region's towns are facing a challenging few years but cities in the West Country are expected to see some growth
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Tug strike threatens 'Christmas chaos' for Royal Navy in Plymouth
Employment
Unite union members are to strike from Christmas Day potentially crippling naval shipping movements around Devonport
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Two Swansea firms get funding boost to help safeguard nearly 500 jobs
Employment
Toyoda Gosei Ƶ and C.E.M Day have received backing from the Welsh Government's Economic Resilience Fund
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Anger at suggestion HS2 east should be drastically scaled back – and end in the 'middle of nowhere'
High Speed 2
Official report suggests eastern leg terminates at the little-used East Midlands Parkway station in Nottinghamshire
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New chief executive appointed for Babcock's key Marine sector
Engineering
Engineering and defence company has new man in charge of dockyards in Plymouth and Scotland
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University given £1m to create national wind turbine test centre
Technology
University of Plymouth will upgrade its 'wave tank' Marine Building to test latest floating offshore wind tech
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Business activity in the East Midlands goes backwards, according to NatWest survey
Economy
Most of the East Midlands – except for Rutland – is in the toughest Tier 3 of the latest national measures
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Second lockdown hits South West economy and jobs
Economy
NatWest report shows drop in business activity during November 2020 but optimism that economy will normalise in 2021
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Region's manufacturers hang on to growth as second lockdown sends Ƶ back again
Economy
Yorkshire and Humber outperforms the rest of the Ƶ but rate of acceleration eases to softest level since recovery began
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North East business activity takes a tumble as coronavirus restrictions bite
Economy
Job numbers have fallen for 29 months in a row in the North East, while a separate report has hinted at a slow recovery from the pandemic
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Lord Frost: Born in Derby, educated in Nottingham, the former diplomat leading Boris Johnson’s Brexit talks
Brexit
Unlike his EU counterpart, Michel Barnier, David Frost is a low-key figure, who shuns the cameras and rarely speaks in public
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Bathroom pod manufacturer sees profits jump as sales hit £33m
Construction
Somerset's Offsite Solutions was able to operate during both 2020 Covid lockdowns
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Ƶ's first immersive video dome due to open in 2021 after receiving £400k Covid grant
Technology
Groundbreaking project receives Government help alongside Plymouth's The Box cultural centre
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SW manufacturers warned of Brexit 'knockout blow' for exports
Brexit
Factories stage recovery from Covid nightmare but face further problems following end of transition period which 'no deal' would make even worse
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North West manufacturers fight back from 'historic' Covid lows - but fears grow over no-deal Brexit
North West
The Make Ƶ and BDO survey reveals the brutal impact of the pandemic, with manufacturing forecast to see a 12% drop in output this year
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Eileen Richards MBE inducted as new president of East Midlands Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Founder and managing director of ER Recruitment in Leicester takes over the chains of office from Dawn Edwards
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Former Chiquito premises at Derby’s Pride Park to become Indian tapas restaurant and cocktail bar
Restaurants
Nicco Restaurant and Bar will create more than 20 jobs and with space for around 250 people
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Support growing for £235 million masterplan to help the East Midlands fight back post-Covid and post-Brexit
Economy
East Midlands Development Corporation could add £4.8bn to East Midlands economy each year and create more than 84,000 jobs
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Grants of up to £100k could help aerospace suppliers bounce back from lockdown losses
Engineering
University of Nottingham and an alliance of 300 Midlands companies join forces to provide more than £5 million to help
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Vegan "meat" factory to create up to 500 jobs
Food and Drink
Plant & Bean makes plant-based products ranging from mince and sausages to burgers, nuggets, cutlets and non-meat slices
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