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Greggs Foundation launches education partnership with Rethink Food
Economy
The Newcastle firm's foundation said the partnership is instrumental to the Greggs Pledge commitment to support communities
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned that cutting R&D funding would be a disaster for the º£½ÇÊÓƵ economy
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Vice Chancellor of Swansea University Paul Boyle said such as a move would be 'prove a tragically misguided false economy'
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North East unemployment reaches record low but concerns over inactivity
Economy
The annual report from the North East LEP has been released alongside national figures on unemployment
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John Pye & Sons to auction off stock from failed Made.com furniture business
Insolvency and Administration
'It is John Pye Auction’s role to realise the best we can for all creditors of the company'
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Poundstretcher exits CVA after paying off creditors at a rate of 12p in the pound
Retail & High Street
Discount chain said the biggest single creditor was HMRC followed by around 250 of its shop landlords
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Autumn Statement: Businesses tell us what they want from fuel duty, energy bills to business rates
The Budget
Businesses draw up their wish list ahead of the Autumn Statement on November 17
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Autumn Statement: Government urged to restore business confidence as firms hit by late payments and rising costs
Economy
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has called on the chancellor to outline a plan to generate long-term economic growth
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Tom Joule – who started Joules selling wellies at country fairs – hopes brand will live on as administrators called in
Retail & High Street
Comes as one analyst says, ‘Next and Frasers look logical suitors given their relatively robust position’
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Harry Styles concerts at Emirates Old Trafford help provide £27m boost to Manchester's economy
North West
Emirates Old Trafford is set to open a 100-room extension to the current Hilton Garden Inn next year
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Joules announces it is going into administration
Insolvency and Administration
The retailer said it was suspending trading in its shares following months of financial difficulties
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Business activity in Wales contracts as output and new orders fall again in October
NatWest
Latest NatWest PMI data saw Welsh business confidence slump to the lowest level since data collection began in July 2012
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‘Recessionary fears’ among South West firms set in amid uncertainty
South West
A survey for NatWest has uncovered one of the weakest business performances for the region since the global financial crisis in March 2009
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East Midlands business activity falls for fifth month
Economy
Business confidence at two-and-a-half year low, according to a new NatWest study
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Record low confidence reported by North East businesses in monthly survey
Economy
The NatWest North East Business Activity Index has highlighted some of the challenges facing businesses in the region
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Economy contracted in October in Yorkshire and Humber
Economy
Region one of the last to see activity shrink as concerns over recession emerge
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Celebrating the North East's best and brightest businesses at this year's Fastest 50
Partner Content
Law firm Ward Hadaway compiles the annual list of the region's fastest growing companies
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Why online content creators are key to boosting economic growth
Creative & Digital
In the last decade or so, more people are taking advantage of the growth in digital platforms, social media, and online marketplaces to earn a living
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Bank of England governor praises companies raising pay for lowest paid
Economy
On a visit to the North of England, Andrew Bailey said that efforts to bring inflation under control were likely to last another 18 months
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900 jobs at risk under planned closure of Leicester and Lincolnshire Bakkavor factories
Food and Drink
Closures planned as a result of the challenging "macro-economic backdrop"
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Cocktail bar group Nightcap to slow expansion amid ‘uncertain’ economy
Company Results
The firm, founded by Dragons Den star Sarah Willingham, posted a six-fold growth in revenue at its brands The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars
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The new Welsh firms to keep an eye on over the coming years
Economy
We feature 22 firms drawn from a wide range of sectors
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Brexit backer and Next boss Lord Simon Wolfson says it was ‘definitely not the Brexit I wanted’
Retail
‘We have got people queuing up to come to this country to pick crops that are rotting in fields….and we’re not letting them in’
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Why Jeremy Hunt must commit to electrifying Midland Mainline and decent rail links between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham
Transport
Campaigners say East Midlands missing out on £1.26 billion of transport spending each year compared to º£½ÇÊÓƵ average
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As Leicester drops Workplace Parking Levy plans, Nottingham says it has ‘revolutionised’ transport there
Transport
10 years on the only European city with a workplace parking levy says emissions are down and public transport is better
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