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Grants of up to £10,000 still available for Leicestershire businesses struggling from the impact of Covid-19
SMEs
Comes as town centre shops continued to see a slump in footfall in August as people kept working from home
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Indoor climbing centre set to reopen after five months
Leisure & Touism
Leicester gyms, swimming pools, fitness suites and dance studios can reopen after drop in local coronavirus rates
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£30m hemp processing plant could create up to 30 jobs
SMEs
Hemp can be used for everything from insulation to foods, paper, textiles and concrete-type building materials
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Search on for new Watches of Switzerland chairman as Dennis Millard announces plan to step down
Retail & High Street
Watches of Switzerland Group is Ƶ’s biggest luxury watch retailer, and includes Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb
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East Midlands economy to shrink by 10 per cent this year, according to KPMG
Economy
Figure is even worse than the 7.8 per cent fall the business consultancy predicted in June
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Workplace consultancy Blueprint Interiors expanding its team as growth continues
Offices
Despite the temporary pause caused by Covid-19, firm projecting year end revenue to reach £5 million as planned
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Free parking, better planning and family homes could save cities like Leicester, says big employer
I Am Open
Mattioli Woods CEO says cities like Leicester and their businesses will adapt, but support needed to get the ball rolling
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Barratt homes suffers £1.3bn hit from Covid-19
Construction
Revenues at Barratt Developments dropped almost 30 per cent over the year to £3.4 billion
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Pent-up demand boosts sales at homewares giant Dunelm
Retail & High Street
“This performance reflects the strength of our proposition within a resilient homewares market"
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Online charity shop Thrift+ expands into new premises
Fashion
Sellers chose what percentage of money they make goes to charity and what is turned into credits to use on the site
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Grosvenor Casinos clawing back the £1.5m a week it lost during lockdown
Retail & High Street
Most casinos now open after furloughing 4,600 staff cost the taxpayer another £1.5 million a week
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Popular Bistrot Pierre restaurant saved from closure
Retail & High Street
Back in July it was announced that 19 branches had been saved but six were closing down
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New lifeline for Leicestershire SME’s hit by Covid lockdown
SMEs
This is how SME's can benefit from expertise of two of the Midlands’ top business schools as part of £20m scheme
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The Government funding still available to help Leicester and Leicestershire businesses beat Covid-19
Finance
“Many Leicester businesses responded positively to the challenges imposed by the recent lockdown"
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This is what Midlands business leaders told NatWest CEO Alison Rose when they went face-to-face
Coronavirus
Bank CEO joined a virtual roundtable discussion – hosted by BusinessLive – to discuss the impact of the pandemic
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Signs East Midlands jobs market is stronger than rest of Ƶ
Employment
But regional jobs market stillstruggling to return to normal despite the easing of lockdown restrictions
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100 jobs created at Leicester Supermarket where key workers shop for half the normal price
Retail & High Street
Company Shop Leicester opening its doors to NHS, emergency service, care homes and manufacturing supply chain workers
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Joules well placed to weather storm despite £2m losses
Retail & High Street
Total losses directly caused by Covid-19 have been put at around £31 million
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Evans Cycles moves into ex-Sports Direct store in Leicester
Retail & High Street
It comes as Ƶ Bicycle Association says between April and June bicycle sales were up 63 per cent year-on-year
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More grim retail news as WH Smith says 1,500 jobs at risk
Economy
Its airport and railway station stores have been particularly badly affected by the lockdown
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How Leicester pubs, restaurants and hairdressers are coping with life after local lockdown
Coronavirus
Has it been worth the wait and how long exactly will it take for money to start rolling in again?
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Four shovel-ready schemes in Leicester and Leicestershire get £20m of post-Covid funding
Economy
Back in June Boris Johnson launched a “new deal” for post-Covid economic recovery worth £900m
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Building society pumps millions into helping members and charities through lockdown
Finance
Support included keeping branches open, not cutting savings rates and mortgage payment holidays
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How BT wants to help 356,000 East Midlands SMEs beat Covid downturn and Brexit
Coronavirus
Offer includes paying 4,500 small suppliers promptly, subsidising ultrafast connections and free business mentoring
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