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Council leaders draw up battle plan to help thousands of workers facing redundancy
Employment
It is part of a pledge the council has made to workers and employers during the crisis
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East Midlands pub and restaurant bosses “devastated” by new lockdown rules
Food and Drink
“Move to curtail the hours of our already crippled industry seems unjust and punitive, not to mention illogical and irrational”
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Joules CEO encouraged by post-lockdown trading but unsure about how Christmas will pan out
Fashion
“The group’s strong e-commerce performance demonstrates the appeal of Joules as well as our growing customer base"
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George at Asda lays off 50 staff at Ƶ headquarters
Asda
It said cuts were part of restructuring to speed up the way it gets products into stores
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Time to bring the bulldozers in? What now for city centres in a post-Covid world?
Coronavirus
Business consultant Ian Borley pitches in with suggestions that might just help our city centres recover
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Clegg Construction completes £6m, 64-bed scheme for residential home provider Care Ƶ
Construction
It was designed by KWL Architects, Aecom was project manager and Jackson Purdue Lever were structural engineers
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Next reveals opening dates for its four new beauty halls - but says plans for Leicester store have been dropped
Fashion
Beauty stores will feature branded beauty products, women’s accessories, lingerie and nightwear with Next Home products
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Lockdown boom for Ƶ’s biggest dedicated cargo airport
Transport
As passenger flights pretty much stopped cargo flights saw big increase
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Ex-miner gives up well-paid job to set up own business
SMEs
Pman Consulting founder Paul Westwick worked at Cotgrave pit in Nottinghamshire and Asfordby in Leicestershire
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Helping hand offered to Leicestershire’s food and drinks sector through troubling times
Food and Drink
Big local names include Samworth Brothers, Cofresh, Walkers Crisps, Stilton-maker Long Clawson Diary, and Pukka Pies
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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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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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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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New plan to turn Leicester hotel into 400-plus flats
property news
Hotel has been empty for more than a decade, falling into disrepair and attracting rough sleepers over the years
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Buccaneer jets cautiously moved from Leicestershire to Cotswold Airport thanks to Leicester Heavy Haulage
Transport
Planes – once part of the Navy’s nuclear capabilities – needed new base after airfield home sold to Cox Automotive
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New owners for Nottingham office schemes with potential £150m value
property news
Buyers are also behind 10-storey Unity Square scheme in Nottingham, which will be HMRC's regional base
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Plastics products manufacture Nylacast buys smaller rival
Engineering
Nylacast employs around 530 people and has a turnover of around £50 million
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How cities can be used to unlock prosperity - Manchester business community discusses wealth
North West
More than 40 leaders and representatives from across Greater Manchester met at arts and culture hub HOME to discuss prosperity at a thought leadership event hosted by international law firm Trowers & Hamlins
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Watchdog warns water companies as supply disruptions and leakages rise in England and Wales
In The News
A number of companies have failed to meet their targets
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Business Breakfast RECAP: Energy watchdog fines firm for 'spoofing' gas market to manipulate prices
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Business Breakfast RECAP: Serco fined £22.9m over electronic tagging scandal
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How can I fit my growing workforce in my office space?
In The News
Overbury Managing Director Andrew Wood discusses how to utilise office space for a growing workforce
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What's on the agenda for office design in 2018?
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Hannah Holmes, project designer at fit out and refurbishment specialist Overbury, explores the issues
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