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13:49, 27 MAY 2021
BCC President writes open letter to PM calling for longer-term support for coronavirus-hit businesses
Chamber of Commerce
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith also made a number of policy proposals to enable businesses to plan with more certainty.
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DFS Furniture sees online sales rocket 76%
Retail & High Street
The retailer is enduring challenging times however after closing 52 showrooms in Tier 4 areas of England
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Christmas Covid rules force Center Parcs to close º£½ÇÊÓÆµ sites
Leisure & Touism
The holiday company said all its º£½ÇÊÓÆµ sites would close until at least January 7
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Skill Mill rolls out nationwide after unlocking £1m investment package
Employment
The social enterprise helps young people break the cycle of reoffending
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£16m grants from Cultural Recovery Fund for independent cinemas
Coronavirus
202 venues across England will receive a share in the new funding with more to come in January
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Brittany Ferries in emergency talks after 400 lorries banned from sailing to France
Coronavirus
Plymouth-headquartered firm says freight and passengers unable to board ships at Portsmouth after new strain of Covid discovered
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Arcadia administrators sells Evans clothing brand in £23m deal
Retail & High Street
Evans may be saved - but the deal will not include the plus-size brand's bricks and mortar shops
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Frasers Group issues profit warning after Tier 4 shutdown
Retail & High Street
The retail group has said it is unlikely to hit targets it set earlier this month
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Avanti West Coast's Voyager trains have been upgraded in £8.3m investment
Transport
Passengers travelling between London and North Wales, the West Midlands, North West and Scotland will benefit
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Councils forced to hand back £1.2bn in coronavirus business grants
Coronavirus
Councils were over allocated funding but many business owners have still missed out
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Chancellor extends furlough scheme to May to provide 'New Year business certainty'
Coronavirus
Business loan scheme also extended to end of March as Budget date also set
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Lockdown review: Matt Hancock announces Government tier changes as large parts of South move to Tier 3 - but Bristol gets Tier 2
Coronavirus
Large swathes of the country have been moved up to Tier 3 - while others have seen restrictions ease
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Colossal quarry CO2 capture programme ready to ramp up in 2021
Technology
Business Live speaks to Oxford University tech spin out chief exec after partnership with Singleton Birch revealed
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£193m deal agreed for Drax to sell gas power stations to VPI
Deals
Four sites and one in development included in agreement as power giant looks to become carbon negative
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JD Sports snaps up US trainer firm Shoe Palace in $325m deal
Retail & High Street
The acquisition marks the company's latest move into America
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Subpostmasters ‘start living again with heads held high’ as Horizon IT scandal convictions quashed
Post Office
First six convictions overturned with scores more to come in the new year as thoughts to turn to damages
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Channel 4 chooses 16 small companies outside London for new Emerging Indie Fund
Creative & Digital
The fund is designed to help new or emerging independents outside the capital to grow
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group boosts profits amid strong sales after lockdown
Retail
The company's chair has criticised the Government for its lack of clarity during lockdown
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Supermarket giant Asda to close all stores on Boxing Day
Retail & High Street
As well as keeping all 631 stores closed for two days the supermarket is giving a bonus to staff to reward them for their commitment
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Union says 130 jobs at risk as South Western Railway ends catering contract
Employment
RMT fears decision to scrap contract with Elior will mean job losses in 2021
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Manchester Airports Group revenues plummet by 82.5% as devastating impact of Covid on aviation continues
North West
Passenger numbers fell by almost 90%, with almost 900 jobs now at risk across the group
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34 new London services added to Hull Trains' timetable over festive period
Transport
Open access operator steps up to meet demand with increased travel windows either side of Christmas
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Wren Kitchens opens 100th º£½ÇÊÓÆµ showroom as Greenwich brings up the zeros
Retail
Just weeks afte the first outlet opens in the US, the self-manufacturing retailer makes it a century on home soil
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