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People on the Move: appointments in the North East this week
Employment
KPMG, the North East LEP and Brewin Dolphin are among those announcing new appointments this week
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North East entrepreneurs work together on efforts to help the less advantaged
North East
The Foundation of Light works in partnership with The Harrison Centre for Social Mobility, giving hundreds of local people the opportunity to learn crucial education and employability skills
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Business groups line up to criticise rail plan that does little for North East
Boris Johnson
Maps in the Integrated Rail Review show that rail improvements barely reach the North East and feature arrows pointing vaguely north and labelled "Newcastle"
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Barclays closing Caernarfon and Porthmadog branches in 'devastating blow'
Barclays
Plaid Cymru MP for Arfon, Hywel Williams, has urged the banking giant to reconsider the proposals
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Nationwide more than doubles profits off back of mortgage lending during pandemic
Finance
The º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s second largest mortgage lender is headquartered in Swindon
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Electric vehicle charging points in Northern Ireland to get major upgrade
Northern Ireland
Operator ESB is rolling out a plan to upgrade the network to faster charging points, some of which can charge multiple cars at one time
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Northern Ireland cross border exports soar 60% after Brexit
European Union
Businesses on both sides of the border are finding growing demand for their goods as traders look to avoid GB import red tape
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National CBI conference kicks off at Port of Tyne as North East leads net zero agenda
Events
CBI conference will start with keynote addresses and a panel discussion on transforming the º£½ÇÊÓƵ economy
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Work on 50 homes in Gotherington in Gloucestershire set to begin after High Court ruling
South West
Tewkesbury Borough Council said it was ‘disappointed’ by the judgment
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Freight train capacity to Port of Liverpool doubles after £8.3m project completes
North West
The news comes after the Government announced the Integrated Rail Plan
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Howes Percival team completes more than 80 deals so far in 2021, worth £477m
Legal
Andy Harris: 'Sophisticated purchasers have been able to see beyond the pandemic'
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Wardell Armstrong gives Mark Thurston HS2 update as eastern leg downgraded in Integrated Rail Plan
High Speed 2
The HS2 chief executive visited the company's Stoke-on-Trent head office to hear about its involvement in the scheme
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Winners crowned at HullLive Business Awards 2021
Hull Live Business Awards
Accolades flow as gala dinner returns to toast those 'rebuilding and re-energising economic recovery'
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Arriva Cymru bus services to restart as strike suspended after new pay offer for drivers
Unite
The planned five week industrial action started on Sunday - almost wiping out the Arriva bus timetable in North Wales and Chester
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Business leaders in North East hit out at Government rail plans
Transport
The Integrated Rail Plan has attracted widespread criticism for going back on previous Government promises
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Decommissioning agreement signed between Wales' biggest college and nuclear firm
Wales
Deal will see them develop a crucial assessment of skills for future nuclear decommissioning in the North Wales region
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‘Betrayal’, ‘woefully inadequate’ and ‘levelling down’… reaction to plans to downgrade HS2 in the east
High Speed 2
‘A slap in the face to a region that already receives the lowest level of public expenditure on transport and economic affairs’
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Rail plans dubbed second class as HS2 to Leeds abolished with £200m city mass transport system landed
High Speed 2
Electrification of Transpennine Route and Midlands Main Line announced
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'A lot of positives' in £96bn transport plan, says Midlands Connect chief
Economic Development
Sir John Peace is upbeat despite the eastern leg of HS2 being downgraded
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Train station employment hub opens in Llandudno
Wales
Transport for Wales (TfW) and the Welsh Government are behind the pioneering scheme helping job seekers and tenants
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Downgraded: HS2 Eastern leg to go as far as East Midlands Parkway - then straight into Nottingham and Derby
High Speed 2
Major redesign will also see the full electrification of existing Midland Main Line north to Sheffield
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New direct rail services from Birmingham to Nottingham and Derby but HS2 eastern leg downgraded
West Midlands
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps defends £96bn rail masterplan
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Who is Mark Stott? The businessman in charge of Stockport County FC and property giant Vita Group
North West
He has previously been branded Stockport's most successful businessman ever
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Interactive map beautifully illustrates phenomenal efforts to tackle climate change in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Talks about climate change can be overwhelming - but here, NatWest's interactive climate map illustrates the incredible work already being done to protect the planet we call home
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