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Birmingham's Clean Air Zone charge comes into force today
West Midlands
After years of debate, today's the day for drivers coming into Birmingham who are not in compliant vehicles
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Sytner motors group opens car-less CarShop Express showroom in home city of Leicester
Retail & High Street
Customers can use the showroom to click and collect their next motor
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Rail chiefs outline proposal which could bring £500m boost to West Midlands
West Midlands
Midlands Connect wants to see direct hourly service between Shrewsbury and London via Birmingham and section of line electrified
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Economy minister Vaughan Gething on North Wales, Wylfa and not having dedicated tourism minister
Wales
Mr Gething spoke to Business Live after replacing Ken Skates in the Welsh Government's economy role
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Liverpool Airport passenger numbers plummet by 90% - but return to pre-pandemic level 'should be very, very quick'
North West
The airport has introduced various new routes even during lockdown - and said more big announcements are on the way
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Tributes to Leicester City Council inward investment champion Mark Oakley
Local Government
'He was a genuine, kind and motivated individual with true depth and purpose - we feel privileged to have known him'
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Multi-million pound health centre planned for Plymouth city centre
Construction
Public consultation begins on plans that would reshape health care in the city and also act as an economic driver for surrounding retail area
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South West sets out its 'blue' and 'green' economic credentials ahead of G7 summit
Economy
British Chamber of Commerce South West conference hears region could be "world leader" in innovation
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Fin min begins £72M top-up payment to Northern Ireland businesses
Northern Ireland
Firms which remained open during lockdown will each receive a payout of up to £10,000
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Public Health Wales reports on pandemic's impact on employment highlight concerns for young people
Employment
Mental wellbeing and struggles to find or keep work cited as major concerns
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More spare cash for Northern Ireland consumers but gap with rest of º£½ÇÊÓƵ still stark
Northern Ireland
Asda Income Tracker showed consumers have £143 of disposable income after paying for essentials
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Openreach announce plans to connect 415,000 rural homes in Wales
BT
The plans will create a further 1,000 new roles in 2021, on top of the 2,500 jobs which were announced in December 2020 – of which around 100 were across Wales
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Dad 'can't sleep' after being refused Covid grant to reopen luxury car cleaning business
North West
The pandemic has had a huge impact on Chris Griffiths' life - forcing him to move home, sell his cars and rely on foodbanks
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Developers win appeal to expand Lincoln Enterprise Park
property news
Next phase of the scheme on the A46 near Lincoln will see 15 new units go up
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Plans for another huge warehouse park near East Midlands Airport revealed
Logistics
A £230m, 127 acre warehouse park could be latest to go up on Leicestershire/Derbyshire border
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Humber freeport set to be anchored in North East Lincolnshire
Local Government
Local authority taking in Grimsby and Immingham has been asked to be the accountable body
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The Contact Company to grow 'away' from Birkenhead due to town's 'restrictions' in staff despite record £41m results
North West
Sales soared by over 60% last year to a new record - but any future growth will be away from Birkenhead
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Wales could be independent but would be 'automatically poorer' says Economy minister Vaughan Gething
Wales
Mr Gething warned that the º£½ÇÊÓƵ Government's attempt to take back spending powers risked driving more people to wanting independence
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Rolls-Royce opens world’s biggest jet engine testbed following £90m investment
Engineering
Rolls-Royce is now running engines on the vast new 81,000 sq ft testbed in Derby
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Radius Payment Solutions acquires California-based insuretech firm Modus
North West
A big US buy for the rapidly-growing firm
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New route between Cardiff Airport and Belfast launched
Wales
Eastern Airways have reintroduced the route between Wales and Northern Ireland that stopped when Flybe collapsed last year
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Business 'completely abandons' emails for internal communication - opting instead for Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp
North West
Most of the workforce are 'email-hating' under-35s
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Profits drop by over 20% for United Utilities after 'challenging' year
North West
CEO 'extremely proud' of firm's annual results
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Applications open for 2021 Leicester Business Festival – which sees a few changes this year
East Midlands
Annual event runs again from November 8 to 18, with physical events very much back on the agenda
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