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2020 Leicester Alternative Business Awards

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Tom PegdenLeicester Mercury business editor

17:08, 6 FEB 2020

Jenny Cross, who brings the biggest smiles by going the extra mile1 of 14
Eileen Richards2 of 14
Geoff Rowe and host Patrick Monahan3 of 14
Host Patrick Monahan4 of 14
The Team with the L Factor winner, Cross Productions, with Jenny Cross and Leanne Latham centre5 of 14
Shaf Islam, David Simms and Patrick Monahan6 of 14
New Kid on the Block Vicki Standing of Hope Against Cancer with Duncan Green and Patrick Monahan7 of 14
Ryder Cup - the person always on the golf course winner Claudia Hamilton8 of 14
Host Patrick Monahan and Geoff Rowe with Eileen Richards and Simon Winfield from Red Monkey9 of 14
Alternative Business Awards host Patrick Monahan10 of 14
You gotta laugh11 of 14
Guests and drinks reception12 of 14
Kevin Routledge at the drinks reception13 of 14
Collectors items14 of 14

Deals East Yorkshire haulage company snapped up in rescue deal BI Halder and Son Ltd called in administrators earlier this month having run into financial difficulties

Enterprise The huge economic impact of TV production firm Bad Wolf over the last decade To mark its 10th anniversary it commissioned an independent economic impact report

Care group Agincare acquires Ambient Support in deal that secures hundreds of jobs

80 homes and services across the ��Ƶ to transfer to Dorset company

Welsh family-run bakery business plan to close factory site

Brace's Bakery has told staff they plan to shut down one of the Blackwood sites by the beginning of next year

��Ƶs biggest hotel chain owner warns of 'mounting pressure' of tax rises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a 40bn gap in the nation's finances, which is ever-more likely to be filled by a tax-raising Autumn Budget

Dazn to launch new subscription product for pay-per-view events

Dazn will next month announce full details of its new premium subscription product which will include all pay-per-view events

Creative & Digital Digbeth could be 'bigger, better and bolder' than MediaCity after massive BBC deal BBC chief Tim Davie says 'People will know this area has got incredible talent'

East Yorkshire haulage company snapped up in rescue deal

BI Halder and Son Ltd called in administrators earlier this month having run into financial difficulties

Subsea specialist SMD launches third North East base to boost renewables work

Economic Development

SMD Tech Works, based at Neptune Energy Park, is dedicated to underwater technology development and innovation

Newcastle building takes national project of the year prize at the RICS awards

A new building at Newcastle University has been named national Project of the Year at a prestigious awards ceremony.

Architecture Newcastle building takes national project of the year prize at the RICS awards A new building at Newcastle University has been named national Project of the Year at a prestigious awards ceremony.

The huge economic impact of TV production firm Bad Wolf over the last decade

To mark its 10th anniversary it commissioned an independent economic impact report

Homes plan means Somerset village will grow by nearly 15 per cent

43 homes approved in Queen Camel

Care group Agincare acquires Ambient Support in deal that secures hundreds of jobs

80 homes and services across the ��Ƶ to transfer to Dorset company

Welsh family-run bakery business plan to close factory site

Brace's Bakery has told staff they plan to shut down one of the Blackwood sites by the beginning of next year

Dubai chocolate and cola bottle Jaffa Cakes help boost McVitie’s owner Pladis as it posts record £3.2bn revenue

Group also owns brands including Jacob's, Carr's and Godiva chocolate

Living on the edge in new building awards

This week's ProCon Awards 2025 shortlist highlights Leicestershire's best medium residential schemes

Bellway hails good performance as revenues rise but signals a slowing in demand

The Newcastle housebuilder has also launched a £150m share buyback progamme

Ebury chooses Birmingham for third ��Ƶ office launch

Fintech firm is expanding it domestic footprint by opening base in heart of city's business district

Administrators called in as Oxbridge hit by 'cash flow pressures'

Edtech firm to keep learning portal accessible until next summer but no tutoring, marking or exam services will be provided

Co-op warns 60,000 shops and 150,000 jobs at risk ahead of Rachel Reeves' Budget

The Co-operative

Retailer urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to announce "maximum" business rates relief on 26 November

£10bn 'most important' economic growth plan for Liverpool city region is unveiled

Economic Development

The Liverpool City Growth Plan aims to add £2.5 billion a year to the region's economy and create tens of thousands of jobs

William Hill owner confirms 200 shop closures as industry faces budget uncertainty

The betting giant is eyeing up to 200 closures as its parent company Evoke looks to steady its heavily indebted balance sheet ahead of a potential tax raid in next month's budget

Tata Steel announce five-week stoppages at South Wales operations

Tata said the move was due to weak orders resulting in stoppages being far longer than in previous years across the Christmas period

New £500m fund to support growth in the Welsh economy

The Local Growth Fund financed by the ��Ƶ Government will be invested over a three-year period

VAT hike would have 'serious negative impact' on ��Ƶ, economists warn Rachel Reeves

A VAT hike would have the biggest negative impact of any major tax rise, leading to a 0.9 per cent fall in GDP in the first year after the tax is applied, according to an analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)

MOBOs founder Kanya King to speak at Manchester conference to inspire next generation of black women in business

Black Communities

Mother-daughter duo Sharon and Afiya Amesu set up She Leads for Legacy to help black women succeed