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£1m being invested in Nottingham hub to supply big hydrogen gas containers
Climate Agenda
First containers will be in 20 ft, 40 ft and 45 ft sizes, holding 0.5-1.4 tonnes of clean, transportable gas
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Best offer sought for 150-year-old Eyres furniture store in Chesterfield
Retail & High Street
Historic store closed last year after failing to secure funding which would have maintained its survival
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Government must 'get its head out of sand' to protect thousands of rail jobs threatened by HS2 delays
High Speed 2
Fears delays in big Alstom contract to build HS2 trains combined with slowdown in orders could lead to mass cuts
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Poundland owner to buy up to 71 Wilko stores – and offer jobs to workers facing redundancy
Insolvency and Administration
PwC said around 3,200 Wilko staff currently work across Wilko sites that are being acquired by Poundland owner and B&M
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Wealth management company Mattioli Woods sees assets under management rise £400m to £15.3bn
Company Results
Medium-term plan to grow revenues to £300m and assets under management to £30bn
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Three locations in line for best new building at the 2023 Leicestershire ProCon Awards
property news
Leicestershire ProCon winners will be announced at a ceremony at the King Power Stadium on November 9
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Fisher German commits to young generation with record graduate recruits
property news
Leicestershire-headquartered firm has hired 34 graduates this year and 10 staff on placement across its 27 offices
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End for Wilko as administrators confirm closure of all stores and loss of thousands of jobs
Retail & High Street
Wilko brand – and more than 400 stores – will now most probably disappear from the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ high street
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Union now fears all 12,500 jobs to go at Wilko and all 400 shops to shut
Insolvency and Administration
GMB union said they had been told today that branches would start going in October
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Big Interview: Why today’s demolition sector is so much more than explosives and wrecking balls
Engineering
AR Demolition boss Mike Henderson on how they became the go-to firm in the East Midlands
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Bid by HMV owner to save up to 200 Wilko stores collapses
Insolvency and Administration
So far more than 1,300 Wilko redundancies have been announced
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East Midlands Airport summer holidaymakers up 20%
Retail
Despite heatwaves and deadly wildfires affecting some places, travellers were keen to get away
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East Midlands bosses seeing drop in new business, according to NatWest survey
Economy
'Although firms were more optimistic in the year-ahead outlook, the degree of confidence remained historically soft'
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Gleeds completes Nottingham office move
Offices
Fit-out was project managed by Ashby workplace consultants and office specialists Blueprint Interiors
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Richard III, Bradgate Park and National Space Centre help Leicestershire tourism sector pass pre-Covid levels
Leisure & Touism
Tourism said to be worth £2.07 billion to the city and county last year
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Olympic athlete Iwan Thomas to host this year's North East Business Awards
North East Business Awards
Tickets are now on sale for the gala evening on Tuesday, September 26
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East Midlands Chamber Generation Next network to hold inaugural conference next month
Chamber of Commerce
The Generation Next event will be held at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground on Monday, October 9
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Full list of 52 Wilko shops that are closing
Insolvency and Administration
The business has around 400 stores and employed 12,500 people when it went under
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Pilot told passengers ‘I’ve no idea what’s going on’ before Leicester City helicopter crashed and burst into flames
Business of Sport
Club owner and four others died when helicopter crashed next to the King Power Stadium
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Barratt profits up despite buyers feeling the pinch
Housing
The average selling price of a Barratt home was up about £20,000 to £319,600
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Jobs news at PermaGroup, Optima º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, Rutland Hall Hotel, William Davis Homes, Eden PR, Pick Everard, Carrington Communications and Fisher German
Appointments
New role for BBC Radio Lincolnshire’s longest-serving breakfast show presenter Rod Whiting
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GMB union says 1,332 further jobs to go and 52 shops to close at collapsed retailer Wilko
Insolvency and Administration
Union said that PwC was still working with a bidder for Wilko 'who has made an offer for a significant part of business'
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Caddick Construction opens new Birmingham office
West Midlands
Contractor is cementing its presence in the Midlands region by launching a new base
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£1.5m Peak District wedding venue and barn for sale
property news
Seven bedroom barn conversion sleeps 24 while the wedding barn has room for 100 guests
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