Government announces extra £1bn under Regional Growth Fund
AN EXTRA £1billion is being made available to businesses seeking support to create new jobs, the Government announced today.
3,100 jobs axed with closure of 224 Peacocks stores
MORE than 3,000 workers at troubled retail chain Peacocks, including nearly 50 in Suffolk and north Essex, have been made redundant with the closure of more than 200 of its stores.
Banking sector woes drive UK loss at jobs group Hays
THE boss of recruitment firm Hays today said there was still evidence that bankers were heading overseas as hiring in the sector fell around 10% and helped push its UK division to a £3million loss.
Housebuilder Barratt back in the black
BARRATT Developments today revealed a strong start to its spring selling season after reservations jumped by a fifth on a year earlier.
BAA still mulling challenge to Stansted sell-off
AIRPORTS group BAA said today it was still “considering its position” following the latest reverse in its long-running battle with competition chiefs over an order to sell-off Stansted Airport.
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