Oct
2007
Articles from 9th Oct 2007
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RBS clinches ABN with £49.1bn bid
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
AROYAL Bank of Scotland-led team has clinched victory in the six-month takeover battle for Dutch bank ABN Amro. Read
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Union to unveilmore mail strikes
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
MAIL misery looks set to continue after negotiations aimed at ending the postal dispute ended without any agreement and further strikes were announced. Read
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Guarantee extended to all Rock deposits
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
A GUARANTEE put in place to protect customers of ailing banking group Northern Rock was extended today to cover all new deposits. Read
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Vodafone in £537m broadband deal
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
VODAFONE has stepped up its push into broadband by agreeing a £537m deal for two firms with more than three million customers. Read
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£260,000 funding boost for Lakeland
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
A TIMBER frame house builder has won a £260,000 funding injection to help realise its ambitious expansion plans. Read
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Akzo in £1.4bn buyback
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
DUTCH chemical group Akzo Nobel has unveiled a £1.4bn share buyback and raised its dividend payout ratio as it seeks shareholder approval for its £8.1bn purchase of ICI. Read
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600 jobs set to go
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
SIX hundred workers at a North electronics plant will lose their jobs in the New Year, it has been announced. Read
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Witty is named as new chief at GSK
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
ONE of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms GlaxoSmithKline has announced a replacement for chief executive Jean-Paul Garnier. Read
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Entrepreneur launches new restaurant chain
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
ENTREPRENEUR Hossain Rezaei has opened the latest chapter in his North-East success story with the launch of a new restaurant chain. Read
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Town looks really great
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
A HUGE engineering project that has breathed new life into Darlington town centre has won unanimous praise from the town’s business, public and voluntary sectors. Read
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New £5m offices at Tees Gorge finished
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
A NEW 30,000sq ft office development, overlooking the Tees Gorge at Preston Farm by the A66, has been completed. Read
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Golf course designers tee up £6m Brazil deal
Oct 09 2007 | Business News
A GOLF course design firm backed by former Ryder Cup captain Mark James is set to land two contracts worth £6m to build courses in Brazil. Read
