Jan
2009
Articles from 6th Jan 2009
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Making space to grow
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
STAFF at ITV’s online business directory - Scoot - are settling into their new offices on Preston Farm Industrial Estate, Stockton thanks to Tees Valley Regeneration. Read
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Anger over ‘appalling’ bonuses
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
A UNION leader has described housebuilder Bellway’s decision to hugely increase the size of bonuses to its top three directors in the same year it axed more than a third of its workforce as “quite appalling”. Read
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Rescue bakery works to cook up healthy future
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
A BAKERY that was saved from closure last year has high hopes for the future despite seeing turnover drop after it lost a distributor. Read
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Welcome for EDF purchase
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
A NORTH-East energy chief today welcomed news that French firm EDF had cleared the final hurdle in its £12.5bn purchase of British Energy - the UK’s only nuclear power operator, which owns the Hartlepool reactor. Read
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Disappointing festive figures revealed
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
Fashion chain Next said like-for-like sales across its high street stores fell 7% between the end of July and December 24 - worse than the 4.4% fall reported in November, but just within the lower end of its previous forecasts. Read
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150 jobs secured at PC Henderson
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
THE jobs of around 150 workers at a door manufacturer have been saved after the company was bought by one of its competitors. Read
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Record home prices fall
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
HOUSE prices fell by 15.9% during 2008, the biggest annual drop on record, figures showed today. Read
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FSA says short-selling ban to be lifted
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
A BAN on the short-selling of UK financial sector shares will be lifted despite calls from MPs for an extension. Read
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Shoppers still keeping a grip on the purse strings
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
SHOPPERS fought off the cold weather and economic gloom at the weekend to hit the high street in greater numbers than last year. Over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the number of people out looking for bargains in the post-Christmas sales was up 2.7% on the same period in 2008. Read
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Potential backers respond to Journal story
Jan 06 2009 | Business News
AN ONLINE business is preparing to go live this month thanks to two new potential backers – one of whom contacted the company after reading a Journal story about its struggle to secure start-up finance. Read
