Jan
2009
Articles from 8th Jan 2009
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Needed - a mechanic with a woman’s touch
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
A FEMALE-friendly Middlesbrough vehicle maintenance firm claims it is being driven out of business by mechanics who can’t get their heads around what women want. Read
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Nissan to cut 1,200 jobs
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
Car giant Nissan is to axe 1,200 jobs in the wake of the economic slowdown which has hit the motor industry hard and led to sales slumping, the car giant announced today. Read
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Help in store
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
TEESSIDE retail centres, which have seen a trend-busting surge in lettings matched by a universal increase in footfall over the crucial Christmas trading period, are moving towards flexible rental payments to help companies through the anticipated downturn. Read
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Update boosts Greggs shares
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
THE UK’s leading share index lost ground yesterday as investors took advantage of the recent market gains to lock in some profit. The FTSE 100 Index fell 131.41p to close at 4507.51. Read
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Interest rate cut - latest reaction
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
THE Bank of England made history today by slashing interest rates to an all-time low of 1.5%. Read
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One-in-five jobs at risk as lender wields axe
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
CONSUMER lender Cattles is considering plans to cut 1,000 jobs. The company that employs around 5,000 people, said the reduction was needed as it expected its Welcome Finance personal lending arm to cut new business volumes by around 75% this year. Read
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Firms wait to feel benefits
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
PLUMMETING commodity prices are bringing little cheer to Teesside’s small business community. Read
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Helping firms go truly green
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
FOREST Carbon aims to have planted 10 million trees by 2012 – enough to absorb five years’ worth of household emissions from the whole of Newcastle. Read
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Value-for-money pay off for Greggs
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
GREGGS has defied gloomy high street conditions after like-for-like sales rose by more than 5% during the Christmas period and it is now looking to continue its growth plans this year. Read
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100 workers face axe at Nissan supply company
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
AS new figures revealed the lowest slump in car sales for 12 years yesterday, almost 100 skilled workers at a firm which supplies Nissan were facing redundancy. Read
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Punitive bank rates hit North takeovers
Jan 08 2009 | Business News
THE seizing-up of bank credit lines and the economic downturn has seen the value of company acquisitions in the North East fall from £6bn to £1bn in a year. Read
