George Osborne has delivered his sixth Budget, and the last of the current Parliament. The key points are as follows: Economy The UK grew 2.6% in 2014, faster than any other advanced economy but lower than 3% predicted in December ...
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Japanese firm Mizkan foods has revealed a plan to cut 66 jobs in Bury St Edmunds, one of its three food plants in the UK. Around 350 people are employed at the Bury plant, which produces Branston Pickle, Sarson's Vinegar and Haywards ...
Tags: Slash Jobs, Food Factories, Agriculture
Bolton-based family-run furniture and home accessories company, Global Interiors, is set to dramatically expand its operation after receiving a £80k BFS Business Loan which is drawn from a £24m fund delivered by Business Finance ...
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Primary school pupils tasked with creating and designing their own police badges. LEGO City has confirmed the winners of its national Stay Safe schools competition. Primary school pupils across the UK were tasked with creating and ...
Robinsons Brewery, a UK-based regional beer maker, has expanded the distribution of its Hoptimum Prime spring seasonal ale to pubs across the nation. In January 2014, Robinsons announced that it will introduce six new handcrafted ales, ...
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Over 85,000 activity sheets have been created boasting entertaining and informative activities designed to help children stay safe while at home and in public. LEGO City has partnered with Greater Manchester Police to provide primary ...
The BBC is to abandon a £98m digital production system and suspend its chief technology officer (CTO), John Linwood, after the organisation's chief executive Tony Hall said it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money". ...
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LED Lighting Manufacturer, MHA Lighting, announces a strategic partnership with Solar Bright Ltd, a leading New Zealand-based LED lighting solutions provider. This new partnership sees Greater Manchester-based MHA Lighting granting Solar ...
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MHA Lighting has entered into a partnership with New Zealand-based solar-powered lighting manufacturer Solar Bright to distribute all of MHA’s lighting products in the country. The new partnership sees the Greater Manchester-based ...
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A biscuit manufacturer has secured a loan of 276,000 from the Manchester Investment Fund to expand its business and create more than 45 jobs. Hill Biscuits will create more than 45 new jobs after a loan of 276,000 from the Manchester ...
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MHA Lighting has announced a strategic partnership with Cheshire-based, Sensory Energy, a leading designer and supplier of energy saving technologies to the commercial and marine sectors. This new partnership will see Greater ...
Tom Harrison, managing director of MHA Lighting The LED manufacturer MHA Lighting has announced a partnership with Sensory Energy to give its customers automated controls designed, manufactured and installed by its new partner. Sensory ...
Greater Manchester-based LED lighting manufacturer MHA Lighting aims to double turnover by the end of the year following a £750,000 investment from The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental, managed by CT Investment Partners, as ...
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A Greater Manchester manufacturer which has been operating for more than four decades has closed down with the loss of nearly 60 jobs. HW Glass was founded in 1972 as a small business and has since developed into a £9m-turnover ...
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UK-based packaging materials supplier Davpack is expanding its customer service and purchasing new facilities to meet the growing customer demand. Davpack MD Barney Byfield said the company's detailed understanding of customers will lead ...
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