Tag: business

UK economy rebounds more slowly than expected Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s economy rebounded more slowly than expected in May, growing just 1.8% from the previous month, as the…

New recruitment drive as 2022 Commonwealth Games awards broadcast contract Around 150 new jobs are set to be created after a contract was awarded to broadcast the 2022 Commonwealth Games…

Retailers report sales jump in June, says trade body Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Shoppers queued outside Primark when it reopened on 15 June Demand for home comforts and…

More than 50 jobs set to go at caravan giant Swift More than 50 jobs could go at Hull caravan giant Swift Group. The Cottingham-based operation is restructuring ahead of…

Bailiffs can soon resume work chasing council tax debtors Image copyright Penelope Dudley Penelope Dudley is behind on her council tax payments. Already stressed about losing her job after being…

National Holidays brand returns two months after parent firm’s collapse National Holidays is making a return after the brand was snapped up by a South West business, two months after…

Johnnie Walker whisky to be sold in paper bottles Image copyright Getty Images/Diageo Johnnie Walker, the whisky which traces its roots back 200 years, will soon be available in paper…

Mersey Tidal project takes major step forward as industry veteran appointed An energy industry veteran has been announced as project director for the Mersey Tidal Power scheme, hoped to play…

Coronavirus: Disney heir and Ben & Jerry’s call for higher taxes Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Abigail Disney (left), Jerry Greenfield and Richard Curtis are among the letter’s signatories…

People on the move: key North East appointments revealed Stadler has made a series of appointments on the back of rising contracts in the UK, including its work on the…