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NI Shopping Footfall Drop
Shopper numbers in Northern Ireland (NI) dropped by 5.1 per cent year-on-year in February 2014, according to the Northern Ireland…
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Flooding Grant Scheme Opens
The grant scheme designed to reduce the risks of flooding has opened for applications, the Government has announced. Homeowners and…
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Big plans for East Midlands housing shake up
PLANS are beginning to take shape in the East Midlands for a new approach to building affordable homes. Regional procurement…
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United Kingdom-Leicester: Floor coverings tender
Official EU reference: 103398-2014 Procurer reference: 16/14 Published on: 27/03/2014 Deadline date:25/04/2014 Location where the contract is to be carried…
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Statistics: Index of Services, January 2014
Part of Business Investment, Q4 2013 Revised Results Release Released: 28 March 2014 – Download PDF Contents Key information Economic background GDP…
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Bulletin: Business Investment, Q4 2013
Part of Business Investment, Q4 2013 Revised Results Release Released: 28 March 2014 – Download PDF Contents Additional Information Changes to the…
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Gender Pay Gap At 33 Per Cent
Men in full time employment earned an average 33 per cent more than women in 2013, according to research by…
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Growth In Intellectual Property Investment
Business investment in ‘intangible’ assets, such as intellectual property (IP), increased by more than 10 per cent to £137.5 billion…
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New Measures For SMEs Announced
The Government is introducing new measures to support small businesses, the Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock has announced. Speaking…
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Retail Sales Up 3.7 Per Cent
Retail sales, by quantity, were 3.7 per cent higher in February 2014 than they were in February 2013, according to…
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First phase of council house building programme celebrated
THE first 26 council homes in the landmark Building a Better Nottingham programme have now been completed by Notts construction…
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Optimism Grows For Scottish Economy
The Scottish economy continued to strengthen in the first two months of 2014, according to the latest Business Monitor from…
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First Pension Changes Come Into Effect
The first stage of the pension reforms announced in the 2014 Budget has come into effect. From 27 March 2014,…
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Women Hold Fifth Of FTSE100 Board Positions
Women now hold more than a fifth of all board positions in FTSE100 companies, according to the latest figures. The…
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PM Hints At Inheritance Tax Change
The inheritance tax (IHT) threshold should be raised above its current £325,000 limit for individuals, Prime Minister David Cameron has…
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Domotex – Asia/ChinaFloor opens tomorrow!
DOMOTEX Asia/CHINAFLOOR opens on March 25th to present the latest developments in flooring. More than 1.200 international and Chinese top…
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Call For Age Diverse Workforces
Employers need to do more to take full advantage of ‘age diverse’ workforces, according to research from the Chartered Institute…
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New NI Enterprise Zone To Boost Growth
The new enterprise zone in Coleraine, announced by Chancellor George Osborne during the 2014 Budget, will be “another tool to…
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Three Quarters Not Feeling Benefits Of Recovery
74 per cent of consumers say they have not yet felt the benefits of the fledgling economic recovery, according to…
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Confidence In Economic Recovery Continues
The latest Household Finance Index (HFI) reached a near record-high in March 2014, signalling sustained optimism about the economic recovery,…
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Budget 2014: Responses
Chancellor George Osborne delivered his 2014 Budget statement on 19 March 2014. Here is a round-up of reaction from industry…
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Budget 2014: Personal Finances
Described as a “Budget for the makers, the doers, and the savers,” Chancellor George Osborne’s fifth budget delivered a range…
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Budget 2014: Measures For Businesses
The Chancellor George Osborne delivered his fifth Budget statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday 19 March. Here’s a…
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Budget 2014: Other Announcements
The Chancellor George Osborne has now commended his Budget 2014 statement to the House of Commons. Here, we list some…
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Budget 2014: Business Expectations
Ahead of the Chancellor’s 2014 Budget statement this afternoon, here’s a summary of measures and policies that the UK’s leading…
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