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Exclusive: New Poundstretcher CEO Tristan Phillips on taking ex-Wilko stores and getting its shops spot-on

Retail & High Street

New boss said owner Aziz Tayub ‘feels it’s the right time for someone to step up and feels I’m the right person”

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Topps Tiles takes 20% market share two years ahead of schedule

Record revenues, helped by higher sales prices, though total area of tiles sold is down 5%

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Ex-Wilko chair apologises for lost jobs and says disastrous Liz Truss mini-budget contributed to chain's collapse

Retail & High Street

Lisa Wilkinson, 'I am devastated that we have let each and every one of those people down with the insolvency of Wilko'

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Rolls-Royce could sell off electric plane division under plans to cut £4-500m in costs

Business, which already plans up to 2,500 jobs cuts, would like to grow profits from £837m to £2.8bn

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Almost 10,000 ex-Wilko staff have been paid £42m by Insolvency Service since retailer went under

Insolvency and Administration

Discount chain with 400 stores and 12,500 workers went into administration in August

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£400-to-£500m Newark A46 bypass upgrade would ease hold-ups and cut accidents, says Midlands Connect

Report suggests busy bypass is not fit for purpose, suffering regular congestion and safety issues

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McCain Foods fined £700k after East Mids worker had to have fingers amputated following accident

Tom Matthews, from Grantham, had part of his left index and middle finger amputated after the accident

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East Midlands Movers and Shakers: Lamp, Matthew Montague Architects, Topps Tiles, Label Apeel, MTMS, Shakespeare Martineau, Marketing Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Changes include Megan Powell Vreeswijk becoming CEO of Marketing Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

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Costs weighing heavy on Northern Ireland's smallest businesses - survey

Northern Ireland

Enterprise NI called for an entrepreneurship strategy to support the "heart" of the local economy

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Architect and design practice rg+p honours founder Richard Galey with bursary scheme and sculpture

Richard Galey, who died at his home in Spain in March 2022, founded rg+p as Galey + Partners in 1979

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How upskilling can boost your business in a job market slump

With the UK in a hiring lull, more businesses are looking to offer higher quality training to their existing workforce

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Severn Trent says rising costs have hit profits

Company has 4.6m customers across central and south-west England and mid-Wales

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Octopus Energy takes 47,000 sq ft Hinckley warehouse

Site will provide storage and distribution facilities for customer heat pumps and solar panels

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Bus company trentbarton rewards engineers with pay rise

Qualified engineers at trentbarton’s East Midlands depots have received at least a 20 per cent pay rise

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Autumn Statement: East Midlands Investment Zone could bring £383m in private investment and create 4,200 jobs

Rolls Royce and Laing O’Rourke to anchor employment zone focussing on green tech and advanced manufacturing

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In Capri: Boutique beachwear brand prides itself on using recycled materials and never puts surplus stock in the bin

Isabelle Alexander owns a stylish swimwear brand with a commitment to end-to-end sustainability

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Signed shirt worn by Sir Bobby Charlton in 1966 World Cup semi-final sold at auction

England Football Team

Hugely important piece of football memorabilia was sold by Derbyshire-based Hansons Auctioneers

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800 businesses and 2,000 people take part in 2023 Leicester Business Festival

Organisers say it is biggest business event in region and one of the biggest business festivals in Britain

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Growing PR agency 1284 wins its third public relations industry prize in a year

1284 was launched three years ago by ex-Leicester Mercury editor George Oliver

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Government urged to fund new Elizabeth line trains in bid to save 100s of Alstom jobs

Alstom is consulting on potential redundancies at the UK’s largest rail assembly factory in Derby

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Riverside office blocks to be demolished in next stage of Derby flood defences

Scheme will enable area behind the new defences to be regenerated for homes and businesses

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101 jobs lost after doorstep lender Morses Club calls in administrators

Insolvency and Administration

Prior to the administrators being brought in, all new lending ceased, but outstanding loans will still be collected

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New home for property consultants Wells McFarlane

Frim offers lettings and management services, land planning and building diversification advice across the Midlands

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British Gas plans 100s of new jobs in Stockport, Leicester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Cardiff

The company said is also rolling out extra training to help customers in financial difficulty

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165 room hotel and leisure complex will act like a traffic-free ski resort for the Derbyshire Peaks

Commercial Property

£300m site will be a car-free hub – taking guests into the Peaks for biking and hiking, nature, heritage, sport and culture

North Somerset estate agent's Parker's appoints new manager at Backwell office

Simon Russell joins the team from Ocean Estate Agents

Devon visitor attraction, billed as UK's 'oldest home', up for sale

Kents Cavern in Torquay has been owned by the same family since 1903

Environment Uk's largest hydrogen plant is approved by planners Plant set for the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port

The exciting future plans for global engineering company Renishaw

Apprenticeship applications for the measuring and manufacturing systems company are now open

Welsh Government says it cannot reduce high interest rate on WRU loan

It said it could face a legal challenge on subsidy support if if reduced the agreed rate

Street food leader Mowgli and Global Maritime become first new tenants at former Cafe Royal

The listed building was acquired by MCM Group which has spent £1.5m to turn it into contemporary space

LNER launches new programme to benefit people, places and our planet

Warrick Dent talks about LNER's relationship with the people and the places it connects along the East Coast Main Line