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British Steel ready to make a 'significant contribution' to building UK recovery - CEO
Manufacturing'Let’s build with UK manufacturers, build with UK steel and build a stronger future for everyone'
Emergency funding of £84.6m to help keep the buses running in Wales
TransportThe Welsh Government has announced more funding to hard hit bus firms
HS2 summit will outline opportunities for West Midlands SMEs
West MidlandsOnline event will showcase some of the thousands of contracts up for grabs during the first phase of the high-speed rail project
Jobs at Manchester airport at risk as Stobart Aviation Services plans to shed 63 from workforce
UniteUnite the Union said Stobart Aviation Service is proposing to make “substantial” cuts at Manchester, Southend and Stansted airports, mostly impacting baggage handlers
Rishi Sunak: Live coronavirus updates as Chancellor unveils new jobs support scheme, VAT cut extension and support for businesses and workers
UK GovernmentThe 'Winter Economy Plan' comes after increasing pressure on the Government to extend the furlough scheme
Coronavirus pandemic hits revenues and profits at United Utilities
North WestIt's due to lower numbers of businesses using the services
Chinese trade deal set to boost export chances for SW companies
ExportsStrategic partnership struck with Academe Enterprise from China to provide an international business growth service
Beech Developments plans new homes and commercial units - that builder will then occupy
property newsThe developer is working with housing group Adra and hopes to build timber homes at the units
Go-ahead for first phase of £650m Nottingham city centre regeneration
property newsPlans include three-storey pavilion on the waterfront with two restaurants, events space and a large rooftop terrace
Historic buildings in two run-down Leicester streets to get £1.5m facelift
Retail & High StreetGrants available for Granby Street and Church Gate which boast impressive buildings but also ugly shop fronts
'There's a huge momentum in the Midlands'  - business leaders assess the region's recovery
West MidlandsMIPIM Connect launches series of virtual roundtables by examining the key issues facing the West Midlands
The railway projects worth billions that Wales wants
TransportEconomy Minister Ken Skates also wants more frequent and faster services to London, Bristol Temple Meads and Manchester Airport
Manchester International Festival launches skills and training programme in response to Covid-19 impact on youth unemployment
Economic DevelopmentFactory Futures is part of MIF’s The Factory Academy, which launched in 2018 with the aim to diversify the workforce in the creative industries
Autumn Budget cancelled: Chancellor Rishi Sunak to reveal 'plan to protect jobs through winter' as furlough set to end
UK GovernmentThe Chancellor will address the Commons on Thursday
Massive demand for SME coronavirus grants crashes LEP website
CoronavirusNorth East LEP sets up ballots after thousands of companies chased 250 recovery grants
Horizon Nuclear Power boss writes open letter after Hitachi blow for Wylfa Newydd
WalesDuncan Hawthorne, chief executive officer of Horizon, was the man leading the £16bn nuke scheme on Anglesey
Call for green hydrogen industry to be given offshore wind's scale-up support
Economic DevelopmentRenewable UK wants to see a strategy that drives cost reduction while building capacity
Victorian Plumbing announces major recruitment drive and plans for huge new warehouse
North WestFirm to hire for 80 roles after lockdown caused surge in home renovations
Major wind farm off North Wales can create 'lots' of new jobs says developer
WalesHowever local Senedd member says Awel y Môr would be 'detrimental' to Llandudno
Demolition work to start on maisonettes as part of £4.3m estate revamp
WalesCartrefi Conwy will be replacing the properties at the Glanrafon Estate in Llanrwst with 14 zero carbon modular homes
Virtual tour created to show off Harborough Grow-on Centre to would-be tenants during lockdown
property newsOver the next five years it is expected to create around 230 jobs and bring £20 million into the local economy
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urges UK to “find resolve” to avoid second lockdown as new restrictions announced
Economy"The single greatest weapon we bring to this fight is the common sense of the people themselves"
Falling insolvency cases masks coronavirus impact on North East businesses, experts say
EconomyMonth-on-month and year-on-year falls in the number of corporate insolvencies don't tell the real story, says R3 chair
Midlands high streets boosted by £15.7m heritage funding
property newsNew capital will be used to revitalise historic high streets and renovate dilapidated buildings in bid to boost local economies
UK GovernmentRishi Sunak: Live coronavirus updates as Chancellor unveils new jobs support scheme, VAT cut extension and support for businesses and workersThe 'Winter Economy Plan' comes after increasing pressure on the Government to extend the furlough scheme
Victorian Plumbing announces major recruitment drive and plans for huge new warehouse
The railway projects worth billions that Wales wants
Autumn Budget cancelled: Chancellor Rishi Sunak to reveal 'plan to protect jobs through winter' as furlough set to end
Beech Developments plans new homes and commercial units - that builder will then occupy
ManufacturingBritish Steel ready to make a 'significant contribution' to building UK recovery - CEO'Let’s build with UK manufacturers, build with UK steel and build a stronger future for everyone'
Emergency funding of £84.6m to help keep the buses running in Wales
HS2 summit will outline opportunities for West Midlands SMEs
Jobs at Manchester airport at risk as Stobart Aviation Services plans to shed 63 from workforce
Rishi Sunak: Live coronavirus updates as Chancellor unveils new jobs support scheme, VAT cut extension and support for businesses and workers
UK GovernmentRishi Sunak: Live coronavirus updates as Chancellor unveils new jobs support scheme, VAT cut extension and support for businesses and workersThe 'Winter Economy Plan' comes after increasing pressure on the Government to extend the furlough scheme
A vineyard is looking for volunteer pickers and they pay with wine
Victorian Plumbing announces major recruitment drive and plans for huge new warehouse
The railway projects worth billions that Wales wants
Leicestershire estate agent liquidates one of his businesses, owing more than £231,000 to HMRC
West MidlandsPottery firm Portmeirion pledges £1m investment in wake of coronavirusThe investment comes after the Stoke-on-Trent company saw revenue and profits fall in the first half of the year
Applied Graphene Materials customer launches pioneering new car care product
Covid-19 outbreak at office used by Crown Oil Limited sees 18 workers test positive
British Steel ready to make a 'significant contribution' to building UK recovery - CEO
Expansion for Burger King franchise in South Wales