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“Liverpool-based Vergo stepped in to rescue Joplings in 2007 when parent company Owen Owen collapsed”
“From its opening in 1804, trading as Jopling & Tuer - named after the stores owners - the store became part of the fabric of Sunderland”
“Sainsbury's will close its Calais branch on 30 June, while Oddbins Calais shut earlier this year.”
“Tesco has operated its Vins Plus store in Calais for 15 years but now, according to The Grocer, it says it expects to close after consultations with staff.”
“Thirteen colleagues have been informed that their jobs are at risk and will be offered redeployment opportunities by the two co-shareholders.”
“A fourth company, Majestic Wine, says it has seen a 28% fall in sales for the year to the end of March in its three northern France stores.”
“Sainsbury's will close its Calais branch on 30 June”
“Oddbins Calais shut earlier this year.”
“Majestic Wine, says it has seen a 28% fall in sales for the year to the end of March in its three northern France stores.”
“Anadarko, the largest independent oil and gas company operating in the Gulf, owns 25% of the well.”
“BP's partners include Anadarko and Mitsui, with a 10% share.”
“From 50p to £5 residents can buy anything from washing lines to golf club sets.”
“25 other sites across Hampshire also offer items for sale as the County Council see re-use as a key part of its waste strategy.”
“Only about 5% of the items we refurbish here are redirected from the council.”
“Mr Williams is also on the board of the Furniture Re-use Network which represents 350 charities and non-profit groups involved in re-use across the UK.”
“Its figures show that 10 million items of furniture are thrown away every year.”
“A containment cap and another device are capturing some 25,000 barrels of oil a day”
“the latest estimates suggest 35,000-60,000 barrels a day are spewing out”
“BP plans to seal the leak with concrete but that is not likely to happen until August at the earliest”
“The plans were to build 552 modernist flats designed by Lord Rogers on the 12.8-acre site, which the Qatari Diar CPC consortium bought for £959m.”
“The Qatari developers dropped the scheme in June of that year.”
“In May 2010, the developers lodged an £81m claim at the High Court, blaming Prince Charles for the withdrawal of a planning application.”
“The consortium also said it would take too long (six weeks) to legally organise mounting a takeover of the school.”
“Time is not on our side and we are making an SOS appeal for donations.”
“Roger Faxon, who was previously the boss of the EMI Music Publishing, will now also have responsibility for EMI Recorded Music.”
“Mr Faxon becomes EMI's first group boss since its 2007 takeover by Terra Firma.”
“As a result of the restructuring, Charles Allen is standing down as chairman of EMI Recording Music.”
“Mr Allen, the former ITV boss who had only been in the job since March, will become an adviser to both EMI and Terra Firma, which is a private equity group.”
“The WCIT stands alongside more than 100 other livery companies including the Worshipful Company of Pikemen, of Bowyers (longbow makers) and of Lorimers (harness makers).”
“There are now more than 100 such organisations in the City of London and it was the first such, the Mercers, that founded the famous St Paul's schools.”
“Charles Hughes says there are 20 different WCIT panels running activities and charitable work is a huge percentage of what it does.”
“What it no longer does is get involved with protecting wages, and with Bill Gates among its 720 members that would be a difficult thing indeed to benchmark.”
“The chamber, which represents over 2,500 organisations across the city”
“I have never known three announcements like that in the space of an hour in the last 10 years.”
“Business leaders in Sheffield are seeking urgent talks with the coalition government after the decision to cut funding for three projects in the city.”
“On Thursday, an £80m loan to engineering firm Sheffield Forgemasters and a £13m redevelopment of the former Outokumpu steelworks site were ditched.”
“The chamber, which represents over 2,500 organisations across the city, said it wanted "to ensure that at this critical time Sheffield's voice is being heard".”
“Thomas Keefe, from Liverpool, sued the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Ltd after working on their ferries for over 35 years.”
“The ferry company, which had not carried out any noise level tests, was also found in breach of its duty to employees by not checking whether the noise exceeded the correct level.”
“It also did not offer any hearing protection, the judges were told.”
“It follows a five-fold growth in membership of the groups over the past decade.”
“Membership of the financial co-operatives across Wales has increased from 10,000 in 2000 to more than 50,000 by the end of 2009.”
“Everyone in Wales can now access a credit union, with 29 set up across the 22 local authorities.”
“The Brent Cross Cricklewood project, which had the backing of the London Mayor and Barnet council, will commence in 2014.”
“The proposals for Cricklewood and Brent Cross aim to create 27,000 jobs as well as homes, schools and transport links.”
“At the moment 12 of the 21 wards, or areas, that make up the Highland Council region have no large-scale wind farms.”
“Under the new system, communities where schemes were located would get 60% of the money provided from operators, with the rest put in a pot for the benefit of the wider region.”
“The accountants PKF found that occupancy levels fell 4.3% in Scotland but increased by 1.9% in the UK.”
“Revenue or rooms yield was down 7% in Scotland with Edinburgh seeing the worst fall of 10.7% over the month and the UK reporting a drop of 1.5%.”
“The three firms run the main ferry services to and from the island.”
“The business collapsed in 2008 owing its creditors more than £1m.”
“A Department of Enterprise probe found it had been trading while insolvent for more than three years.”
“Plunkett Caldwell, 58, of Banns Meadow Downpatrick accepted a six year ban.”
“Elizabeth Caldwell, 36, of the same address, accepted a five year ban.”
“The Lobster Pot was one of the most successful restaurants in Northern Ireland throughout the 1970s and 1980s.”
“The Caldwells bought the business, which operates from the square in Strangford, in 2003.”
“The company went into liquidation in September 2008 leaving its creditors short of £1,241,950.”
“The Department of Enterprise investigation found that, as well as knowingly trading while insolvent, the Caldwells failed to file accounts and misused an Ulster Bank account by bouncing a total of 164 cheques in two years.”
“It forms part of a collection of Twain manuscripts expected to sell for up to $1.2m (£810,000).”
“It has also received offers for all or part of SeaEnergy Renewables Limited (SERL), in which it has an 80% stake.”
“It has established a project office in Edinburgh and expects it to start operating from 2016.”
“It has a £30,000 Scottish Enterprise grant to help a team of three develop a business plan.”
“The move from North Sea oil into offshore renewable energy was only decided in September.”
“That residual interest in oil includes a one-third share of the Mesopotamia Petroleum Company, which remains 'deeply challenging', according to the company's annual results statement.”
“BP remained 'a strong company' despite the 'setback'”
“BP holds a 50% stake in TNK-BP - a joint venture with AAR, which is owned by a group of Russian billionaires”
“We are not wolves, we do not eat the weak, said the company's boss Vagit Alekperov”
“a new outdoor tank arena, which was built as part of a £16.5m redevelopment programme completed last year”
“Andy Ormrod, who owns the Knaresborough company, said nine employees were working late nights and weekends to meet the demand for England flags.”
“Mr Ormrod estimated that the level of orders had increased by 50% in the past two weeks.”
“Recent orders include 35 St George's flags for a local company”
“a 25ft (7.6m) by 15ft (4.6m) flag which has been put up on the front of a Harrogate hotel.”
“Recent orders include 35 St George's flags for a local company and a 25ft (7.6m) by 15ft (4.6m) flag which has been put up on the front of a Harrogate hotel.”
“Plans for a £5m theatre and business complex in Hornsea are in doubt.”
“East Riding of Yorkshire Council is paying £3m towards the scheme.”
“The remaining £2m is needed from regional development agency Yorkshire Forward.”
“A planning application was approved in April for the centre, which would include a 300-seat auditorium and stage and conference facilities with sea views.”
“The council hoped to open the centre by summer 2012, but said it was still awaiting a funding decision for Yorkshire Forward.”
“Its appeal went to the Competition Commission which decided the company could raise its bills by an average of 2.3% - £4 a year - after inflation.”
“Bristol Water had asked for a 6% increase, or £34 a year.”
“Ofwat wanted to keep the increase down to 1.7% a year after inflation.”
“A final decision on water prices must be made before 6 August”
“Bristol Water supplies more than one million people and businesses.”
“The price limits set by Ofwat for 2010/11 become effective this April”
“while limits determined by the Competition Commission will take effect from April 2011.”
“...marks the last phase of work at the station, which is due to open to passengers in September.”
“It is hoped it will bring £2.3bn to the region over 15 years.”
“"A recent study found that potential Energy Island projects could contribute £2.34bn to the Anglesey and north west Wales economy over the next 15 years,"”
“It is understood building work on energy-related projects could bring in up to 5,000 new jobs”
“while a further 2,500 operational jobs could also be delivered by 2025.”
“In March, it was announced that the UK's next nuclear power plant could be built on Anglesey by 2020.”
“Horizon Nuclear Power said it would apply for planning consent in 2012 to build a reactor on the island to produce up to 3,300Mw of electricity.”
“Wylfa, the existing nuclear plant, will be decommissioned in December.”
“A recent study found that potential Energy Island projects could contribute £2.34bn to the Anglesey and north west Wales economy over the next 15 years”
“Building work started in May 2009 and the 2000 Mw gas-fired power station is due to be completed in 2012, providing around 100 jobs and energy for more than 3m homes.”
“The energy minister granted planning consent "after a thorough and robust consultation process".”
“The decision was welcomed by the first minister of Wales for the employment opportunities and diversity it would bring to Wales' energy needs.”
“Mr Mackenzie said it was possible for a 'properly performing' contractor to finish the project by the end of 2012. But he added: 'I don't think it is likely based on the way they have been behaving over the past couple of years, so it is m…”
“BT can afford a 5% pay rise”
“The company has offered an increase of 5.1% over 21 months and several one-off payments.”
