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“Hoteliers in Weymouth have accused the council of trying to cash-in on the Olympics by raising rents by up to 48%.”
“Hotelier Dave Price said his rent was up 35%”
“It also said some rents, which apply to hoteliers whose land is leased from the council, had only gone up by 4% under the review.”
“He said hoteliers should appreciate the £400m worth of investment the event is bringing to the area”
“and a new £16m road scheme.”
“It is a very short-sighted approach - is it suggested that shops charge 50% more for their goods?”
“If we catch anyone putting prices up over the Olympics they will be in serious trouble.”
“He said hoteliers should appreciate the £400m worth of investment the event is bringing to the area and a new £16m road scheme.”
“Like-for-like sales at Argos fell 8.1% in the three months to 29 May, compared with the same period a year ago.”
“Video gaming and TV sales accounted for two-thirds of Argos's sales drop”
“Homebase, its DIY store chain, saw sales dip 1.4%.”
“The report comes a week after AIG's planned sale of its Asian subsidiary to the UK's Prudential fell through.”
“a branch in Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf - which employs about 250 people - will close with work moving to the city head office.”
“The 1,100 employees at the UK government agency for registering businesses were warned on Wednesday to expect 11% cuts this financial year.”
“Savings they have identified include cutbacks in travel - including first class rail travel - and marketing costs, such as roadshows to inform members of the public about the services they do.”
“As well as the headquarters in Cardiff, around 200 staff also work at offices in Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf, while there are also offices in Edinburgh and London.”
“Glasgow airport worst hit by volcanic ash disruption Passenger numbers at Glasgow airport fell by 11.7% over the year”
“Glasgow was worst affected, with passenger numbers down 13.7% on the same month last year.”
“Edinburgh saw a fall of 11.6% and passenger numbers dropped by 9.9% at Aberdeen.”
“In total, BAA's three Scottish airports handled more than 1.5 million passengers in the month - a drop of 12.1% on last May.”
“BAA said that without the disruption it expected numbers would have increased by 0.4% at its six airports during May.”
“There was also a fall of 7.1% at the Scottish airports in the year to the end of May, although 18 million passengers still passed through them during that time.”
“Glasgow saw the biggest annual fall of all BAA's airports - down 11.7%.”
“Ryanair said the expansion would increase the number of passengers flying from Edinburgh from 1.5 million to 2.5 million.”
“The company has significantly increased the number of routes from Edinburgh in recent years and now operates 39 from the capital and 26 from Prestwick.”
“From November, there will be more flights to Alicante, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt and Malaga.”
“Passenger numbers at Glasgow airport fell by 11.7% over the year”
“The airport operator BAA said that without the disruption it expected numbers would have increased by 0.4% at its six airports during May.”
“the company has significantly increased the number of routes from Edinburgh in recent years and now operates 39 from the capital and 26 from Prestwick.”
“The company leading the decommissioning of Dounreay has awarded contracts totalling more than £12m to three firms for the next stage of the project.”
“NDSL, Nuvia and Morson International will supply 70 staff to dismantle plant and machinery in some of the most hazardous areas of the Caithness site.”
“DSRL, which is leading the decommissioning process, said the contracts would run for four years and start in August.”
“DSRL said the contracts should help it save millions of pounds.”
“annual bonus of shares worth £334,000”
“It is the second year in a row that Mr Walsh has turned down a bonus.”
“Mr Walsh's salary remains at £735,000”
“he earned £674,000 last year after voluntarily giving up July's pay as part of cost-cutting measures.”
“There should be no bonus and no mega-pot of shares until BA sorts the cabin crew dispute.”
“the long-running row, which had led to 22 strike days this year”
“Cabin crew returned to work on Thursday after the last of a series of five-day strikes.”
“On Wednesday, Unite confirmed that it was preparing to ballot its members again on further strike action.”
“Mr Walsh has turned down an annual bonus of shares worth £334,000, the airline has said.”
“Mr Walsh's salary remains at £735,000, although he earned £674,000 last year after voluntarily giving up July's pay as part of cost-cutting measures.”
“The long-running row, which had led to 22 strike days this year, began over staffing levels and working conditions.”
“When we have had the chance to explain our proposals directly, many understand what our agenda is really about - to secure jobs in the airline and put the business on a footing where it can achieve the growth it needs to survive long-term.…”
“A contractor has "broken its promises" and been deducted damages of £6m for delays to a guided busway in Cambridge, a council has said.”
“BAM Nuttall, which was due to finish the £116m Cambridge to St Ives busway in February 2009, loses £14,000 for each day it is over the deadline.”
“Some of these defects go back more than one year and were raised at the time they submitted their initial designs which make the latest delay by BAM Nuttall even more infuriating.”
“A progress report, which was seen by councillors on Wednesday, stated the company is still working on six final jobs which need to be done before the council is satisfied with the track.”
“The council said it was "frustrated" that the contactor had not yet instructed its designers to correct the flooded cycleway or quantify the fire risk posed by communication cables.”
“Developer Grayswood Properties wants the property flattened and the garden concreted over to make way for four two-bedroom houses, four one-bedroom flats and an underground car park.”
“The new pay and terms and conditions will come into effect by 1 October.”
“The outcomes of their appeals were expected to be known by late summer, early autumn.”
“Highland has been operating a variety of terms and conditions of employment that have been in place since 1996 when regional and district councils were brought together to form Highland Council.”
“Passenger numbers in BAA's airports fell 4.5% compared with May 2009.”
“BAA said that without the impact of the ash and the strike it would have expected traffic to increase by 0.4%.”
“BAA operates six airports in the UK - Heathrow, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton.”
“The airport operator - which is majority-owned by Spanish firm Ferrovial - sold Gatwick for £1.5bn last year.”
“British Airways cabin crew walked out for a total of six days during May as part of a long-running industrial dispute.”
“The airline has said that the number of passengers it carried last month fell by 14.2% from a year ago, partly due to the strikes.”
“Taggart Holdings, which was also building houses in Great Britain and the Isle of Man, was put into administration in October 2008 when Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland called in their debts.”
“Turnover at 100 of the largest such firms grew by 79% on average in the year to March, said the business information service Social Enterprise.”
“The report, which covered 350 firms in total, said those in south-east England saw the biggest growth, up 56%.”
“The East Midlands was the worst performing, with growth of only 15%.”
“It was used to form the first publication of an index tracking the growth of the 100 top social businesses in the UK, the RBS SE100.”
“"The RBS SE100 is a hugely important tool for proving the success and potential of social enterprise," said Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.”
“"Already it shows phenomenal growth which will boost confidence in the sector and open doors to private finance."”
“over the next five years we are investing £40m”
“tennis is the fourth-biggest commercial sport in the country, valued at £1.3bn”
“The LTA's annual budget is £55m”
“about half of that being derived from the annual Wimbledon championship”
“will keep 90% of the financial surplus from the event each year”
“50% of the Wimbledon venue owned by the LTA since 1934 will be sold to the All England club for £55m, to be made in instalments from 2013”
“In January 2009, Mr Draper then signed up the first-ever "lead partner of British tennis" - global life and pensions giant Aegon - in a five-year deal”
“it had 47 backers paying between £50,000 and £100,000 each”
“just 10% of the LTA's income was derived from Sport England”
“47”
“January 2009”
“2006”
“which will award a total of £50,000 ($73,000, 60,000 euros) to local businesses chosen from a shortlist and voted for by the public.”
“Being in business for the last 30 years”
“In 2009, she won the World Career Award in Vienna.”
“She launched Elle Macpherson Intimates over 20 years ago - and it is now the best selling brand in the UK and Australia.”
“she has opened 300 outlets in 11 countries across Europe in the last two years.”
“Throughout this whole period since 2008 I have seen very balanced spread sheets coming back,”
“Ms Macpherson stopped modelling for the company ten years ago”
“Attendance at Willenhall Leisure Centre has decreased by 20% since April”
“This has by no means been an easy decision," Mr Harris said. "But, frankly, we can't afford to keep it open. We're in a difficult financial position and tough decisions have to be made."”
“No decision has been made yet on the timing of the closure but we will honour the school bookings already made for 2010 and the early part of 2011.”
“offers over £30,000 were sought.”
“first time in 150 years.”
“Police said the closure took immediate affect so it would miss out on "busy and lucrative" World Cup trade.”
“Only three out of 14 pubs and restaurants tested by council officials in Derbyshire had correctly labelled home-made or local food.”
“Trading standards officers said they were particularly disappointed as advice leaflets on the issue had been sent to more than 700 businesses across the county.”
“Verbal or written advice or warning letters were sent to the 11 companies making incorrect claims.”
“Businesses that fail to comply with the Food Safety Act can face prosecution and fines of up to £20,000 or a six month prison sentence.”
“A £20m grant to help Nissan develop electric cars on Wearside is not in danger.”
“Production of the electric car, the Leaf, is expected to safeguard hundreds of jobs at the Sunderland plant.”
“This will bring an enormous and much-needed boost to the North East's economy, workers, and beyond.”
“'beyond wildest dreams'”
