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“about 300 jobs”
“Developers S Harrison said the scheme would create about 300 jobs and benefit shoppers.”
“Whitby is a very difficult place for local people to buy homes in because a lot of people come in and buy second homes or holiday homes and prices have shot up in recent years.”
“Ten staff at the Shakespeare Inn in Manchester city centre made the switch by deed poll to show their support for the striker and the England squad.”
“We have over 100 Wayne Rooneys working throughout the country for the whole of the World Cup and I'm glad to say that we have 10 Fabio Capellos keeping them in control," he said.”
“He has vowed to cut the ribbon on his golf resort in Aberdeenshire in 18 months.”
“He has predicted it would be the best golf course in the world.”
“As a result of productivity gains and automation, HP expects to eliminate roughly 9,000 positions over a multi-year period to reinvest for further growth and to increase shareholder value,”
“HP added that it would replace about 6,000 of the jobs that were lost, adding that the changes to the workforce would be made over time and would vary by country.”
“The latest job losses come after 6,700 posts were shed last year to make savings.”
“Garden centre chain Dobbies plans to open a store in Liverpool, which it says will create 120 jobs.”
“Stuart Wright, director of property at Dobbies, said the Speke Garden World would bring more than 120 jobs to Liverpool.”
“EDF's networks supply nearly 8 million homes in England.”
“They have been put up for sale by EDF to help cut its debts after its takeover of British Energy. SSE said it was not interested in a major stake which may require it to issue new shares to pay for it. However, it said it may take a smalle…”
“between October 2008 and March 2009”
“has not been fined by the energy regulator Ofgem”
“rules introduced in 2008”
“within eight weeks of the initial complaint”
“When Ofgem first identified in January 2009 that the number of complaints we had recorded was lower than expected”
“The ski season is estimated to have attracted £37.5m into the local economy.”
“new figures reveal the best season in 14 years.”
“Since late November, Scotland's five mountain resorts have attracted 373,782 customers.”
“for every pound spent on the slopes another £3 is spent in the local economy”
“more than £28m being spent this winter in local accommodation, cafés, bars, restaurants, shops and filling stations.”
“Guillermo del Toro will no longer direct the two movies based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, reports said.”
“The Hobbit was due to be split into two films, both prequels to Jackson's Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy - to be released in 2012 and 2013.”
“The trilogy's film adaptations, released between 2001 and 2003, made an estimated $6bn (£3.26bn) worldwide in ticket, DVD and merchandise sales and won 16 Academy Awards.”
“Prices in April rose by another 0.2%, pushing up the annual rate of increase to 8.5%.”
“They were up by 14.8% in the twelve months to April”
“and put the capital's average house price at £341,487 after an increase of 1.6% in April alone.”
“All of the 10 regions in England and Wales have seen prices rise in the past year, with the smallest increase being in Yorkshire and Humberside at just 0.7%.”
“Last month figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) showed that completed sales had fallen by 2,000 in April to 71,000.”
“Although sales across the UK in the first four months of the year were 26% higher than in the same period last year”
“She added: "I would hope that Miller Dairy Ltd, together with all businesses who operate similar van delivery services using young employees, would consider carefully whether greater formality in terms of strict rules on compliance and the…”
“a £5m ($7.2m) brand relaunch”
“a 10-year contract to supply in-flight meals on some BA short-haul routes.”
“Sales to Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons and Marks and Spencer account for 77% of revenues.”
“a 10-year contract to supply in-flight meals on some BA short-haul routes”
“Sales to Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons and Marks and Spencer account for 77% of revenues”
“The salaries of those earning over £150,000 were revealed for the first time in a bid to aid transparency”
“Eurostat said unemployment in the 16 nations that use the euro now totals 15.86 million - equivalent to 10.1% of the population.”
“Spain, Ireland and Slovakia recorded the highest rates of joblessness, with the Spanish rate now close to 20%.”
“It was trading as low as $1.2111 at one stage”
“with one pound buying 1.1935 euros.”
“the Netherlands boasts the lowest rate at just over 4% unemployed.”
“Latvia, which is not a member of the eurozone, has the highest rate of the EU, with unemployment at 22.5%.”
“Across the 27 EU countries, there are now 23.3 million people unemployed - a rate of 9.7%.”
“The three companies are partners or official sponsors for the World Cup giving them a visible presence inside the stadiums on advertising hoardings and digital displays.”
“the 172 civil servants who earn more than the prime minister”
“focusing on four CEOs - from the UK Border Agency, the Office of Fair Trading, the Met Office and Ordnance Survey - who earn between £170,000 and £275,000. John Fingleton of the Office of Fair Trading comes out at the top.”
“the 172 high-earning civil servants cost the taxpayer in excess of £29m a year”
“focusing on four CEOs - from the UK Border Agency, the Office of Fair Trading, the Met Office and Ordnance Survey - who earn between £170,000 and £275,000”
“John Fingleton of the Office of Fair Trading comes out at the top”
“Iloca's economy was mainly based on fishing and summer tourism - and it has become more isolated after the quake.”
“Ruta Tamo introduces artisans to an e-commerce web host to put together an online shop that can be used by the whole community.”
“A $300m (£207m) expansion of the 300,000-carat per year Murowa mine is being prepared, Reuters has reported.”
“Rio Tinto owns 78% of Murowa, and Rio Zim, a Zimbabwean‑owned unit separated from Rio Tinto in 2004, owns the rest.”
“which produced 124,000 carats last year”
“The expansion will increase production by a factor of 6 to 7 times and double jobs.”
“That would push our capacity to 1.8 million carats per year of high quality production, which is predominantly gem.”
“Inverness-based Highland Quality Construction (HQC), which specialises in road building, had an annual turnover of £20m.”
“HQC's directors resigned last Thursday and an administrator was appointed on Friday.”
“The plant has been partially mothballed with the loss of 1,600 jobs”
“Teesside Cast Products (TCP) was partially mothballed in February, with the loss of 1,600 jobs.”
“A delegation of union members and local MPs flew to Thailand for the four-day visit”
“The fourth instalment in the animated franchise took $55.7m (£38.4m).”
“Prince of Persia opened at number two, with $37.8m (£26.1m), beating Sex and the City 2, which took $37.1m (£25.6m).”
“But ticket sales this year dropped to $182.2m (£126m) from $213.8m (£147.8m) on the same weekend last year.”
“Iron Man 2 dropped two places to number four, taking $20.6m (£14.2m).”
“The top five is rounded out by Robin Hood, which took $13.6m (£9.4m).”
“Ryanair has reported pre-tax profits of 341m euros (£289m) for the year to March, bouncing back from its first annual loss this time last year.”
“The Irish budget airline also said it planned to pay a one-off dividend to shareholders totalling 500m euros - the first dividend it has paid.”
“Passenger numbers were up 14% on last year, while revenue rose 2%.”
“But the airline said disruption caused by volcanic ash, not covered in the results, would cost about 50m euros.”
“We can be proud of delivering a 200% increase in profits and traffic growth during a global recession when many of our competitors have announced losses or cutbacks, while more have gone bankrupt,”
“The airline benefited significantly from lower oil prices, with fuel costs down 29% from the previous year.”
“Profits would have been higher but for the falling value of the airline's stake in rival Aer Lingus, which meant it wrote off 13.5m euros.”
“Ryanair said its outlook for the coming year was positive, forecasting an 11% rise in passenger numbers and a 10% to 15% rise in profits.”
“But it also said it planned to raise baggage fees from the present rate of £15 a bag to £20 a bag for July and August.”
“About 75% of Ryanair passengers fly with hand luggage only.”
“Ryanair said it expected the total cost of the disruption to be approximately 50m euros, with a total of 9,400 flights cancelled and the loss of 1.5 million passengers.”
“since the market opened to competition in 2007”
“Airtricity expects to undercut prices by about 14% in the NI market”
“and create 75 jobs”
“customers can now typically save £95 on their annual household electricity bill”
“Under the present system 6,000 consumers will be permitted to switch to Airtricity each month”
“without contacting their current supplier. Under the present system... available from 0700 BST on Tuesday”
“Latest figures have shown that engineering firms are at their healthiest for almost three years. The industry body, Scottish Engineering, said that orders, output and staff numbers were all up in the past three months.”
“Orders were at their highest level since September 2007 with exports at their best for more than two years.”
“The results from its latest poll are the most positive for some time and it said that levels of optimism had 'increased substantially'.”
“In 1954, St Albans was the unlikely starting point for this revolution when it was chosen as the pilot location for Tesco's first ever 'convenience store'.”
“I've always summed it up in three words: service, specialism and connectivity - to their local communities - and if they work with each other to create high streets we want to visit, they'll be stronger.”
“1% more jobs were offered by firms through its service in May compared with April.”
“average wage available declined by 4.2% to £31,800 in May, from £33,200 in April.”
“about 90,000 jobs were offered though it in total last month.”
“extra 1,900 miles”
“three weeks”
“extra £550”
“93 of its flights cancelled”
“20,000 passengers stranded”
