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New jobs as A&P takes over boats site

Jobs have been created and a new lease of life given to one of the most prominent buildings at the gateway to Falmouth thanks to a major new investment.

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Threat of redundancy hangs over 100-plus staff

Workers at Petroc college in Barnstaple have been receiving redundancy letters.

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'Super dairy' plans back on the table

Plans for the UK's largest dairy farm are back on the table.

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Hundreds queue for Debenhams grand opening

Debenhams completes SouthGate development

The doors to Bath's biggest department store open today – with more than 200,000 items of stock on sale.

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Pier owners say date of opening imminent

The sibling owners of Weston-super-Mare's £51m Grand Pier say they hope an announcement regarding the completion of the project is "imminent".

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Ice cream of the crop in dairying

DUNSTAPLE FARM From left, Molly James, Jo James, Beth James and Tom James with Myrtle the dairy cow

Worsening profit margins and increasing regulations have made life difficult for the dairy industry in recent years.

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Richard Pepler, managing director: The facts of factoring

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"Paying on the nail" - No business likes to do this if it can be avoided, but deliberate late payment is spreading like the plague throughout large sections of industry in the UK, writes Richard Pepler,...

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Thought for the day: Pensions - Where is the plan?

I am shocked. I know the book was intended to shock, but one revelation came at me out of the blue.

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Tesco bids for carrefour's Asian stores

Tesco bids for carrefour's Asian stores

Tesco has joined a bidding war for a raft of stores being put up for sale by Carrefour of France

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False dawn for US finance

False dawn for US finance

The sudden rebound in the Dow Jones and FTSE 100 on the back of the apparent revival in American manufacturing has to be taken with a pinch of salt

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Nationwide: House prices dip is healthy

Nationwide: House prices dip is healthy

The property market has stalled, according to Nationwide, with house prices falling 0.9% in August in what it calls a 'healthy correction'

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Pushy mums who drive sons to success

Pushy mums who drive sons to success

Behind every great man there is a great woman. But it's far more likely to be his pushy mother than a partner driving him on, according to scientists

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Today's blog: Richard Pepler of Ultimate Finance Group

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The facts of factoring

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Mike Warburton - Thought for the day

Mike Warburton is a senior partner with business experts Grant Thornton.

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Step out, shape up and save lives - Shine Cardiff 2010

Step out, shape up and save lives - Shine Cardiff 2010

Struggling for a great way to stay in shape? Why not consider taking part in Cancer Research UK's night-time walking marathon?

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