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Budget airlines snub fuel surcharge plans

Average UK pay deals fall slightly to 3.2%

BG Group “surprised” over collapse of £6.6bn takeover talks

Data company cuts back annual losses

Economic slowdown fuels fears over superjumbo sales

It's here! Liverpool's new shopping paradise opens for business

Camera retailer Jessops improves margins to offset poor sales

Blacks Leisure promises radical changes to its business

Topps cuts dividend after profits fall

Construction company to axe 30 more jobs

Merseyside firm clinches £11m deal

Oil prices continue to dominate FTSE performance

Nine out of ten Liverpool One retail units already let

Vitaflo provides MSIF with best-ever return

Companies urged to offer more construction apprenticeships

Nuclear power firm British Energy reveals a fall in revenues

Topps Tiles cuts dividend amid tougher economic climate

Fresh delays in delivery for Airbus’ two new aircraft

Merseyside's biggest storage facility on the cards

City office key to Halliwell's £87m record fees

Brand name emerges from past to revitalise the future

Pilkington's rising son joins Japanese business elite

Teaching the St Helens way in Japan

Mersey firm hails ruling on Tube giant

Enquiries open for ‘choice’ office site

Sale notches up success

Building on client base is a must

Investment still there if deal is right

Office block secured in £1.5m sale deal

Ireland’s Government fail in bid to win over Latitude

Architects are top of the table

ONE of the major problems city centre developers face with new- build developments is objection from adjoining occupiers claiming rights of light over the site, to prevent developments going ahead.

Early-morning start to catch up on paperwork

Bra-vo Madonna - Business Gossip

Raising your brand awareness gives sporting chance of success

Ex-CBI chief lined up for finance watchdog

Online advice for import and export matters

Free guide to help employers

Shortlist for business awards

PR firm completes deal for Factory

Status for broker

Accountants appoint new president

Students from US offer Cains advice

Inspiration, education and motivation at HUB

Be aware of tax rate increases

Accolade for city builders

UNILEVER teams of experts develop even longer lasting perfume

Buoyant remortgaging market underpins 7% rise in lending

Biscuits boost lifts profits at Northern Foods to £50m

APACS rolls out system for same day banking payments

Halewood to expand overseas thanks to new bottling line

Airbus announces new cost savings plans

Brightest brains in business to discuss future of Cains

Cabbies turn on the style for a smart Liverpool One welcome

Dollar still vulnerable despite gains as oil increase fuels fears

More firms are saving

Woolworths to stop selling CD singles

Battle brewing over Budweiser

Vodafone chief expected to stand down

City’s gateways for trade and travel

Cains report positive trading

Glass giant predicts loss

John Lewis sales fall

French industrial group Suez pulls out of British Energy talks

Pubs and brewing group Marston’s vents anger over taxes

Woolworths considers the sale of stake in DVD publisher

Ethel boss in swoop for Au Naturale chain

Liverpool firm lists shares in Paris

Buckle & McGrath

Mothercare looks to grow Early Learning Centre

Building society Nationwide says 2007 lending dropped by half

Cable & Wireless reports better-than-expected annual results

Bed firm lifts covers on expansion plans

Young gamers bring a touch of culture to city mystery

Musical ‘rebels’ line up for the great Cavern Sound City debate

Events marketing group defies financial downturn

Shell PR contract win ‘coup’

Big week in Big Apple

MSP Company Overview

Prince’s Trust celebrates 25 years helping companies to grow

By-election loss would mark new low for Labour

How can business save the planet?

Shipyard seeks foreign workers to fill skills gap

Warrington expansion for storage firm

Robinsons squash firm Britvic reports rise in half-year profits

Plumbing firm Wolseley suffers market slowdown

Bank doubtful over funds for large city flats schemes

German firm opens UK base in Wirral

Finance link-up to bring bright ideas to the market

Bedroom to boardroom in a wheelchair revolution

Ship firm Northwestern celebrates record profits

Utility group puts the spotlight on its energy use and aims for a 26% cut in carbon emissions

Auction reveals crunch signs

Awards accolade for station

Viewpoint: These are challenging times for a city playing catch-up

Observatory is for let

Businesses still want to be kings of Castle Street

Construction firm spends £2m on new headquarters

Estates makeover

Owner’s delight as city’s newest industrial park welcomes first tenants

Working Day: Chris Shirling-Rooke

Trading Gossip

Financier warns of more problems ahead

Skills pledge to make businesses fit for the 21st century

Cains to appoint new director

Loss adjuster signs up for “YouTube”-style service

Airbus corporate jet liners deal worth £870m

HUB aims to motivate ambitious NW firms

Metquarterdevelopment scoops award

Housebuilder shuts office

Be an ambassador and help youngsters’ prospects

Firm taps into Russian interest

Award for agency MD

Firm set to finish lifeboat station

Liverpool IT consultants to raise £5,000 in gruelling bike rode to London

Mitchells & Butlers reveals plans to switch to REIT status

Yellow Pages owner Yell cuts dividend amid tough conditions

Sportech invests £3.5million in new-look Pools

Ethel Austin owner praised by administrators

M&S profits tops £1billion

Speedy success at national hire excellence awards

All Bar One owner switches tax status

Asda demands better Government deal on recycling

LDP Business HUB 2008

FTSE soars on back of oil prices

BA shares fall sharply over gloomy outlook

Microsoft launches fresh bid to join up with Yahoo

Peel seek Chinese backing for its £300m tower scheme

Ethel Austin bought out of administration

Pub group Mitchells & Butlers considers switch to REIT status

Pools operator Sportech says 2008 trading “in line” so far

Sportech beats economic slowdown

Duo plan £100million buy-up of hotels

Liverpool science park to be hit by Government cuts

Business confidence takes a battering

FTSE preview: M&S annual profits set to be highlight of busy week

M&S employees expecting slashed bonuses

WH Smith linked with move for Paperchase

Holiday firm breaks trend

Pilkington unveils plans for pensions

Bank giant HQ on the move to two new city sites

Pension funds attack shake-up plans by regulator

British Energy will hold discussions with possible bidders

Record profits for British Airways but darker clouds gather

House starts tumble

Three million visitors flock to Liverpool for culture year

BA makes £883m - but no bonus for chief exec

Eli Lilly’s Merseyside staff join worldwide walk of hope

VPhase raises £3.5m boost

Departing BT chief executive reveals 3% rise in profits

Currys and PC World to shrink in size to combat slowdown

Thomas Cook defies turndown as holidaymakers keep booking

Phone giant takes on 206,000 new contracts

Creatives’ showcase in Liverpool must move to larger venue

Soft drinks firm pleased with sales progress so far

OPINION: Hit parade does no-one any good – you must engage on the web to be successful

Major web deal signed

Art for city dwellers

Agency founder is named outstanding graduate of the year at Liverpool University

Shopping centre bought in £6m deal

Barratt plans to reduce its number of sites

Bradford & Bingley to ask shareholders for £300million

Sainsbury's unveils plan to boost non-food sales

ScS slumps to an annual loss

Compass points way to improve profits

Who will be counting the cost of Post Office counter closures?

Diverse economy more resilient in tougher times

Soaring oil prices fuel industry fears

Frustrated Rapid puts premises up for sale

Further rate cuts unlikely as Bank looks to rein in inflation

Transport firm FirstGroup reports 39% surge in annual profits

Supermarket giant Tesco makes £1bn investment in South Korea

Alliance & Leicester shares fall in crisis

Three buyers vying for Ethel Austin

Redrow hit by buyers pulling out

Firm buys 14 shops in new venture

Final unit is let

Near the edge, into freefall - and back in favour

Win a year of support for you company with LDP Business

Boss takes over scaffolding firm after building up business for 20 years

Sandwich chain takes unit at JLA

Warehouse with land on market

Working day: Andy Teage

Trading gossip

Bank chief put on the spot

Business Diary

£1.5m will transform Southport hotel into luxury flats

Business park ready to be marketed

Amateur landlords hit in credit crunch

Agent warns of top class office shortage

Who will be counting the cost of Post Office counter closures?

Billions being spent on training in North West

Plans go-ahead for docklands transformation

Chance for global expansion

Liverpool John Moores University Cultural Engagement of the Year

KPMG Business of the Year Award

DLA Piper Business Person of the Year Award

Last chance to take part in Daily Post awards contest

President’s Cup handed over as Insurance Institute enters second century

Business Booster - win support for your business

Airbus admits there will be further delays to A380 production

Northern Foods announces plans to “mothball” meals plant

Bakery chain Greggs blames poor weather for drop in footfall

Stobart remains firmly on highway to success

Long commutes "hits workers' health"

Credit crunch fails to hit holiday plans

Gloomy outlook from Redrow

Robert Wiseman Dairies says rising costs will hit profits

Haulage firm Eddie Stobart remains confident of “strong growth”

Mortgage lender Northern Rock reports increase in arrears

Centrica warns over rising gas prices

Manufacturing prices soar

Lie detector plan to spot people pulling sickies

Hapag Lloyd moves to Port of Liverpool building

FTSE preview: Credit crunch impact on travel sector to be revealed

British Gas to sue IT firm

Hot weather triggers sickie boom

Oil price hit new record high of almost $126 a barrel

Garden centre chain Dobbies set for showdown with major investor

Euromanx ceases trading

Cattles “confident” of securing funding needs for 2008

Magners maker C&C hopes for a scorching summer

Upmarket fashion chain to open store in Liverpool

Sefton Council in "fag packet" industrial sell off

Johnson to delist from stock exchange

Royal & SunAlliance reports 8% rise in business

Downing gets going on plans for Capital building

Virgin is optimistic

Interest rates stay at 5%

Warm weather boosts sales for Next

Carphone Warehouse gets £1.1bn investment to begin expansion

Sales up at Unilever

OPINION: Exciting times ahead for region’s creative sector

Rathbones grows

Music festival showcase for region’s talent

Easyjet facing a double whammy of woe as fuel prices soar and consumers spend less

Littlewoods drops its historic name

Liverpool firm helps Hollywood star Cate Blanchett sparkle

New look for Tall Ships site

Liverpool’s New Concept Gaming nominated for technology award

Luxury flats fail to tempt buyers

Cains’ output highest since 19th century

Two-day interest rate meeting begins today

Sales improve at the Restaurant Group

Profits rise for British American Tobacco

Parcel company gets first-class opportunity

Tesco chief joins the board of new agency

Government commits to extra carriages on Liverpool-London line

Rank reports modest improvement

Easyjet blames fuel costs as half-year losses double

Everton hunt £60million ground sponsor

Last call for Regional Business Awards ’08

Law firm members due £234,000 profit share

Merseyside weathering credit crunch storm, say experts

Airbus hit by quality problems

Lift company on the up

Working Day: Paul Bocking

Trading Gossip

New player to join the property auction game

New Liverpool business park has first wind turbine

Records tumble at Speke’s £130m printing mega-plant

TMP chief features on LDP show

Irish theme chosen for Albert Dock’s new pub

Liverpool’s first pod hotel opens for business

Property firmstays confident

Recruitment firm joins up with WiN

Company wins right to name stadium

Sporting lunch supporting children

Business aid project helped to groom ex-printer’s idea and turn it into reality

Making the most of businessevents

Small Business Award sponsored by 02

Charity appointment

No consolation for Liverpool’s council leader

This is not just a green campaign . . . it’s an M&S campaign

Viewpoint: Negative presentation of current property market could become self- fulfilling prophecy