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FTSE preview: Marks & Spencer meeting the city's focus

Marks & Spencer’s annual meeting will be the highlight of the corporate week, but the bad news from the housing sector is set to continue with updates from Barratt Developments and Persimmon. Read

An artist's impression of how the proposed controversial Beetham West Tower at the junction of Brook Street and King Edward Street would look

Council sells "fresh air" to Liverpool developer for £750,000

A DEAL to sell a city developer little more than “fresh air” was approved by Liverpool City Council yesterday for £750,000. Read

Online sales is bright spot for John Lewis

STRONG online sales at John Lewis are providing a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy picture for the retailer, which is seen as a bellwether of middle-class spending. Read

Lettings market is booming, says agency

ONE of Merseyside’s biggest estate agency chains Venmore says peoples’ inability to get mortgages because of the credit crunch means the lettings market is booming. Read

Top property firm is snapped up by rival

ONE of the best-known names in Liverpool’s commercial property market – Irving Rice – is disappearing for good after the firm was acquired by rival CB Richard Ellis. Read

Region is ‘well-placed’ for more investment

FOREIGN investment into Merseyside and Cheshire helped create or safeguard more than 6,000 jobs in the last year – but that amount will slow this year as the credit crunch bites. Read

North West small firms passing on fuel costs, says survey

A NEW study reveals that 40% of small businesses in the North West are already passing on increased fuel costs to their customers. Read

Echo Outdoor expands network

ECHO Outdoor, Trinity Mirror’s outdoor advertising operation, has expanded its outdoor digital offering with 57” High Definition (HD) advertising screens in Liverpool’s new 42-acre retail complex, Liverpool ONE. Read

Stadium at risk as builder struggles

FINANCIAL problems at housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is raising questions over St Helens’s planned £25m stadium. Read

Record day for John Lewis store in Liverpool One

JOHN Lewis’s store in Liverpool One enjoyed a record day more than a month after the £1bn shopping centre opened. Read

B&B shareholders step in to plug funding gap

BRADFORD & Bingley’s major shareholders were today stepping in to salvage the lender’s £400 million funding plan after a US private equity firm walked away from the deal. Read

Spray-on heating element scoops Innovation Award

A FIRM that has developed an energy efficient spray-on heating element was yesterday announced as the annual winner of the Merseyside Innovation Awards. Read

More credit crunch woes for Swiss bank giant UBS

SWISS banking giant UBS today said it would at best break even in second-quarter results as financial turmoil continues to rock the firm. Read

Housebuilder Barratt cuts 60 jobs in Chester

TROUBLED housebuilder Barratt is to close its Chester operation with the loss of 60 jobs. Read

City apartments worth £4m put in hands of receiver

LIVERPOOL city centre apartments with a market value of nearly £4m were placed with receivers yesterday as the credit crunch continues to hit the property market. Read

Legal victory for Astra in US courts

SHARES in Cheshire pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca were given a boost yesterday when the company announced it had won a key legal battle over cheaper unauthorised copies of its drugs. Read

Council hits back at small business critics

LIVERPOOL City Council has hit back at criticism from an organisation representing small businesses that it is not doing enough to help smaller firms. Read

Pet goods firm finds a rescuer

A COMPANY specialising in the design, creation and production of pet products has been rescued from administration. Read

Student’s second award

AN ARCHITECTURAL technology student from a Southport practice has won his second national award in a year. Read

New face at PR firm

WIRRAL PR firm Artemis Media & Public Affairs has appointed a new accountant executive after winning a series of new contracts. Read

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