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Nottingham law firm Browne Jacobson reports £4m drop in turnover

NOTTINGHAM law firm Browne Jacobson reported a fall in turnover of 11% from a record £35m in 2007-8 to £30.9m in the year 2008-9.

But it said business showed signs of recovery in the six months to October 31, 2009, with turnover of £15.82m, a 1.5% improvement on the same period in 2008-9.

Managing partner Iain Blatherwick said the previous year's figures...

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Tories: Nottingham's workplace parking levy can go ahead

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NOTTINGHAM'S workplace parking levy will go ahead regardless of whether the Tories or Labour win power at the General Election. The Evening Post can today reveal details of an unpublished Conservative...

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Intelligent Energy's 'green' scooter about to hit the roads

Intelligent Energy's 'green' scooter about to hit the roads

An environmentally-friendly scooter, developed by a leading hi-tech Leicestershire company, will soon be seen on the county's streets. The emission-free Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter was created by...

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Notts packaging firm on move after £500k grant helps relocation

BACKING:  Crown Packaging business operations director  David Harrison and John O'Reilly, Emda business support director.

A MANSFIELD packaging manufacturer is set to establish a new base in the town thanks to a £515,000 Grant for Business Investment from the East Midlands Development Agency (Emda). Crown Speciality...

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New backing for business which puts fledgling firms in a fishbowl

IDEAS:  Toby Reid and Andrew Springhall

AN online business advice venture partly inspired by TV's Big Brother has won new backing from a venture capital fund. The website www.inafishbowl.com, launched last year by Nottingham entrepreneur Toby...

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Can I get extra 13 weeks' maternity pay?

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I am intending to start my maternity leave in May. I have heard that the Government is extending statutory maternity pay from 39 to 52 weeks?

Will I be entitled to the longer period?

Read more here

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Energy saving loans 'will boost recovery'

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​Businesses should take advantage of interest-free loans being offered by the Carbon Trust to help accelerate economic recovery, the British Chambers of Commerce will say this week. Read more here

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Dover may be sold off to the Fench

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​For generations Dover has stood as an indomitable symbol of Britain's freedom and independence. But now cash-strapped Britain is considering selling up to the French Read more here

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Tips on reapplying for your own job

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​Two out of five workers expect to be forced to reapply for their own jobs this year as employers start to focus less on redundancies and more on restructuring ahead of a hoped-for upturn.Read more...

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Make the most of tax-free cash breaks

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​Taxpayers must move quickly to make the most of their money before a host of tax breaks face the scrapheap There is an added urgency to many financial decisions as the end of the tax year approaches...

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