British Seed Houses opens £900k testing centre 03/07/2008

Purpose-built facilities, costing £900,000, have been officially opened by a Lincolnshire seed specialist. more »

Troubled Barratt merges East Midlands offices as 1,000 jobs go 03/07/2008

Troubled Leicestershire housebuilder Barratt Developments today said it was merging its Barratt and David Wilson offices, costing 60 jobs. more »

Creative Business Awards set for launch in Nottingham 03/07/2008

The city's most creative businesses are being urged to stand up and be counted in this year's Nottingham Creative Business Awards. more »

Derby fashion icon Limeys is rebranded Cruise 03/07/2008

The name of an independent fashion chain which first appeared in Derby almost 40 years ago is to disappear as part of rebranding by its new owners. more »

Fuel prices blamed for collapse of haulage firm Macfarlane Transport
03/07/2008 14:54:07: Administrators today blamed rising fuel prices for the collapse of a haulage firm which threatens to put 300 people out of work. more »

Shareholders lose out as ScS trading arm bought out of administration
03/07/2008 14:00:44: Shareholders in struggling furniture chain ScS Upholstery are set to be left empty-handed after the group was placed in administration today and its trading arm sold to private equity. more »

Mortgage 'drought' to worsen, says Bank of England
03/07/2008 13:54:53: The mortgage drought looks set to worsen during the coming months as banks further rein in their lending in the face of falling house prices, a report showed today.  more »

Graduates 'earn average salary of £20k'
03/07/2008 11:51:47: Graduates leaving full-time degree courses are earning an average salary of £20,000 and 64% are finding jobs when they leave university, according to statistics released today. more »

CIPS says service sector is shrinking fast
03/07/2008 11:14:33: The deluge of economic woe continued today as data showed the UK’s dominant service sector shrinking at its quickest rate for nearly seven years during June. more »

US & UK finance chiefs issue economy warning as oil prices surge
03/07/2008 10:11:12: Soaring world oil prices risk prolonging the world economic slowdown, US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson warned today. more »

Fuel price means shoppers travel less, says M&S boss
03/07/2008 09:46:13: Shoppers are making shorter and less frequent journeys because of the high cost of fuel, according to the Marks & Spencer boss. more »

Computer games growth boosts Game
03/07/2008 09:44:08: Computer games retailer Game today said a strong market and a raft of hit games releases had helped it beat expectations in the first half of the year. more »

Worried consumers not crying into beer, reveals Greene King
03/07/2008 09:42:17: Greene King revealed the current pressure on the brewing and pub industry today after sales fell nearly 3% in May and June. more »

Oil reaches $145 a barrel
03/07/2008 09:41:11: Stock markets were expected to come under more pressure today after oil prices surged to a new record above 145 US dollars a barrel. more »

Mark research firm TNS snubs another WPP approach
03/07/2008 09:39:57: Taylor Nelson Sofres today fended off a third attempt from advertising and media giant WPP to muscle in on its planned £1.5 billion merger with German rival GfK. more »