Notts small firms 'waiting months for payment' - Nottingham Evening Post
22/08/2008 09:00:00: Cash-strapped firms are holding back payments to small companies, as the economic downturn bites. more »

Business investment down by £700m - Nottingham Evening Post
22/08/2008 09:00:00: Business investment fell by nearly £700m in the second quarter of 2008 as recession fears loomed, official figures showed.Total investment between April and June was £35.8bn, 1.9% lower than the first three months of the year, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates. more »

£1m top-up cash for hard-hit firms - Nottingham Evening Post
22/08/2008 09:00:00: A Top-up fund of £1m has been set aside to help Notts and East Midlands firms survive a downturn in the economy. more »

Recession fears as economy is at standstill - Nottingham Evening Post
22/08/2008 09:00:00: The scale of the downturn was laid bare today with official figures showing the British economy ground to a halt between April and June.The flat second-quarter performance is the worst for 16 years and worse than the modest 0.2% growth initially estimated by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). more »

Economic pain on way: Bank agent - Nottingham Evening Post
21/08/2008 09:00:00: Since my last report, the near-term outlook for inflation has deteriorated further.That will intensify the squeeze on real take-home pay which, for many households, is unlikely to increase this year. more »

A&L chief Brown warns of "risks" to bank as deal decision looms - Leicester Mercury
20/08/2008 07:41:26: Shareholders in Alliance & Leicester are being asked to have a say on a proposed £1.3 billion takeover deal. Spanish bank Santander wants to merge the Narborough lender with its rival, Abbey. more »

RBS appoints Neil Roper to senior East Midlands debt role - Nottingham Evening Post
19/08/2008 09:00:00: The Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Neil Roper as the head of its structured debt solutions operation in the East Midlands. more »

Alliance & Leicester rolls out council card payment scheme - Leicester Mercury
15/08/2008 12:36:07: A bank is rolling out a card payment scheme for local authorities in the wake of a shake-up in the way the Government pays housing benefit. more »

Express delivery - Lincolnshire Echo
14/08/2008 09:45:00: Hotel bosses are racing against the clock to ensure a £8.5m venue opens its doors ahead of Lincoln's Christmas Market.The Holiday Inn Express, next to Tritton Road, is due to check in its first guests on December 1 - just days before the festive crowds flock into the city. more »

'Forget building homes here and move south' - Lincolnshire Echo
14/08/2008 09:45:00: Plans to build thousands of new homes in Lincolnshire over the next decade should be scrapped and extra homes built nearer London instead, say authors of a new report.The controversial claim is made in a publication which says that attempts to regenerate poor towns and cities in the North have failed and residents would be better off moving south. more »