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Car dealer has £5.2m to spend after bank switch

Thursday, September 02, 2010

A car dealership has changed its bank for the first time in more than 110 years after bosses were unhappy with fees and interest costs.

WE Sturgess & Sons, of Leicester, has switched to Lloyds TSB from another leading bank, which it would not name.

The deal...

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Record 669 bankruptcies sparks appeal to get advice

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

A record number of people in Leicester have been forced to declare themselves bankrupt. Figures from the Insolvency Service showed that 669 people in...

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Economic recovery is all a matter of confidence – in theory

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

LAST year, Britain had the largest deficit in peacetime history and the highest in the G7 and G20, the two groups of the most economically powerful...

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Ambitious county projects being held up over concerns about the economy

Ambitious projects being held up over concerns about the economy

Friday, August 27, 2010

DEVELOPMENTS in and around Lincoln are stalling in the wake of an uncertain economy, business leaders have warned. Despite winning planning...

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Engineering experts to speak to business leaders at Lincolnshire Day conference

Lincolnshire Day will welcome rebirth of county ambition of engineering excellence

Thursday, August 26, 2010

THE re-birth of engineering and innovation in Lincolnshire will be keynote issues as business leaders gather later this year. RAF Cranwell, near...

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40 years' service marked

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

A SENIOR accountant at Lincolnshire chartered accountants Nicholsons has chalked up 40 years with the firm. Richard Peet joined the company in 1970 as...

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Wanted: Six of the county's best

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

THE annual Lincolnshire Echo Business Awards were launched this month. Entries are now being invited in six categories, including business of the year...

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Law firms in merger

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

TWO county solicitors' firms have merged. City-based Chattertons has combined with the Sleaford practice of Arnold Deacon Greene & Co. The merger...

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Retirement age axe welcomed

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

THE Government is planning to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011. Under the plan, employers would not be allowed to dismiss...

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Future is still gloomy – survey

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

BUSINESSES in Lincolnshire are still "considerably uncertain" about the future of the economy, according to a new survey. County bosses are also...

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