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Gaming firm gets warning over ad

LITTLEWOODS Gaming has had its knuckles rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after using a cartoon image of Spiderman to promote a gambling website. Read

£2m office revamp

ZURICH Assurance is about to start the marketing of its five-storey Water Street office complex after a £2m refurbishment. Read

Accountants in expansion

LIVERPOOL accountants Edward Robinson & Co (ERC) has taken over Chester-based Westmore Brennand. Read

Pontins points to ‘crunch’ success

HOLIDAY parks firm Pontin’s has benefited as consumers tighten their belts to cope with the strength of the euro and the credit crunch. Read

Buyers ready to bid in Tote autumn sale

SPORTECH and Betfred are queuing up to put their money on the Tote after the Government yesterday said horse racing’s trackside bookmaker would finally be put up for sale this autumn. Read

Shirtmaker reveals sales boost after store openings

SHIRTMAKER TM Lewin shrugged off the general high street gloom yesterday, declaring itself satisfied with first-quarter trading figures. Read

Wednesday, July 16

Wirral & Chester Business Fair is being held at Wallasey Town Hall from 10.30am to 3.30pm. The fair includes exhibitions, seminars and networking opportunities. Visit www.business fairsuk.com for more information. Read

Bank moves executives to fight crunch effect

ALLIANCE & Leicester has reorganised its senior management as it battles against the effects of the credit crunch. Read

A year is an eternity in economics . . . and the times are tough

IN OUR fibre-optic, broadband age of instant communication, this week’s G8 summit raises a few questions around the world. Read

Chief thrilled as merger with ‘ideal partner’ is cleared by authorities

WARRINGTON-BASED Ineos Silicas is to merge with PQ Corporation, after the deal was cleared by competition authorities. Read

China the key toeconomic cheer

LIVERPOOL-BASED China specialist Dr Kerry Brown is to address businesses on why the country matters to their future prospects. Read

Company wins £40m contract for US firm

PRESCOT-BASED facilities manage-ment firm Vertex has won a £40m contract to provide call centre services to American energy provider NiSource. Read

Stadium at risk as builder struggles

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

Billington chairman joins radio show line-up

THE chairman of one of Liverpool’s oldest companies, Edward Billington and Son, will be on this weekend’s LDP Business Week radio show to talk about the firm’s 150 years in business. Read

Veolia buy out of Albion is a ‘good fit’

CHEMICAL distillation company Albion Distillation Services has been acquired by Veolia Environmental Services. Read

Waterman to be guest speaker at Liverpool Daily Post Business Awards

MUSIC impresario Pete Waterman will be speaking at the Liverpool Daily Post Regional Business Awards next month. Read

£750m main rail line upgrade ‘at risk’

THERE is a “significant risk” that improvements to the West Coast Main Line will either be late or below standard, according to tran-sport group Stagecoach. Read

£4m advertising campaign for Littlewood’s online shopping website

SPEKE-BASED home shopping company Shop Direct is spending £4m on a TV, print and online campaign for its website, Littlewoods-Direct.com. Read

Faces of board to carry Vision forward

LIVERPOOL Vision’s 12-strong board met for the first time as it seeks to create a plan to develop the city’s economy in the years ahead. Read

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