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Jobs blow as Ellesmere Port BP Castrol plant to close

THE BP/Castrol plant in Ellesmere Port is to close with the loss of nearly 100 jobs. Read

Princess Anne opens the new Liverpool One and Chavasse Park

Princess Anne braves showers for Liverpool One opening

THE Princess Royal braved blustery gusts and showers today to officially open the £1bn Liverpool One retail development. Read

Liverpool's Walton jail

Prison officers to vote on strike action

PRISON officers will vote on strike action after rejecting the government’s latest pay offer. Read

Princess Royal

Princess Royal to open Liverpool One second phase

THE Princess Royal will officially open the second phase of the £1bn Liverpool One retail centre next week. Read

Cains shuts 24 pubs

TWENTY four of crisis hit Cains pubs have now been closed. Read

New chief for the Bluecoat

THE famous Bluecoat arts centre aims to exploit its business potential with the appointment of its first chief executive. Read

Vimto's makers out of the red

VIMTO drink maker Nichols has cleared its bank debts and is cash rich, it revealed in its annual results today. Read

Pilkington's axe 100 jobs

MORE than 100 jobs will be axed through the closure of St Helens glass giant Pilkington's Eccleston automotive plant, the firm has revealed. Read

Roddick sells at £650m

COSMETICS retailer Body Shop today agreed to a £652.3m takeover by L'Oreal. Read

Firm may axe dry cleaning

BOOTLE dry cleaning to work-wear group Johnson Services revealed today it could sell off its dry cleaning division. Read

Royal rise in surplus

LIVERPOOL insurance giant Royal & SunAlliance beat market forecasts today to unveil an annual surplus of £698m, a 171% rise on £258m in 2004. Read

Record year at Rathbones

LIVERPOOL private bank and fund manager Rathbone Brothers has achieved a record year, despite the costs of its failed Rensburg bid. Read

Pubs chain to delay cig ban

PUBS chain Wetherspoon today scrapped its plans to ban smoking in its 654 pubs by this May. Read

Arriva fares rise warning

TRANSPORT giant Arriva has warned that its bus passengers could face service cuts or fare rises due to soaring fuel costs. Read

Halifax plans 100 branches

HALIFAX Bank of Scotland bucked the industry trend today and announced plans to open 100 new branches over the next five years. Read

There's still a lot to do

MERSEYSIDE'S economy continues to improve - but the latest figures reveal the gulf between the region and the rest of the UK. Read

Profit cheer for A&L bank

ALLIANCE & Leicester bank achieved more profits and a bigger share of new business than its high street rivals last year, it said today. Read

Lloyds profits up to £3.82bn

LLOYDS TSB reported higher profits today but said the cost of protecting its high street banking operations against bad debts had risen by a third. Read

Hilton's £4.2bn payout

SHAREHOLDERS in Liverpool-based Vernons Pools owner, the Hilton Group, will share in a £4.2bn payout, the group revealed today. Read

£5bn profits at Barclays

BARCLAYS kicked off the reporting season for Britain's big banks today with record profits of £5.28bn for the year to December 31. Read

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