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Stock Market report: May 25, 2012

London’s leading index was broadly flat as fears over Europe’s banks were offset by a strong consumer confidence survey on the other side of the Atlantic.Read

Jane Woodhead

My Day Off: Jane Woodhead, partner at Paver Smith

Jane Woodhead is a partner at city PR firm Paver Smith. In her spare time she is a personal trainer, boxing coach, spinning and extreme kettlebell instructorRead

Nicole Turner refilling the 24-7 shop vending machine on Duke Street,Southport.

Small business of the week: Southport couple’s e247 brings customers a virtual corner shop

A SOUTHPORT couple are bidding to bring about the return of the corner shop – but in fully automated form.Read

Wirral firm wins double deal for its blood-tracking system

A MERSEYSIDE company has secured two contracts for its electronic blood tracking systems, used in hospitals.Read

Syock Market report: May 24, 2012

European shares defied the latest economic gloom as investors jumped back into the market on the hope of picking up cheap-looking stocks.Read

Eco Environments directors, from left, David Hunt, Mark Buchanan and Mike Clarke, outside the firm's headquarters in Liverpool

Business Profile: David Hunt, director of Eco Environments

Tony McDonough meets DAVID HUNT, director of renewables outfitEco EnvironmentsRead

Keith Packer CEO of Typhoo in Moreton tests some of the tea in the blending room.

Wirral's Typhoo plant has growth in the bag

Alistair Houghton on how the tea producer has improved its performanceRead

Milk division's decline pushes Dairy Crest into the red

Dairy Crest slipped into the red today after write downs and losses at its dairies division took their toll. Read

United Utilities on course with annual results

North West water company United Utilities (UU) reported a rise in revenues for the year to March 31 today, up from £1.51bn in 2011 to £1.56bn this year, due to a planned price rise. Read

Manufacturing leads the way for Merseyside region, says EEF

MANUFACTURING continues to buck economic trends, with Merseyside firms pledging to increase investment and recruit more staff.Read

United Utilities delivers strong results for 2012

NORTH West water company United Utilities (UU) reported a rise in revenues for the year to March 31 today, up from £1.51bn in 2011 to £1.56bn this year, due to a planned price rise.Read

Liverpool Vision reports a year of achievement

REGENERATION agency Liverpool Vision has delivered on its promises and is poised to support the city’s continued growth at national and international levels, it says in its annual review.Read

Merseyside women with PIP implants react angrily to the findings of Lord Howe

WOMEN on Merseyside with PIP implants reacted angrily to the findings of a review into the breast implant scandal conducted by Health Minister Lord Howe.Read

Specialist seminar in Liverpool on employment law

A LIVERPOOL barrister is to host a specialist seminar on employment law.Read

Liverpool solicitors sponsor new boxing champ

BOXER Kevin Satchell is being sponsored by a Liverpool law firm thanks to a family connection.Read

Proposed reforms would radically alter employment law landscape

Anna Williams, of DLA Piper, on proposed employment law changesRead

Car plant Vauxhall to double apprentice intake

CAR producer Vauxhall is to double the number of technical apprentices it employs.Read

Liverpool Walkabout reopens after £750,000 facelift creating 30 jobs

WALKABOUT in Liverpool’s Concert Square reopens tonight after a £750,000 refurbishment that has almost doubled staff numbers to 66.Read

Warrington’s Boulting Group in safety award

WARRINGTON engineering solutions group Boulting Group has been awarded a RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Award in recognition of its accident prevention record.Read

Expansion for St Helens water filter firm Industrial Purification Systems

A ST HELENS-based water filtration specialist has expanded and recruited more staff to cope with demand.Read