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Business News See all
Mid-Norfolk MP George Freeman’s green energy pledge during Ridgeons visit
The MP for Mid-Norfolk said he was sympathetic to the need for tax breaks to help the emerging green energy industry during a visit to a construction firm yesterday.
Norwich North MP Chloe Smith in rallying cry for apprenticeships to tackle youth unemployment
A rallying cry has been issued to businesses around Norwich to take on more apprentices, as an MP prepares to launch a survey to find out the challenges young people in the city have experienced in finding jobs.
Norwich’s new StartUp Lounge will offer hands on business experience for students
Students are being promised a new hands on approach to learning about businesses with the launch of the City College Norwich’s new StartUp Lounge.
- Routes to growth still centre on ‘Plan A’ Norfolk businesses are told
- Norwich City College’s new StartUp Lounge officially opens
- Health group Fitness First which has a club in Norwich is in talks over loans
Food and Farming News See all
Six new cases of deformed lamb disease in East Anglia
Six more cases of “deformed lamb disease” have been found in East Anglia, animal health officials confirmed.
- Stronger pork market sees Watton-based Cranswick report sales growth
- Anglian Water says region could suffer ‘worst drought since 1921’
- It’s challenging time for caring farming charity
Opinion See all
Poll: Can the UK return to ‘one nation banking’?
Ed Miliband warned bankers today they must wave goodbye to their culture of “excessive” bonuses and reconnect with the rest of the country.
- Caroline Williams - Is time moving faster this year than usual?
- Andrew Cook: Corporate responsibility as a recipe for success
- Anthony Hudson - Holt should grasp the nettle and embrace the new vision for the town
Expert Advice See all
The Forward Look with Sheridan Admans
Sheridan Admans, investment research manager at The Share Centre, gives his thoughts on what to expect from companies announcing results w/c 30 January 2012.
Business Insight See all
CPRE says Norwich’s urban sprawl is greatest threat to Norfolk’s countryside
The urban growth ambitions for Norwich represent the single biggest threat to Norfolk’s countryside for generations – according to the planning expert now leading the fight against over-development.
- Energetic 11 years for EEEGR founder John Best
- INSIGHT: Can pre-packs be stitch-ups?
- How the generations continue to market top shoe brand Start-rite
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Family Business See all
How the generations continue to market top shoe brand Start-rite
Parents buying shoes for their children could be excused for not appreciating that Start-rite, with its world-wide reputation as a leader in children’s fitted footwear, is actually a family business.
