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Transport giant buys Norfolk bus firm

A bus firm launched 10 years ago in a Norfolk village has been bought by one of the country's biggest public transport groups. KonectBus, which serves Swaffham, Dereham, Fakenham, Norwich and Watton, has been bought by the Go Ahead Group for an undisclosed sum.

Yarmouth 'could lose heliport'

A helicopter company which ferries workers from Great Yarmouth to North Sea oil and gas platforms is considering moving its base of operations from the town, it was revealed last night.

Mark OakdenEntrepreneur sells stake in mobile firm

The entrepreneur behind a series of mobile phone travel guides has sold a stake in his business to a software development firm. Mark Oakden set up Pocket Places two years ago and has produced a series of tourist applications - or "apps" - that can be downloaded onto smart phones.

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Plant scientists at Norwich in quest for perfect pea

Plant scientists at the Norwich Research Park are leading the quest to find the perfect pea in a £1.5m project announced today. And the world-famous collection of about 3,500 pea varieties at the John Innes Centre, Colney, will play a key role in the investigation.

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Women and bullying - villain and victim

I was asked to join a radio debate about workplace bullies the other day. Listeners were invited to call in with their experiences. One lady rang in with a miserable account of how her female boss had bullied her into leaving her job.

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Cooper LomazPaid the going rate for your job?

Stop anyone in the street and ask them if they are paid enough, and there's likely to be a very short answer. Two letters… first one N. But what is the going rate for different jobs? Business editor Paul Hill reports on the Cooper Lomaz Salary Survey 2010.

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A pensions headache ahead

People looking to retire in the near future face a host of issues that might affect the timing of when they leave work - and they also face spending their later years with much lower income than they might have expected.

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What will Darling do?

Chancellor Alistair Darling will look for ways to address the UK budget deficit without damaging the fragile recovery in the economy when he delivers his pre-election Budget on March 24 - even if there is a question over whether or not there will be time before polling day for all of the measures he will announce to reach the statute book.

 


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