Asbestos battle heads for trial next April The legal battle between Cape and former South African miners and their families goes to trial on…
£1m promised for Addlestone school buildings Abbeylands School in Addlestone, Surrey, has been promised a £1m investment in its buildings from…
Labour promises NHS university Labour has promised to open a University of the National Health Service (NHS) after 2003. It would…
New papers look at why firms cluster Two new papers have been published looking at why companies still crowd together despite the…
Airtours confirms 120 travel agent closures Airtours has closed 120 travel agents in the UK during the last half year. The sale and leaseback of…
Glotel scraps plans for new branches Glotel has scrapped plans to open another six branches this year. The telecommunications recruitment…
Compass set to exchange contracts on Meridien Compass was last night on the verge of exchanging contracts to sell its Meridien Hotels to Nomura…
Lib Dems launch transport policy The Liberal Democrats have launched their transport policy, outlining plans to curb Railtracks…
Tories promise cut in business rates The Tory manifesto for business includes a cut in business rates for small companies by £200m. It…
Kingfisher expected to name Woolworths bidders this week Kingfisher is expected to name a preferred bidder for Woolworths this week. The company is expected …
