Updated 7:33pm 23 May 2012

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‘Significant’ increase in restaurant takings

THE owner of restaurant chains Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito revealed a “significant uplift” in sales.Read

STAND-IN BOSS SPELLS OUT AVIVA’S PRIORITIES

THE financial performance that prompted Aviva shareholders to oust chief executive Andrew Moss has been laid bare in the firm’s latest figures.Read

Telecoms group rings up improved earnings

A BROADBAND firm dogged by service problems signalled that the worst was over as it more than doubled its annual profits and stemmed customer losses.Read

Speedy Hire returns to the black

EQUIPMENT rental firm Speedy Hire returned to the black for the year to the end of March – with underlying pre-tax profits of £3.2m against losses of £27m the previous year.Read

Beauty sales lift at Boots

A MILD winter for coughs and colds and pressure on prescription income failed to prevent Alliance Boots lifting profits in UK health and beauty.Read

BDO survey finds firms unhappy with Government support

FEWER than a third of Yorkshire firms think the Government is pursuing the right strategies to back UK manufacturing.Read

SSE hit by costs hike and slump in demand

ENERGY firm SSE said profits from its domestic supply operation fell by 21% over the last year as it battled higher costs and falling consumption.Read

Greggs seeks end to pasty tax ‘confusion’

THE boss of bakery chain Greggs has stepped up his fight against the “completely confusing” pasty tax.Read

Disney film draws the Bank Holiday crowds

DISNEY’S Avengers superhero movie and a wet Bank Holiday weekend proved the perfect combination for the UK’s largest cinema operator.Read

Glaxo in control

DRUGS giant GlaxoSmithKline will assume full control of protein technology company Cellzome following an offer worth £61m for the shares it does not already own.Read

Markets unsettled by Greek election move

PLANS for fresh elections in crisis-torn Greece derailed markets – as relief that the eurozone had dodged recession proved short-lived.Read

Enterprise Inns raises £264m with sell-offs

THE UK’s biggest pub landlord said it had largely completed plans to dispose of a major chunk of its estate – after raising £264m from the sale of more than 1,000 venues over two years.Read

Olympic security jobs bid

AS many as 100,000 people have expressed interest in the 10,000 security jobs being made available at the London Olympics, according to security giant G4S.Read

West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency hits 100 milestone

A HUNDRED new businesses have been set-up in mid-Yorkshire through an enterprise scheme that aims to help long-term jobseekers into self-employment.Read

Rastrick High School pupils complete “live” design brief

TWO design and technology students at Rastrick High School have been recognised for their efforts in a “live” design brief.Read

Thornton + Ross backing Huddersfield Town for fourth season

A COLNE Valley company is putting its shirts on Huddersfield Town.Read

Eastwood & Partners team up with Yorkshire Air Ambulance

A FINANCIAL services provider is flying high after linking up with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.Read

Condaal Ltd unveils software competition

KIRKLEES firms have been invited to take part in a competition to help them upgrade their software.Read

Intellectual Dinner Club offers food for thought

A DINNER club with the difference is broadening minds and tantalising tastebuds.Read

CIPR launches PRide Awards

PUBLIC relations companies in Kirklees have been urged to enter a prestigious award scheme.Read