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Huddersfield Media Centre leads way to recovery

THE lessons learned in Huddersfield following the 1980s recession are set to help other towns and cities recover from the current crisis. Read

Northumbrian Water profits fall by 10% in face of rising energy costs and reduced water use

UTILITY firm Northumbrian Water blamed soaring energy costs and lower use by recession-hit industry for a 10% fall in profits. Read

BP to close its final salary scheme to new members

OIL giant BP has become the latest firm to close its UK final salary pension scheme to new members. Read

Bargain hunters help fashion chain New Look boost sales by 10%

FASHION chain New Look said providing affordable clothing and accessories to cash-strapped customers helped it report a 10% rise in annual earnings to £217.6m. Read

EEF reports no change in access to finance for manufacturing firms

MANUFACTURING firms have seen no improvement in access to finance and complain that the cost of borrowing continues to rise. Read

Mortgage approval numbers up - what do Huddersfield agents think?

THE number of loans approved to home buyers rose for the third month running in April, latest figures have revealed. Read

1 in 5 Yorkshire workers has wages cut in recession

ONE in five workers in Yorkshire has had a pay cut since the start of the recession, a survey has revealed. Read

Record pay-out for ASDA staff

SUPERMARKET staff in Huddersfield are among more than 16,500 ASDA workers to share a £43m pay-out under the company’s Sharesave plan. Read

Orders flooding in for valve firm

BUSINESS is booming at a Huddersfield engineering company supplying the biggest names in the gas and oil industries. Read

RICS sets up Charity Property Help to give free property advice to good causes

CHARITIES in Huddersfield are being offered free advice on property-related issues. Read

New optimism for Yorkshire firms

YORKSHIRE bosses continue to face difficult trading – but expect the picture to improve later in the year, it was said today. Read

Ryanair set to release figures

LOW cost carrier Ryanair reports full year figures tomorrow after a turbulent year for the airline sector. Read

Yorkshire firms worried by debt

YORKSHIRE firms have an “alarming vulnerability” to bad debt, a shock survey has revealed. Read

Yorkshire’s young firms confident in recession

YOUNG business people are confident about riding out the recession, a survey claimed today Read

Cobra raise a glass to sale

COBRA Beer has been bought by a joint venture between Molson Coors and Cobra founder Lord Karan Bilimora after entering a pre-packaged administration. Read

Kingfisher optimistic

A NOTE of optimism is expected from B&Q owner Kingfisher as the home improvement giant gives an update on trading this week. Read

Building products firm Marshalls presents long-service awards

EMPLOYEES at building products company Marshalls have been recognised for their loyal service. Read

Surging demand for business suits boosts profits at Moss Bros

MENSWEAR chain Moss Bros said sales were on an improving trend – after a surge in demand for business suits. Read

Lower water use by firms dents Severn Trent profits

UTILITY firm Severn Trent said rising bad debts and lower water use among cash-conscious customers had dented annual profits. Read

MENSWEAR chain Moss Bros said sales were on an improving trend – after a surge in demand for business suits in the face of job uncertainty.

The firm, which has a store at New Street in Huddersfield, said like-for-like sales fell by 3.9% in the 16 weeks to May 23 – but this improved to a decline of 2% the last 10 weeks of the period. The number of suits sold rose by 27%. Read