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Bloomsbury reports rise in return of unsold books from retailers

BOOK publisher Bloomsbury offered a mixed view on trading amid higher UK book returns and a “cooling” in the German market. Read

Executives bail-out from corporate flights as recession hits international business travel

EXECUTIVES abandoned their corporate flights last year as the recession saw a slump in international business travel, a study has revealed. Read

BT announce plans to shed 15,000 posts

ONE of the biggest job cuts of the recession was announced yesterday when telecoms giant BT revealed plans to axe up to 15,000 posts in the coming year – 10% of its workforce. Read

Huddersfield's Fired Up Group buys Corby trouser press firm

IT’S a familiar feature in many hotel rooms – the famous Corby trouser press. Read

New president for Huddersfield Society of Chartered Accountants

A NEW president has taken office at Huddersfield Society of Chartered Accountants. Read

Success for Huddersfield travel agent

TRAVEL agent David Hoyle, a Huddersfield-based homeworker with Future Travel, has been voted Homeworker of the Year at the prestigious Agent Achievement Awards. Read

‘Resilient’ HSBC gives fresh hope

BANKING giant HSBC offered further hope for the battered sector by saying pre-tax profits were “well ahead” in the first three months of the year. Read

LINPAC vice-pesident in call to tackle skills crisis

YORKSHIRE firms have been urged to face up to the skills crisis facing the region’s process industry. Read

PMI survey sees early signs of recession ‘abating’

THE recession showed early signs of abating during April, according to a survey today. Read

RBS posts £857m loses for first quarter

ROYAL Bank of Scotland delivered a big blow to the banking sector by announcing losses of £857m for the first three months of 2009. Read

SUPERMARKET Tesco said it was investing £150m in the biggest change to its Clubcard loyalty scheme since it launched almost 15 years ago.

From Monday, customers will be able to double the value of their Clubcard vouchers in Tesco stores and online when they buy products including baby goods, wine and clothing. Read

Carphone Warehouse to buy Tiscali’s UK business

CARPHONE Warehouse has announced a £236m deal to buy the UK business of troubled broadband firm Tiscali. Read

HOUSEBUILDER Taylor Wimpey and private equity firm 3i have asked investors for £1.2bn in a bid to bolster their strained balance sheets.

The two businesses said the cash injection would be used to reduce debt and put them in a better position to seize on future investment opportunities, particularly at a time of depressed valuations. Read

Huddersfield beer mat firm in fight to defy slump

A BEER mat manufacturer with strong Huddersfield links has stressed that it’s business as usual – despite filing for protection from its creditors. Read

TechVision takes TV into the kitchen

TELLY addicts despatched to do the washing up can still keep up with their favourite kitchen sink dramas. Read

More Yorkshire firms face “distress” says begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert

NINETY per cent more Yorkshire firms are in a ‘critical’ financial position than this time last year, a report has revealed. Read

Co-op members set to share £50m dividend pay-out

THOUSANDS of Co-op members across Huddersfield will get a share of a national £50m pay-out after the group reported an 11% hike in annual profits. Read

Huddersfield sisters are really cutting it as Subway franchisees

SISTERS Kay Mulligan and Tracey Worden have got an appetite for business. Read

Training firm ESTL hosts visit by Iraqi educationalists

TWO leading educationalists from Iraq have visited a Huddersfield training company. Read

Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce hosts UKTI briefing on doing business in Dubai

HUDDERSFIELD businesses have been given an insight into trading with one of the world’s wealthiest economies. Read