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Mortgage lending in huge fall

NATIONWIDE today said new mortgage lending fell by almost half last year as the UK’s biggest building society looked to weather the credit storm. Read

£54m flats sale

STUDENT accommodation group Unite has sold two of its 11 Liverpool properties. Read

Be a Hub winner

A YEAR of business support services is the prize for the winner of the LDP Business Hub’s Business Booster competition. Read

Biomed to open office in city

A SPECIALIST publisher opens new offices in Liverpool tomorrow after scouring the country for the right location. Read

New business ideas programme set up

LIVERPOOL John Moores University and Merseyside Special Investment Fund have launched a funding programme to transform academic ideas into successful businesses. Read

Stobart in new rail deal

TRANSPORT group Stobart, which operates key centres at Warrington and Widnes, has struck a second rail freight deal with Tesco worth £15m over five years. The Grangemouth-to-Inverness service will run six days a week and cut more than 13,000 lorry journeys a year. Read

City couple‘s trust friends

LIVERPOOL entrepreneurs Victoria Corcoran and Craig Hailes were in VIP company when they were invited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Prince’s Trust. Read

M&S through £1bn barrier

MARKS & SPENCER broke the £1bn profit barrier for the first time in a decade today – but slashed bonus payments after missing internal targets. Read

Dairy Crest sales up 20%

DAIRY foods group Dairy Crest served up a strong set of results for the year to March 31, including its Merseyside sites. Read

Free music training is sounding good

THE next generation of Liverpool’s booming music industry can receive free training on the road to success. Read

Peel seeking China links

DEVELOPER Peel Holdings is reaching out to the Chinese community in its bid to build its £300m Shanghai Tower on Liverpool’s waterfront. Read

Lisa’s flower business is in bloom

IF YOU could “say it with flowers”, Lisa Gregory would say “unique.” Read

Bookie’s profits are on a high roll

GAMING group Ladbrokes proved a safe bet with a good profits performance in the four months to April 30. Read

Employees work in the community

MERSEYSIDE employees joined more than 4,000 business men and women across the UK today giving up their jobs for a day to help improve their local communities. Read

Swedes move in to CMC

THE Runcorn distributor of a line of ‘rugged computers’ has been taken over, for an undisclosed sum, by the product’s Swedish manufacturer. Read

Trust calls for backing

BUSINESS support agency the Prince’s Trust celebrated its 25th anniversary today, and warned that a lack of support could damage the prospects of Liverpool’s budding entrepreneurs. Read

Web link Augers well for insurers

A YOUTUBE-style aid to help loss adjusters settle drainage claims quicker is being pioneered by Wallasey insurance service Auger Solutions. Read

World ports in business talks

PORT operators from around the world will outline multi-million pound opportunities for maritime firms in Liverpool next month. Read

Barclays sees profits falling

BARCLAYS Bank today said first quarter profits were down on a year ago as it revealed a further £1bn hit from credit turbulence. Read

Firms join police to tackle crime

ST HELENS is tackling crime against businesses in a joint venture between Merseyside police, St Helens council and St Helens Chamber of Commerce. Read

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