| CALL TO PROTECT SCIENCE FUNDING |
| Item No. 13031 |
There are concerns that the Norwich Research Park will be hit by a cut in the government's science and research £6bn annual budget. And there are worries that if cutting-edge institutes based at the park lose some of their research funding as ministers slash support to a range of projects, it will have a detrimental kinock-on-effect on the county's struggling economy.
10/09/2010 EDP, Page 1
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| SUBCONTRACTORS SET TO LOSE THOUSANDS |
| Item No. 13028 |
The fallout from the collapsed Connaught deal started to emerge last night with fears that dozens of Norfolk subcontractors could be left tens of thousands of pounds out of pocket and work to install new kitchens and double glazing in homes across Norwich put on hold.
09/09/2010 EDP, Page 13
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| NEW HOPES FOR RAIL SERVICE |
| Item No. 13029 |
Hopes that East Anglia's new rail franchise will start operating in 2012 with new locomotives and carriages increased yesterday after a meeting between Norfolk MPs and transport minister Theresa Villiers.
09/09/2010 EDP, Page 23
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| FIRM OF ACCOUNTANTS BOOSTS STAFFING LEVELS |
| Item No. 13030 |
Increasing demands from banks for economic forecasts from firms has let to a boost in staffing at a west Norfolk accountants. Mapus-Smith & Lemmon has taken on seven school leavers to work in its offices in King's Lynn and Downham Market to help cope with an increasing workload.
09/09/2010 EDP, Page 31
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| BLEAK NEWS |
| Item No. 13020 |
Norwich City Council contractor, Connaught, responsible for contracts like waste collection and council house maintenance went into administration last evening. Connaught provides services to 150 councils UK wide.
08/09/2010 EDP, Page 9
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| WHAT NEXT FOR SLP |
| Item No. 13021 |
Lowestoft engineering firm SLP are out of administration having been taken over by Dutch energy firm Smulders Group in August. (Following a £60m legal wrangle with an ex customer, SLP called in PriceWaterhouseCoopers 9 months ago.) The company are hoping to “re-engage” several hundred of the workers previously employed SLP.
08/09/2010 EDP - The Business, Page 6
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| GOVERNMENT CUTBACKS |
| Item No. 13022 |
John Murfitt, Managing Director of Yarmouth-based company, Norfolk Capacitors, has expressed concern about the effect of government cutbacks on Great Yarmouth. Mr Murfitt’s company is being used as a case study in BBC Look East Debate, “Spending Review”. Whilst his company have had a 25% increase in turnover for last 4 years, he says making people redundant in the town would impact on Yarmouth’s retail sector.
08/09/2010 EDP, Page 2
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| OIL AND GAS COMPANY EYES A 'MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY' |
| Item No. 13023 |
Staffing of 4 or 5 at the newly acquired former lorry park on Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth is set to increase to 60 by mid-year 2011 at Holland-based Pipeline Nitrogen Services (PNS). Offering a range of pipeline related services to the oil and gas sector, PNS have had a lot of interest locally. Managing Director, Ian Sadler, said they are investing £10-£15m in the next 2 years and they hope to work with local firms to support growth.
08/09/2010 EDP, Page 5
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| NEW STORE OPENING |
| Item No. 13024 |
Christchurch-based company, Hobbycraft, has announced plans to open its first Norfolk superstore in the Riverside Retail Park in Norwich in December and creating 30 jobs.
08/09/2010 EDP, Page 6
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| £23m ACADEMY IS OPEN |
| Item No. 13025 |
A historic day for the city and county, Norwich and Norfolk's first new-build academy welcomed its first students. The 21st century building, which Kier Eastern took just over a year to build from scratch on a site next to the predecessor school, Heartsease High on Marryat Road.
08/09/2010 EDP, Page 8
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| CONNAUGHT STAFF BRACED FOR BLEAK NEWS |
| Item No. 13026 |
Troubled council contractor Connaught, which carries out work for Norwich City Council, last night went into administration. Connaught workers, who carry out a string of key contracts, such as waste collection and council house maintenance, have been summoned to a meeting at their depot in Norwich.
08/09/2010 EDP, Page 9
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| ANXIETY FOR RETAIL SECTOR |
| Item No. 13027 |
Back-to-school clothing and computer sales gave the retail sector a boost last month, according to figures yesterday, but experts warned anxiety over fierce government spending cuts was still shaking consumer confidence.
08/09/2010 EDP - The Business, Page 3
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| CUTS HIT THE UNDER-FIVES |
| Item No. 13015 |
Funding for nursery education across Norfolk is to be scaled back after council chiefs unveiled more than £4m of cuts in new nursery places and children's centres. Hundreds of families with children under five will be hit by the propsals, which will see building work being cancelled on eight new children's centres and extra cash for nursery placements being withdrawn, leaving many youngsters without places.
07/09/2010 EDP, Page 1
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| FEWER SPEED CAMERAS |
| Item No. 13016 |
Speed camera coverage across Norfolk is to be cut drastically as the county's enforcement team faces big economies after the withdrawal of government funding. Staff at Norfolk Safety Camera Partnership have just received a letter telling them that 15 people, half of the workforce, is to be redeployed or made redundant.
07/09/2010 EDP, Page 9
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| CONNEXIONS LOSES HALF OF ITS BUDGET |
| Item No. 13017 |
Councillors yesterday approved a £10m cut in grant funding that will see up to 90 jobs being lost and an overhaul of the county's careers service. Norfolk County Council voted in favour of the cuts plan, which follows a decision by the government to cut £6bn in national public spending this year.
07/09/2010 EDP, Page 10
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| DEAL MEANS GROWTH |
| Item No. 13018 |
Waste management company Pearsons Recycling is all set for continued growth after acquiring part of a rival firm. The company, which handles about 250,000 tonnes of waste a year, has bought the dry waste division of fellow Thetford firm Enviro-Waste for an undisclosed sum.
07/09/2010 EDP, Page 23
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| STRONG RECOVERY |
| Item No. 13019 |
Manufacturing in the east of England has continued its strong recovery over the past three months, according to a new survey. The report, compiled by industry body EEF and business services firm BDO, shows that manufacturers in the region were continuing to enjoy good trading on the back of strong demand in overseas markets, pointing to solid prospects for growth for the rest of the year.
07/09/2010 EDP, Page 23
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| WAY FORWARD FOR NORFOLK |
| Item No. 13014 |
Ministers must give Norfolk the keys to delivering jobs and growth by backing a bid to put to put the power to shape the economic agenda into the hands of the county. That is the message being sent to business secretary Vince Cable and communities secretary Eric Pickles today from a coalition of leading businesses, councils, and all of the county's MPs. They have thrown their support behind the creation of a Norfolk local enterprise partnership (LEP) which would have the muscle to deliver jobs in the area and work on key projects.
06/09/2010 EDP, Page 1
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| A11 DUALLING |
| Item No. 13010 |
Simon Hughes, deputy leader of the Lib Dems, pledged his support for the campaign to duall the A11 during a visit to Norwich yesterday (friday). He said the plan was vital not only to improve access to Norfolk from the rest of the country but also to cut down on accidents and make travel to the county safer.
04/09/2010 EDP, Page 16
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| 2012 OLYMPICS |
| Item No. 13011 |
A security training firm has won a contract to train up to 4,000 teenagers as stewards in time for the 2012 Olympics. The Elite Academy of Security Training, established in Norwich in April, has secured funding for 16-19 year-olds under the Bridging the Gap scheme, an initiative supported by the government, Olympic organisers, education bodies and the security industry.
04/09/2010 EDP, Page 44
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| 100 JOBS WILL BE LOST |
| Item No. 13012 |
More than 100 jobs will be lost within two years as part-nationalised bank RBS plans to close an office on the edge of Norwich. The firm has announced it will shut down its site on Pinetrees Road, off Woodland Place in Sprowston. It will close some time in 2012 but the bank has promised staff will have at least 12 months' notice.
04/09/2010 EDP, Page 45
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| SCHOOL-LEAVERS GET JOBS BOOST |
| Item No. 13013 |
a national pub chain yesterday announced plans to create 1,000 jobs for school-leavers aged 16 and 17. JB Wetherspoon, which has more than 780 outlets in the UK, said recruits will be offered positions serving customers coffee and food and tidying tables, as well as working in the pubs' kitchens.
04/09/2010 EDP, Page 45
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| SIGNS OF LIFE IN JOBS MARKET |
| Item No. 13009 |
Recruitment firm Hays yesterday said it saw growing signs of life in the jobs market despite more gloom over propects in the UK public sector.
03/09/2010 EDP, Page 37
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| SHOCK OVER STAFF COSTS |
| Item No. 13007 |
Bosses at Norfolk County Council have pledged to cut the use of temporary staff after new figures showed County Hall paid 40 interim staff at least £200 day at a time when hundreds of staff face the threat of losing their jobs.
02/09/2010 EDP, Page 1
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| JOBS LOST |
| Item No. 13008 |
C J Broom & Sons Ltd, based in Brundall is closing with the loss of up to 70 jobs, but bosses said they hoped work could resume in the future.
02/09/2010 EDP, Page 9
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