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     <title><![CDATA[Packaging firm Robinson moves low-margin work to Poland]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Derbyshire-based maker of packaging for Jaffa Cakes and Fruit Pastilles today said it was on course to improve profits, despite pressure on the business from rising costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[CBI manufacturing survey points to falling output]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[There was no let up in the economic misery today as a survey showed manufacturers rated their output prospects as the worst for nearly seven years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:40:46 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Steve Kent to lead merged ClinPhone as it becomes Perceptive]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the best-known technology companies in Nottingham is set for a name change after it was bought out by an American business.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:19:13 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Former Goldfish boss Charlotte Hogg is new Experian MD]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Charlotte Hogg, the former head of the UK credit card operation Goldfish, is to become the new managing director of Experian UK and Ireland. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:15:57 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Autumn fair suits tastes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Food lovers are being encouraged to tuck into the best that Lincolnshire can offer next month.September will see the county celebrate British Food Fortnight 2008, with an Autumn Food Fair hosted by Tastes of Lincolnshire.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mortgage lending rose slightly in July]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mortgage lending increased slightly during July but remained well down on the level recorded a year ago, figures showed today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bank of England was split up or down on rates]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An interest rate increase was ruled out this month because of the risk that it might make the economic downturn "unnecessarily deep", the Bank of England revealed today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:42:52 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[House of Fraser in £150 million brands investment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[House of Fraser today said it was ready to roll out a host of brands across its revamped department stores, despite facing "difficult" trading conditions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Notts firms turn to exports]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Notts firms are turning to export markets to help them overcome a sales downturn at home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Praise for Capital One worker support]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The support package offered by Capital One for its redundant workers has been praised by development officials.The first of the 750 employees to leave the credit card firm's Nottingham base departed this month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Charity boost after supermarket launch]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bosses have marked the launch of a new Tesco Express store in the Lace Market by donating £500 to charity.The Fletcher Gate premises is donating the money to the Women's Aid and Advice Centre in Chaucer Street to help with the centre's work to provide help for victims of domestic abuse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nottingham firm's India growth]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Nottingham-based Payroll and Business Solutions UK  is expanding its services into Asia to support clients based in India.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[East Midlands companies look to beat economic downturn]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Accountants PricewaterhouseCoppers say that with a wave of negative economic news over the last 12 months, many companies in the East Midlands are looking closely at the efficiency and performance of their business in a bid to beat the downturn.Some are focusing on improving the efficiency of their tax affairs, which can provide short-term cash flow benefits, PwC say.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appointment for former Nottingham student]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Former Nottingham student has been unveiled as chief executive and president of a US drugs company.Dr Mark Philip, who studied at both Nottingham Trent and The University of Nottingham will run Oregon-based Znomics, a company which uses Zebra fish to develop new treatments for human diseases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Boom for discount supermarkets]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Discount supermarkets have made further inroads into the grocery market as customers seek out cheaper goods.Aldi, Lidl and Netto saw their combined market share rise to a best-ever 6.1%, figures from TNS Worldpanel said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sandwich  trade solid despite the crunch]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owner of the world's biggest sandwich-making plant today said trading had been "solid" in the face of deteriorating  consumer conditions in the UK.Convenience foods firm Greencore, which operates the Manton Wood facility in Notts, said underlying sales at its main division rose 7.2% in the four months to July 31, up from six per cent in the first half of its financial year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Defence firm Cobham swoops on US surveillance business GMS]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Defence systems firm Cobham today announced a deal worth 26 million US dollars (£14m) to acquire a US-based intelligence and surveillance company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:22:06 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Four firms in running for lucrative rail franchise]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The four runners in the race for a major franchise deal to run South-East rail services were unveiled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:08:43 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Staffs healthcare firm Ardentia in deal with Dubai's E3]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Healthcare intelligence specialist Ardentia has signed a new deal to extend its operations into the Middle East.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:06:58 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Staffs life-sciences firm Puricore sees turnover rocket to £11m]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rising sales to hospitals fighting superbugs has boosted UK turnover at  life sciences firm PuriCore by 43 per cent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:06:25 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Eversheds wins Notts County Council BSF deal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Law firm Eversheds has underlined its position advising on Building Schools for the Future (BSF) through a deal with Notts County Council.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:03:10 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nottingham's RH Group sells packing business to Bamptons]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nottingham freight company RH Group has quit the export packing business. It has sold its subsidiary RH Export Packers  to specialists Bamptons for an undisclosed sum.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[County firm backs march]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Derbyshire firm which makes low-fat crisps is backing a 285-mile march to raise money for war heroes.Crips, based at Ingleby, is donating packets of its lower-fat, oven-baked snacks to members of the Royal Corps of Signals and their support team taking part in the Mercury March.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Castle Donington airline BMI has welcomed a report which calls for BAA to sell three of its seven UK airports.Competition chiefs today signalled the break-up of BAA's UK airport empire by proposing the company cease running two of its three London airports - Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Working in concert puts Rolls in line for Arts and Business award]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Partnership project between an orchestra and Rolls-Royce has been shortlisted for a national award.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:54:34 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Birchover wants £12.5m for luxury apartment business]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Allestree developer has placed its luxury serviced apartment business on the market for £12.5m.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:53:53 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A&L chief Brown warns of "risks" to bank as deal decision looms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shareholders in Alliance & Leicester are being asked to have a  say on a proposed £1.3 billion takeover deal. Spanish bank Santander wants to merge the Narborough  lender with its rival, Abbey.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:41:26 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Leicester's JH Hallam achieves ISO9001]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A construction firm has achieved an international quality standard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:39:29 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Webbs Packaging transferred to new business under same family]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The business of a packaging firm which went into administration has been transferred to a new company run by the same family.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tenon's Neil Gray to leave Nottingham]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neil Gray, the accountant who built up a heavyweight practice in the property and construction sector, is leaving Nottingham.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:42:18 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Leicestershire's Rural Log Cabins wins £43m of business]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A log cabin maker has won contracts worth £43 million to create two holiday villages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:41:05 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Caterpillar's XPart wins new MG parts deal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A distribution centre has won a major deal to handle spare parts for a new generation of MG sports cars across the UK.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Newby Castleman's Davis volunteers for Tanzania]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An accountant has used his skills to help youngsters in one of the world's poorest countries.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Leicestershire's arable farmers wait on wheat harvest]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leicestershire's arable farmers are having to be patient as they wait for conditions to come right for harvesting the county's crucial wheat crop.Oilseed rape and winter barley harvests were mostly completed before the latest period of rainy weather started, although there are still a few remaining crops to be harvested.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Safestore signs up to Davidson Group's Abbey Lane scheme]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leicester's first self-storage depot is to set up next year, with the acquisition of 20,000 sq ft of commercial property space from the Davidsons Group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Safestore signs up to Davidson Group's Abbey Lane scheme]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leicester's first self-storage depot is to set up next year, with the acquisition of 20,000 sq ft of commercial property space from the Davidsons Group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Business Comment: a place in property that's still making money]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On of our stories today is quite unusual in the current climate. It's the tale of a construction firm winning major orders and growing goes against the current trend in the market.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lincoln BIG plans major leap for city Wi-Fi]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lincoln Big claims its plans for WiFi could make the city one of the first  in the East Midlands to offer high quality wireless connectivity throughout its centre.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[100 JCB staff leave before  end of talks]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Up To 100 workers have already left JCB months before the end of a consultation which will see 500 production staff go.Many of the digger-maker's staff have left the company less than a month after it revealed there would be redundancies at factories in Rocester, Cheadle and Uttoxeter.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The housing market downturn is forcing increasing numbers of homeowners to let their property because they are unable to sell it.The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said instructions to let properties increased in the three months to July at their fastest pace since its survey began.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Neil Gray, the accountant who built up a heavyweight practice in the property and construction sector, is leaving Nottingham.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Companies forced to make staff redundant because of the economic downturn risk falling foul of tribunals if they fail to follow the right procedure, an expert has warned.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Tuxford's Riggott and Co, one of the country's major line marking companies, has used investment in advanced technology to save on rising fuel costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Government's target of 240,000 additional homes a year by 2016 and three million built  by 2020  look extremely difficult to achieve.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Housing Minister, Caroline Flint MP has launched the latest Communities and Local Government consultation paper on the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Developers and property owners with the funds to proceed with building or refurbishment projects should take advantage of an unforeseen drop in tender prices and build now.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A Courtyard of former farm buildings is fully let.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Henry Boot Developments, the company behind the 200-acre Markham Vale commercial park in North Derbyshire, has announced the scheme's first occupier.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Property agents FHP have been brought in to market a major industrial unit on a strategic site close to a major road junction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Baggaley maintain rolls out its new  project]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Baggaley Maintain, a division of Mansfield-based building contractor, Baggaley Construction, has just completed its contract at Mansfield Community Hospital to create a new entrance and administration facility  on behalf of Skanska Central Nottinghamshire JV.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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