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FirstGroup Plc

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:48:52 +0000

29 jobs at risk - withdrawing FTR buses from York
FirstGroup Plc is withdrawing FTR buses from York, putting 29 jobs at risk. The buses will be replaced with a fleet of easily accessible double decker buses by Easter 2012. The FTR buses will be relocated elsewhere in the group's northern region. In 2011 First Group Plc recorded £6.43bn turnover and employed 127,619 staff.

Benfield Motors (Morpeth) Limited

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:22:03 +0000

Northumberland outlet closed - 25 jobs at risk
Benfield Motors is to close its car dealership in Morpeth, Northumberland, in February 2012. The outlet employs 25 members of staff within the dealership and service departments. The closure is due to Renault UK reducing its dealership network.

Bellway PLC

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:02 +0000

New Group Finance Director
Bellway PLC has appointed Keith Adey as Group Finance Director, with effect from 1 February 2012. Alistair Leitch, the previous Group Finance Director, retired from the Board on 31 January 2012.

Johnston Press Plc

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:59:48 +0000

25 jobs at risk - Yorkshire Post production relocated
Johnston Press Plc is moving production of the Yorkshire Post from Leeds to sites at Dinnigton and Sunderland, putting 25 jobs at risk. The closure of the Leeds site is part of a restructuring of regional operations.

Dunlop Heywood Limited

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:33:42 +0000

6 jobs created - business growth - 2 new offices opened
Commercial property consultancy Dunlop Heywood has opened new offices in Manchester and Leeds after securing new clients and increasing turnover in 2011. The firm has recruited six members of staff for its Manchester office.

Vivienne Shepherd Ltd

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:33:42 +0000

Acquired by Perspective Financial Group - Owner to Step Down
Perspective Financial Group has acquired Gateshead-based Vivienne Shepherd in its first acquisition of 2012. The Wilmslow-based IFA group's Newcastle office Rutherford Wilkinson has acquired the business. One member of staff is to be transferred to Rutherford Wilkinson as part of the deal and owner-manager Vivienne Shepherd will step down but remain involved in introducing clients.

Petards Group Plc

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:14 +0000

Revenue rises 5% - Profit up - Net debt down £0.3m
Petards Group, a supplier of security, surveillance and engineering solutions full-year pre-tax profit will beat market forecasts as its year and year revenue grew 5% as a result of better margins, overhead savings and lower financing costs. The companys net debt reduced from £1.8m in June 2011 to £1.5m in December 2011.

Net60Six Limited

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:14 +0000

Expansion for online golf venture - £730,000 investment received- 17 new jobs
Virtual golf game designer Net60Six, based in Leeds, is expanding after securing £500,000 investment from the Finance for Business North East Technology Fund, managed by the IP Group, and £230,000 from a number of business angel investors. Net60Six, which offers players the chance to play 60 shots of golf in 60 minutes on a specially-designed course for driving ranges, is already installed at six driving ranges based in Yorkshire and the Midlands and the company is planning to use the Finance for Business North East Technology Fund investment to fund a roll-out of its innovative creation across the UK, starting in the North East. The business plans to open an office in Newcastle and its first course in the region in 2012. It will create eight new jobs in 2012, increasing the number of staff to 11, and will grow to employ 20 people by 2014. Craig Higgs is Managing Director of Net60Six.

Waltons Clark Whitehill LLP

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:03:14 +0000

Relocating to larger headquarters - potential new jobs
Accountancy and business advisory firm Waltons Clark Whitehill LLP is relocating to 7,000 sq ft headquarters in Hartlepool in March 2012, following steady organic growth. The firm's expansion has the potential to create new jobs.

J Sainsbury PLC

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:03:14 +0000

250 potential new jobs - new store
Sainsbury's has entered into an agreement with developer Terrace Hill to operate a 30,000 sq ft store in Sedgefield, Co Durham. Approximately 250 jobs will be created at the new store which could open in 2013.