Mother Nature did her best to test our resolve at last weekend’s Wet Mid Shower, as the West Mid Show shall now be renamed, writes Rural Affairs Editor Nathan Rous.
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Smoking ban effect on pubs ‘worse’
The drop in trade following the smoking ban has been worse than expected and one in three pubs may close as a result, a survey has found.
Project Kangaroo referred by OFT
The OFT has referred ‘Project Kangaroo’ – a video-on-demand venture between the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 – to the Competition Commission.
eBay fined £31m over fake goods
A French court has fined online auctioneer eBay €40 million (£31.6 million) in damages to luxury goods retailer LVMH for allowing the sale of counterfeit products.
County’s business awards - video
The Shropshire Business Awards have been hailed a huge success after around 700 people gathered at the Telford International Centre.
Productivity slips further
Annual UK output growth per worker plunged to 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2008, the weakest performance since the third quarter of 2005.
Iraq in deal with foreign oil majors
The Iraqi government has drawn up contracts with five major Western oil companies to develop fields in the country, US media has reported.
House prices down 1% in June
House prices fell by an average of one per cent during June, according to the latest statistics from Hometrack.
Mortgage approvals down 63.8%
Lending for house purchases has fallen by 63.8 per cent over the course of the last year, according to the Bank of England.
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