411. What happens next as brewery sale agreed?

LAST orders loom for Foster’s brewer Scottish & Newcastle after it agreed a £7.8 billion takeover offer from rivals Heineken and Carlsberg.

412. Euro leaders

VERIZON Business is celebrating after being named as one of the top network service providers in Europe.

413. Shoosmiths takes on commercial property for HP

HEWLETT Packard (HP) has appointed Reading-based law firm Shoosmiths to be the primary adviser for its commercial property work.

414. Dentist where people drop in for a cuppa

415. In the pink with breast intentions

DELIVERY workers at TNT were in the pink after helping to raise more than £14,000 in the fight against breast cancer.

416. Bid for Olympic business

Companies in Berkshire have a new online portal where they can bid for business opportunities related to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.

The London 2012 Business Network – www.london2012.com/business – has updated information on direct and supply chain contracts as well as details of business events.

Also on the site is a new service called CompeteFor. Described as a “business dating agency”, it aims to match interested companies to potential opportunities.

The service has begun with a stadium builder advertising for an accommodation cleaning contract.

The company will ultimately select a shortlist of applicants, who will then formally tender for the contract.

Details of the winning bidder(s) will then be published on CompeteFor, with the contractor supplying feedback to the unsuccessful parties.

The service is being officially launched at Reading FC's Madejski Stadium on February 20.

The Olympic Delivery Authority and London Organising Committee are expecting to allocate more than £6bn of work, as part of an estimated 75,000 business opportunities ahead of the 2012 games.

417. Same old faces will destroy high street

NOW the festive season has passed and we look forward to 2008, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that many small shops may not be around for this year’s Christmas shoppers.

418. IT expert proves he’s on the ball

419. Supporting principles of fairtrade

Andrea Clifford and Mike Jessop sell an exciting range of organic and fairtrade products, including coffee, chocolate and candles. Mike told PAUL ROBINS why the business makes A Lot Of sense.

420. Firms wasting money on health and safety

Businesses are wasting thousands of pounds on excessive health and safety measures thanks to bad advice from rogue consultants, an influential group of MPs warned today.