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1. Melissa’s cutting it alongside A-listers
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 November 2008A Reading stylist put her scissor skills on show at the hairdressing industry’s most prestigious annual event.
2. VAT cut is a ‘token gesture’ say Reading firms
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 25 November 2008Business groups in Reading have hit out at the Chancellor’s decision to slash VAT by 2.5 per cent – claiming it will do little to boost consumer spending in the run-up to Christmas.
3. Financial crisis ‘deeper’ than expected
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 25 November 2008The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that the recent financial turmoil and dramatic drop-off in business conditions could lead to one million people losing their jobs by the middle of 2010.
4. Retailers may be hardest hit
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 26 November 2008Most company bosses believe the UK is unlikely to move out of recession next year, with over a third predicting that their business will stagnate, according to a new report today.
5. KnowledgePoint up for industry award
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 25 November 2008A digital print firm in Lower Earley is on the up after being nominated in the British Computer Society (BCS) IT Industry 2008 Awards.
6. Photon Energy wins coveted award
Get Wokingham, Thursday 27 November 2008A Reading engineering firm has been named the most promising new small business in the UK.
7. Average pay deals down 0.5%
Get Wokingham, Thursday 27 November 2008Average pay deals fell by 0.3 per cent to 3.5 per cent in recent months under the impact of the “sharply slowing” economy, a new report revealed today.
8. Friday business profile - Bravanark
Get Wokingham, Friday 28 November 2008Philip VandenBerg has gone from treating injuries in the Army to endeavouring to prevent them happening in the workplace.
He gave Paul Robins the lowdown on his health and safety consultancy
9. Office worker turns labourer for charity
Get Wokingham, Thursday 20 November 2008A member of staff at Hays Trades & Labour got his hands dirty when he helped out on a building site for charity.
10. Talking economics with Vince Cable
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 19 November 2008Britain is in the grip of its worst economic crisis for more than 60 years and things are set to get worse.
