South East

John Lewis sales plunge 14 per cent - Times Online

21 November 2008

Sky NewsJohn Lewis sales plunge 14 per centTimes Online, UK - 3 hours agoSales at John Lewis, the department store group and high street bellwether, plunged by 14 per cent last week, in one of the retailer's worst trading periods ...High street sales at £9000 a second – but 'worst ever' Christmas looms ScotsmanSlower-than-expected sales fall offers comfort to high street shops IndependentRetail sales hold up better than expected guardian.co.uk Telegraph.co.uk  - Bloomberg all 239 news articles

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Young drinkers offered education

20 November 2008

Police are tackling the growing problem of drink-related crime by offering youngsters a re-education programme.

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Council warns of £2m income loss

20 November 2008

A Surrey council warns it faces a £2m loss in income if interest rates drop due to the credit crunch.

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County rejects fluoride in water

20 November 2008

Plans to add fluoride to tap water in Southampton are rejected by Hampshire councillors.

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Jobs to be axed at city shipyard

20 November 2008

Up to 100 jobs will be axed at BVT's shipyard in Portsmouth as part of a wider move to cut 135 UK posts.

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Jobs under threat at Oxfam office

20 November 2008

Up to 45 jobs are under threat at Oxfam's headquarters in Oxford, the charity says.

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Paper mill is considering job cuts

20 November 2008

Consultation gets under way at a Dartford paper mill which could close with the loss of 127 jobs.

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Safety calls follow boy's road death

20 November 2008

A petition calling for a road to be made safer following the death of a nine-year-old boy is handed to councillors.

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Hospice aid call 'inappropriate'

19 November 2008

An MP calls for talks on charities with funds in Icelandic banks but is told the subject is inappropriate.

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