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Spanish restaurant goes on the market

11:53am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

An award-winning restaurant which brought the style of northern Spain to Brighton has been put up for sale.

Woe of Woolies

Woolworths: Has been a mainstay of the high street for decades but changing shopping habits hit hard

3:18pm Friday 28th November 2008

Woolworths, one of the best-known names on the British high street, has been put into administration with £385 million of debt. As company bosses and administrators Deloitte wrestle with the task of rescuing the business, RICHARD GURNER takes a look back at the company’s history in Sussex and asks business leaders what needs to be done to revive its fortunes.

The best of digital business

1:19pm Friday 28th November 2008

Leading businesses were last night recognised at the prestigious South Of England Digital Media Awards.

Jobs crisis at cosmetic firm

9:50am Friday 28th November 2008

Workers at a cosmetics factory have been told their jobs are under threat – a year after more than 200 staff were axed.

Job fears for hundreds at Woolworths

11:00am Thursday 27th November 2008

High-street giant Woolworths was in the process of going into administration last night, putting hundreds of Sussex jobs in jeopardy.

Biggest sports store shuts - but 'will reopen next week'

10:11am Thursday 27th November 2008

Christmas shopping plans for thousands of people have been upset by the shock closure of a town’s biggest sports store.

Darling told it just isn't good enough

4:29pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Business leaders last night criticised Alistair Darling’s pre-Budget report for failing to address their needs.

Hundreds of jobs at risk in three firms

12:21pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Hundreds of jobs across Sussex are at risk after three major companies announced they had run into difficulties.

Shopkeepers start voucher scheme

Traders in George Street have united to offer vouchers which can be spent in a dozen shops

1:00pm Friday 21st November 2008

A Group of shopkeepers are hoping to unite their street together with a voucher scheme.

Talent show for region's digital media

2:29pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

Some of the biggest names in digital media will be fighting to be named best in the business at a new awards ceremony.

Working together can defeat worst of recession

From left, Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce president Julie Stanford, director Sarah Springford and events chairwoman Fay MacDonald

2:17pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

Owning a business doesn’t have to be a lonely experience.

Banks 'must do more for firms'

1:53pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

Banks must do more to help struggling businesses through the recession, business leaders have claimed.

Boarded up shops along gateway into city

Visitors arriving in Brighton by train often travel down Queen's Road

9:26am Wednesday 19th November 2008

These pictures show the perilous state of one of the main gateways into Brighton and Hove.

Park and ride back on agenda

3:20pm Tuesday 18th November 2008

Any park-and-ride scheme for Brighton and Hove would need to cater for at least 1,000 cars, it has been claimed.

Landlords urged to claim monthly rent

1:48pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

The Argus is today teaming up with business leaders to urge landlords to help traders through the coming recession.

Park-and-ride idea to cut HGVs in town

9:51am Monday 17th November 2008

An innovative park-and-ride scheme for lorries is being considered to reduce congestion.

Fears BT job cuts could hit Sussex

9:00pm Thursday 13th November 2008

Uncertainty is hanging over hundreds of jobs in Sussex after BT announced it was cutting 10,000 posts.

Sussex unemployed list grows

12:10pm Thursday 13th November 2008

Dole queues in Sussex have grown by more than 1,300 in just four weeks, Government figures revealed yesterday.

New office complex planned for Marina

4:51pm Friday 7th November 2008

A new office complex for more than 600 people could be built on a marina breakwater.

Small business gains big ally

12:40pm Friday 7th November 2008

Council bosses are to write to bank managers across Brighton and Hove to try to save the city’s small businesses from being sunk by the credit crunch.


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