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Hull city centre legal practices join forces

Eighteen jobs have been saved thanks to themerging of two Hull firms of solicitors.

• Hull boiler firm loses 30 jobs

  HULL manufacturer Ideal Boilers has announced the loss of 30 jobs from its production operation due to falling sales.

• 'Happy pigs make for tastier sausages'

  As Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver prepares to screen a documentary backing British pork, pig farmers from East Yorkshire are bringing home the bacon with a new venture.

• Resilient region 'to weather downturn'

  Next year will be extremely challenging for businesses, but the region is equipped to deal with the tough economic conditions.

• Goole logistics firm to merger

  GOOLE-based Culina Logistics Ltd, which specialises in the transporting chilled goods, is to merge with the UK arm of leading European supply chain operator Wincanton Plc.

• Directors' institute favours tax cuts

  The East Yorkshire branch of the Institute of Directors (IoD) has called on the Government to make £20bn of tax cuts to reduce the severity of the recession.

• Newport firm wins middle east greenhouse contract

  An East Yorkshire company is helping created a garden in the desert.

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Rolls-Royce to axe up to 2,000 jobs
Rolls-Royce plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide, including 140 in the UK, after reviewing the impact of the current economic "uncertainties", the aerospace giant announced.
• Mothercare profits continue to grow
  Mothercare said it was well placed for the Christmas trading period after international and online growth helped profits almost double.
• Network Rail debt now over £20bn
  Network Rail's debt exceeds £20 billion, the rail infrastructure company said.
• Union urges end of bankers' rewards
  Union leaders have called for a complete overhaul of bank executives' pay after new research revealed "excessive greed and rewards for failure" they claimed had contributed to the near collapse of Britain's banking system.

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