Metro Bank has announced that it has provided Auriga Holdings Ltd, the restaurant franchise business, with a £13.95 million debt facility
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Weight Watchers drops ‘weight’ from name in rebrand
Weight Watchers unveils slimmed down version of its name, rebranding itself WW, in what it is “the next stage of the company’s evolution”
Royal Mail urges people to not post crisp packets to Walkers
Royal Mail has stepped into a row between environmental campaigners and crisp manufacturer Walkers
Ryanair to cancel 190 flights on Friday across Europe
Ryanair has cancelled 190 of its 2,400 scheduled flights this Friday in the face of strike action being taken by unions across europe
Labour MP Laura Smith calls for general strike
Laura Smith, the Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich, has called for a general strike to help bring down the Conservative government – if there isn’t a general election.
Jeremy Corbyn unveils plans to create 400,000 ‘green’ jobs
Jeremy Corbyn will promise to “kickstart a green jobs revolution” if Labour wins power, in his closing speech to his party’s conference.
Pothole ‘epidemic’ hits AA profits hard
Bad road conditions and extreme weather in the UK have led to a drop in profits at the AA with pre-tax profit decline 65% to £28m
Permanent job placements hold firm despite increasing EU uncertainty
New survey data released from The Association of Professional Staffing Companies, the permanent professional markets is holding firm
UK manufacturing output starts to fall after strong period growth
Manufacturers’ output volumes growth slowed following robust showing in the previous month, according to latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell unveils Labour’s shares plan for workers
Labour would force all large firms to give shares to their workers worth up to £500 a year each, John McDonnell will say later.
Mike Ashley blames landlords greed for House of Fraser store closures
Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley has blamed “greedy landlords” for the closure of three House of Fraser department stores.
PPI ‘reclaims’ are fuelling fraud culture, says Barclays boss
The PPI insurance mis-selling scandal has turned many Britons into fraudsters, one of the UK’s top bankers has claimed.
Petrol prices could fall by £1.50 a tank within weeks
Petrol prices could fall by as much as 3p a litre as a result of falling wholesale prices and a potential supermarket price war, the AA said
Customers of NatWest, RBS & Ulster Bank hit by yet another banking glitch
Customers of RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank are currently unable to access their accounts through the banking group’s online and app platforms.
Uber in early talks to buy Deliveroo
Uber is in early talks to buy food-delivery company Deliveroo for several billion dollars, according to people familiar with the plans.
















