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Working for Families Fund

28 September 2007

A Scottish government fund to help parents into the labour market.

Quay development

28 September 2007

The ocean liner QE2 checks in at a newly refurbished quay in North Shields.

Manchester beats Brum in business rankings

28 September 2007

Manchester has leapfrogged Birmingham in a survey ranking UK cities as locations for business.

Knowledge capital 'can boost North'

28 September 2007

Manchester's role as a "knowledge capital" means it has the potential to transform the economy of the North of England, according to a publication by think-tank the Smith Institute.

Retail jobs can offer way into wider work

28 September 2007

Retail jobs are generally low-skilled but can provide an entry point to wider careers, a report into retail's role in regeneration says.

Data check - Average weekly earnings

28 September 2007

- 61% is the growth in average weekly wages for mining and quarrying workers since 2000

Emda to run series of events aimed at helping entrepreneurs

28 September 2007

A series of events aimed at helping entrepreneurs access finance to help their businesses grow is to be run by the East Midlands Development Agency.

Debt experts helped the wrong group, says study

28 September 2007

More than nine out of ten clients helped by a government advice scheme were not financially excluded, an evaluation says.

Vassall Centre Trust

28 September 2007

Provides barrier-free workspaces for disabled people.

Loans firms need a tight leash if they must stay

By Richard Garlick

28 September 2007

We, like most of the press that write about financial exclusion, tend to use the term "loan shark" quite broadly. The label is often applied not only to illegal lenders, but also to big home credit companies that lend at high interest rates in poor areas.