Swindon (England)

Big-ticket items see cut in VAT

People shopping for higher-value items in big stores are more likely to get the benefit of the new lower VAT rates, research by the BBC has shown. Spot checks on four kinds of shop in eight UK areas revealed that not all...

Stuart Peace Linked With Swindon Town Job

England Under 21 manager Stuart Pearce has been linked with the Swindon Town managers job. Pearce would be the surprise 'knock your socks off candidate' that chairman Andrew Fitton has been talking about over the last few...

British car industry chiefs plead for government help

British car firms will warn Lord Mandelson that the industry faces lengthy plant closures and job losses unless the Government takes urgent action. Honda has said it will stop production during February and March at its Swindon...

Muslim school plan gets the thumbs down

Swindon Advertiser, UK November 26 2008 By James Wallin The man behind the bid to run North Swindon’s newest primary school as an Islamic Faith School has refused to back down. At a heated public meeting last night Shahid Sahu,...

Tata's Jaguar seeks £1bn loan from UK govt

24 Nov 2008, 0051 hrs IST, John Waples,Sunday Times, London LONDON: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is in secret talks with the British government for a £1 billion loan, just nine months after Tata bought the luxury-car marque....

Economic recovery is 'a long way off' warns CBI

The road to economic recovery is a "long way off", the head of the CBI has warned as new research for the business group showed the impact of the credit crunch across British industry. Workers at the Honda UK plant in Swindon...

While America Slept. Sunday, November 23, 2008

Never on Sunday? Not so at TTAC, a 24/7/365 world-class operation. While America Slept (WAS) is a daily round-up of the news that happened in other continents and time-zones. TTAC provides round-the-clock coverage of everything...

Honda to suspend UK production as part of fresh round of cuts

Honda Motor is to suspend production at its UK factory in Swindon for two months in February and March as part of a fresh round of production cuts prompted by slumping worldwide sales. Japan's second-biggest carmaker said the...

Everybody Hurts, Sometimes

Like everyone, Honda is cutting production. The Financial Times reports that Honda’s Swindon, England plant is shutting down for the months of February and March. The Japanese company’s reputation for employee friendliness is...

Retail sales bring scant comfort

Are early discounts helping sales? Jon Kay accosts shoppers in Swindon Sales on the UK's high streets fell by a lower-than-expected 0.1% in October, figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown. The decline was...

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