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Cash grants for rural enterprises
A £27m grant is being distributed among rural businesses including farmers, foresters and growers.
Seeda boss spent £50k on car bill
The chairman of Seeda is criticised for spending more than £50,000 a year on taxis and executive cars.
Fanatic builds 'lowest' car again
The record for the world's lowest car is claimed by a Buckinghamshire motor enthusiast.
Selling beds is now degree course
One of England's newest universities is running tailor-made degrees in the management of selling beds.
So who needs scientists?
Dr Mark Miodownik says UK science is going the same way as football - with world-beating universities employing sublime talent, much of it foreign.
Cautious Uniq awaits M&S review
Food group Uniq warns its 2008 prospects are uncertain, as it awaits a supply review from M&S.
February's practice News Day
An hour by hour account of news-making activities in schools and City Learning Centres around the UK.
Safety fears as the lights go out
Street lights are being switched off around the country as part of a trial to help save energy and money. But will the streets be any less safe?
Jobs to go at credit card company
Barclaycard is to outsource its printing, mailing and card production, leading to the loss of 160 jobs in Northampton.
Electric dreams
The tiny Hebridean island of Eigg has never had a mains supply of electricity, relying on micro-generators to power its scores of homes and businesses. So what's the feeling ahead of the big switch-on?
The changing art of giving
Philanthropy has a long history, but a new generation are changing perceptions of the art of giving, writes David Cannadine.
£30m eco-friendly spending plan
A five-year programme will see £30m being spent on eco-friendly business projects in the South East.
Aston Martin mulls overseas plant
Aston Martin may build cars outside the UK for the first time in its 93-year history.
Foot-and-mouth export ban relaxed
EU export restrictions for UK meat, imposed over the foot-and-mouth outbreak, are relaxed, Defra says.
Wokingham the 'best' city to live
A town in Berkshire is named as having the best quality of life in Britain, a business survey shows.
Aston Martin buildings to be kept
Historic buildings on the Aston Martin site in Buckinghamshire will be kept as the site is redeveloped.
Ofwat to fine Thames Water £12m
Regulator Ofwat says it plans to fine Thames Water £12m for poor reporting and customer service.
Pinewood faces film delay threat
Delays to major productions at Pinewood Shepperton could cost the Buckinghamshire-based studios profits this year.
Charges after major drugs raids
Police charge 13 people with drugs offences following a major operation in Buckinghamshire this week.
Arrests after major drugs raids
Police arrest more than 20 people in a major campaign to target dealers of class A drugs in Buckinghamshire.