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Tory council outsources education in cost-cut move

04.03.09
Conservative councils are privatising services in a move which is being led by the outsourcing of parts of education in Essex... more

Haringey emails reveal staff crisis after Baby P scandal

26.01.09
Haringey council has appealed to all London boroughs to lend their social workers to ease its staffing crisis in the wake of the Baby P scandal... more

Hundreds out of a job at Woolies' London head office

05.12.08
Hundreds of staff at Woolworths' head office in Marylebone Road, London, are being axed as the once-iconic pick 'n' mix store chain is wound down... more

Woolworths eyes sale of stores to US buyer for £1

19.11.08
Retail: Woolworths could sell its 800 High Street stores for just £1 to a US company that specialises in takeovers of distressed businesses... more

Four more go as Woolies crisis deepens

22.10.08
The crisis at the top of stricken retailer Woolworths gathers pace as the finance director and three other senior managers leave... more

Woolies £100m in the red and dividend is scrapped

17.09.08
Retail: Troubled High Street chain Woolworths today unveiled a record half-year loss, scrapped its dividend and said it was open to ideas for its 815 stores.... more

Market report: Iranian bid buzz gives a surprise lift to Woolies

01.09.08
Steve Johnson’s first day in one of the hardest jobs in retail was met by a surprise jump in the Woolworths share price on talk that suitors were circling the struggling chain... more

Woolies bid sums don't add up, warns chief

18.08.08
Woolworths chairman Richard North explains in detail to shareholders why the multiple retailer had rejected a £50m bid for its 815 stores from former Iceland frozen foods boss Malcolm Walker ... more

Tel's new Essex pal is bound to cause stir in City

15.08.08
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Steve's here to break Woolies, not make it

13.08.08
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Ex-Focus boss turns his sights on Woolies

12.08.08
Steve Johnson has just landed what some consider the toughest job in retail — turning around Woolworths... more

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