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We're in Line for 200 On Line Jobs ; Pounds 1. 25m New Office to Bring Employment Boost

TWO hundred new jobs are to be created by North East Wales-based on line financial services company moneysupermarket. com because of the rapid expansion of the business. The price comparison web site business is to invest pounds 1. 25m in a second office building at St David's Park, Ewloe, just over a year after relocating there from Chester.

Bubbles and Soap One-Stop-Shop for Hotel and Household Laundry

CAROL and Ffion Torr believe there's no point in getting yourself into a lather when there's someone willing to roll up their sleeves and help you out. They have sunk their savings into a new laundry and ironing service for hotels, bed and breakfasts and other tourist businesses in Snowdonia.

Salt of the Sea Spices Up Export

IT is one of the iconic food products from Wales -- sold in some of the finest stores in the world and used as an ingredient in many gourmet restaurants. And its fame is growing at such a pace that plans have been drawn up to expand its production tenfold.

Rural Retailers Offered a Helping Hand

RETAILERS throughout rural Wales are being offered business advice through a scheme aimed at securing their future viability and protecting wider rural communities. The Rural Retail Programme, funded by the Welsh Assembly and delivered by the Welsh Development Agency, provides direct retail advice free of charge to retailers as well as financial assistance in certain cases.

New Business Is Taking On Chore Most People Hate

IT'S a chore that many people hate but one which a new business in North Wales is only too happy to take on. Llanberis' new laundry and ironing service Swigod a Sebon -- Bubbles and Soap -- offers a one-stop shop for all laundry needs in the town.

Top Racing Firm in a a Multi-Million Buyout

ONE of the biggest names in motorsport, Wrexham-based Demon Tweeks, has changed hands after a multi-million pound management buyout. The buy out was headed by company chief executive Jon Minshaw whose racing driver father Alan founded the business in 1970 to supply the specialist parts and equipment needed by motors ports competitors.

Distillery May Be Taken Over

WHISKY distiller Glenmorangie is in talks about a takeover. The firm, one of the largest remaining independent companies in the Scotch whisky industry, said it was in preliminary discussions with a number of potentially interested parties. The group said it had told advisers to seek offers after its founding family, the MacDonalds -- who together with trusts control more than half the firm's voting rights -- said they wanted to sell their stakes.

Fully Digital

GWYNEDD photographer Nigel Hughes has invested more than pounds 100, 000 in digital picture printing equipment for his Porthmadog High Street studio and photography shop. The investment was supported by an economic development package from Gwynedd County Council.

Gas Going Up

BRITISH Gas last night announced above inflation bill increases for its millions of customers. The energy giant said household gas bills would rise by 12. 4% and electricity by 9. 4% from September 20.

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Bare, Naked Labels ; Getting Noticed Is Everything in the World of Advertising and Some Firms Will Go to Any Lengths

IT'S the stuff, almost, of Trivial Pursuit. Which retailer's always telling us that "every little helps"? Or who's got "always low prices"? Which airline is -- allegedly -- "the world's favourite", give or take the odd strike threat? Which city was always "miles better"? Every organisation, it seems, has its unique selling point. They've all got their catchphrase. Logos are evident everywhere. They sell products. Look, for instance, at footballers' jerseys.

Retired Workers Like Returning to Job

NEW research indicates that many Welsh workers find the idea of returning to work after retirement highly attractive. A survey by leisure company Whitbread reveals that 58% of people in Wales are keen to return to work, second only to those in the West Midlands where 60% were keen to do so.

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Oil Prices Fall Back

OIL prices eased back further from record highs yesterday on a brighter outlook for the production of crude in Iraq. A barrel of oil cost $45. 76 US dollars in New York as traders welcomed the first exports from Iraq's northern terminal at Kirkuk since May.

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Shoppers Splash Out 5bn On Booze

SUPERMARKET shoppers spent more than pounds 5. 1bn on beer and lager, wine, and spirits over the past year -- accounting for three of the four biggest food and drink categories. Chocolate was close behind in fifth place with total sales of just over pounds 1. 3bn, according to a new study published by trade magazine Marketing.