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Business Urged to Embrace Future ; Exclusive City's Traders Must Prepare for Liverpool 1 Challenge, Says Survey

HUNDREDS of traders in Liverpool city centre are unprepared for the opportunities and challenges posed by Grosvenor's pounds 950m redevelopment of Paradise Street, a new report reveals today. The biggest-ever study among city centre businesses was a wake- up call to smaller retailers, said Liverpool Chamber of Commerce policy spokesman Steve Pearse.

Huge Project Gets Go-Ahead After Intervention by Pm

THE region's biggest regeneration scheme was given the go-ahead last night, just one week after Tony Blair promised to intervene. A 500-acre business park planned for Warrington that would create 25,000 jobs was heading for a public inquiry after civil servants called in the scheme.

We'll Face Up to the Challenge

ED OLIVER, co-founder of Liverpool Business Improvement District said: "Existing retailers welcome Grosvenor as an exciting future for the city centre. They are not frightened of Liverpool 1, but see it as creating a busier retail centre. "Thirty years ago, we were one of the key shopping destinations in the UK and we slipped badly, and now we are climbing into that top tier again.

Focus On Identifying Ways to Deliver Change

A NEW business forum in the city centre welcomed the report last night. David Owen, senior investment director for Rensburg Sheppards, on behalf of the members of the Manifesto Group, said he hopes others will now join up to the group. He said: "This is about genuine partnership with a focus on identifying ways to deliver positive chang e.

Liverpool has Changed for the Better in the Last Five Years

AROUND 76% of businesses view Liverpool as an improved location over the last five years, with 29% saying they view the changes as very much improved. Business wish-lists included improved parking (32%), better infrastructure and transport (26%) and a reduction in litter (22%). Other prominent factors included image (19%) as well as continued investment (17%) and regeneration (13%).

Time Out: Looking Back

Time Out: Quiz Challenge

1. Which stretch of the River Thames is known as the Pool of London? 2. What did George Burns, Irving Berlin and Hal Roach have in common?

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Style-File ; Retail Therapy / Ideas

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Dream Comes True with Trinny and Susannah ; Living

T HEY are the UK's best-loved fashionistas, so a shopping spree with Trinny and Susannah would be top of most women's wishlists. And that is exactly what Daily Post reader Annaliese Martindale got after she entered our competition to win a 365-second shopping spree with the pair, in association with Nescaf's 365 days of fashion.

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Capsule Clothes ; Retail Therapy /Stuff

HOBBS has created a limited edition capsule collection, with sumptuous materials like cashmere and silk, for its 25-year anniversary. The three ranges - City Chic, Country Elegance and Starlet Glamour - focus on tailoring and quality.

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AS THE demise of analogue TV looms ever closer, why not invest in a Sony Bravia 20" KDL20S2030U Freeview HD Ready LCD TV.

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