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Jealous peacocks go on car vandalism spree
Motorists in a small Devon town have been subjected to a spate of car vandalism from an unlikely source. Rather than have their vehicles damaged by drunken hoodies on a boredom-fuelled rampage, the cars are instead being attacked by a muster of
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Noisy peacocks: Sleep-deprived couple wins £3k for psychological damages
A couple from Marseille, in the south of France, has successfully sued its local town hall for psychological damages caused by a noisy peacock. The couple claims to have suffered problems including sleep deprivation and depression because of
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill to create 1,100 jobs
The rehabilitation of fashion chain Peacocks continued today under plans by its new owner to create more than 1,100 jobs over the next 18 months. Retail business Edinburgh Woollen Mill, which bought the chain out of administration in March
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The high street victims of the recession
With town centres up and down the country resembling retail graveyards, it has become a waiting game to see which highstreet chain succumbs to insolvency next. JJB Sports now looks set to be latest casualty, following news this week that the
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Shortfall for Peacocks pension fund
Clothing retailer Peacocks' collapse into administration will leave its pension fund with a £15.8 million shortfall, it has been revealed. The fund was among the unsecured creditors of the fashion chain, which are set to receive just 28p
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Peacocks hopes to save more stores
The new owner of collapsed retail chain Peacocks has raised hopes it will be able to save another 75 stores from permanent closure. Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) bought 388 Peacocks stores out of administration, saving 6,000 jobs, and is now in
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New fears for jobs at Peacocks
Thousands of staff at collapsed retailer Peacocks are facing further uncertainty after it was reported that only one company remains in the race to salvage the firm. Peacocks, which has 563 stores and 48 concessions, and Cardiff-based parent
