Article: Cartel tales: the Office of Fair Trading has intensified its campaign against price-fixing and is pressing for heavy penalties. Neil Hodge proposes ways to minimise the risk of prosecution--including blowing the whistle on suspected offenders.

Article: Poppy appeal makes a massive [pounds sterling]5,000...
Market Rasen Mail (Market Rasen, England);  January 15, 2008 ;     597 words ......the Royal British Legion hoped to collect an increased sum of [pounds sterling]5,000 but realised, to date, [pounds sterling]5421.09, which was an increase of [pounds sterling]821.85 on the same time in 2006. The scale of giving for a fund...

Article: Groups share [pounds sterling]14,220 raised by gala.
Brighouse Echo (Brighouse, England);  October 26, 2006 ;     400 words ...CHEQUES totalling [pounds sterling]14,220 were handed out at Brighouse Charity...donations included: Brighouse Central Scouts, [pounds sterling]772; Brighouse Child Mind-ing Group, [pounds sterling]270; Brighouse Inner Wheel, [pounds sterling...

Article: MPs allowed [pounds sterling]10,000 for new kitchen in 'John Lewis list'.
Northumberland Gazette (Alnwick, England);  March 14, 2008 ;     506 words ...NORTHUMBERLAND MPs are allowed to claim up to [pounds sterling]10,000 for a new kitchen, more than [pounds sterling]6,000 for a bathroom and [pounds sterling]750 for a television on their Parliamentary allowances, it has...

Article: Yorkshire MPs' slice of [pounds sterling]86m expenses pot.
Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England);  October 27, 2006 ;     563 words ......the country, claiming almost [pounds sterling]151,000 in expenses during the...Yorkshire with his claim of [pounds sterling]150,984, which was bumped up by high travel expenses of [pounds sterling]19,642. Mr Grogan, who retained...

Article: Rangers lost [pounds sterling]17,000 in championship year.
Berwick Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England);  April 24, 2008 ;     387 words ...BERWICK Rangers lost [pounds sterling]17,000 in their championship...this is almost double the [pounds sterling]9,000 loss recorded the previous...Division title fell by over [pounds sterling]7,000 to [pounds sterling]261...

Article: Racecourse plan: How to spend [pounds sterling]5m-plus.
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (Northampton, England);  May 10, 2008 ;     184 words ......Racecourse improvement plan. Kettering Road vehicle entrance [pounds sterling]136,000 Kettering Road car park [pounds sterling]80,400 Kettering Road frontage [pounds sterling]32,500 Main pedestrian entrances [pounds sterling]245,700 Secondary...

Article: South Yorks MPs claim [pounds sterling]2m expenses.
The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England);  October 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Yorkshire's MPs claimed more than [pounds sterling]2m of taxpayers' cash in expenses...region's MPs claimed on average [pounds sterling]138,127 from the public purse - compared to the [pounds sterling]135,850 average for the UK's 645...

Article: Who earns more than [pounds sterling]100,000.
Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England);  March 28, 2008 ;     408 words ...A list of who is paid more than [pounds sterling]100,000 at our local Lancashire councils...director for children and young people - [pounds sterling]104,041, including supplement of [pounds sterling]12,500, taxable benefit of [pounds...

Article: Fare dodgers fined more than [pounds sterling]2,300.
Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England);  April 7, 2008 ;     488 words ......Wearside have netted fines of more than [pounds sterling]2,300 during the past four weeks...cheats is just a fraction of the [pounds sterling]79,000 Nexus claimed from sneaky passengers...stump up the cash for the standard [pounds sterling]20 penalty fare within 21 days after...

Article: Brownies refused [pounds sterling]1,000 but still get cash.
Louth Leader (Louth, England);  September 1, 2007 ;     352 words ...A CONTROVERSIAL call for [pounds sterling]1,000 of Louth Town Council...agreed they should be given [pounds sterling]500 to fund their activities...District Concert Society: [pounds sterling]250 * Louth & District Seniors...

Article: [pounds sterling]185,000 expenses claim for West Yorkshire MP.
Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England);  October 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......show that the Dewsbury MP claimed [pounds sterling]185,421 of taxpayers' cash for London...THE LOT. His claim - on top of his [pounds sterling]60,675 salary - was almost [pounds sterling]50,000 higher than the average [pounds...

Article: [pounds sterling]1m in expenses for North East MPs.
Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England);  October 26, 2007 ;     502 words ...Our MPs have claimed almost [pounds sterling]1million in expenses in the last year. A...amount in Wearside and East Durham with [pounds sterling]155,222. It included [pounds sterling]8,652 on stationery and postage, [pounds...

Article: Leeds councillors' expenses smash [pounds sterling]2m barrier.
Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England);  June 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......in Leeds have smashed through the [pounds sterling]2m barrier for the first time. Figures...released show they picked up a total of [pounds sterling]2,011,348 during 2007-08 - up from [pounds sterling]1,893,165 for the previous 12 months...

Article: [pounds sterling]25m profit but Enterprise seeks further streamlining.(Financial report)
Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England);  August 7, 2007 ;     394 words ...Buyout costs [pounds sterling]10 million in extra fees A Lancashire support...Enterprise plc has announced pre-tax profits of [pounds sterling]25m despite having to pay out [pounds sterling]10m in extra costs over the past year. The...