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Aggregates group Breedon hopes to buy four quarries and an asphalt plant from Tarmac for £16.5m - In return, Tarmac gets 27 of Breedon’s ready-mixed concrete plants and £4.9 million in cash ow.ly/8qFo50fNrKb

Homeless Leicester man offered fresh start - and makeover - by grooming business Mo Bro's - James McKinnon's ended up homeless after his dad was killed ow.ly/Afj150fNF1o

Toys R Us could go under after move to save firm is refused - Bosses had hoped a deal to save the firm would give them more time ow.ly/nOVo50fNHNQ

Computer games company Rare gears up for spring release of new blockbuster Sea of Thieves - Over the years Rare has produced games such as Wizards and Warriors, GoldenEye 007, Donkey Kong Country and Battletoads ow.ly/xc1i50fObOu

Big hitters at audit, tax and consulting specialists RSM on why they feel optimistic about 2018 - "This region is a really good area to invest in and the city is upbeat" ow.ly/q4sR50fOkLi

Leicester Mercury Business Awards: Celebrating achievements of county’s most vibrant firms - Nominations are open for the most glittering night on the business calendar - here we meet some of the ow.ly/GR8n50fOnAk

Here's why Bitcoin value suddenly plummeted - There's a new equally high-tech rival ow.ly/admj50fOxr9

Builders bring festive cheer to Leicester city centre - Christmas lights have gone up in New Walk and a tree has gone up on a building site opposite Highcross shopping ow.ly/P2kw50fOEBR

Cook Christmas turkey to perfection with amazing new device created right here in Leicester - Meater links wirelessly to your smart phone and tells you just how long your bird needs - then buzzes you when it’s done ow.ly/raSN50fOSun

You can now use this Bitcoin cash machine in Leicester - New machine went live at Braunstone off-licence this week ow.ly/9hJV50fPyOV

Things to know about Mo Bro's after Dragons' Den appearance - Mo Bro's make beard grooming products and have customers around the world ow.ly/EpIL50fRiXp

Aspirational magazine: Leicester Mercury Business Awards are place to acknowledge business success - Awards celebrate good and great of business community and provide opportunity to reward outstanding contributions ow.ly/NCCg50fTYlB

Mo Bro's get HUGE investment on BBC Two's Dragons' Den - but reveal they almost didn't turn up for the show - The trio walked away with the biggest investment in the last two series ow.ly/4QL750fUDuR

Accountancy firm MNE becomes category sponsor at Leicester Mercury Business Awards 2018 - MNE Accounting has chosen to sponsor the Start-Up Business of the Year Award ow.ly/at2h50fVVRC

5 well known Leicester stores we have loved and lost in 2017 - There's been a stack of closures in the city this year ow.ly/zk1H50fZF6N

National law firm Freeths Solicitors is 2018 Leicester Mercury Business Awards headline sponsor - One of the most eagerly anticipated events on the Leicester business calendar, the Leicester Mercury Business Awards is set to return this year. ow.ly/qeqN50g072s

Employers want greater certainty from Government in 2018 claims Chamber of Commerce - Confidence could be better, while 58 per cent of businesses still struggle to find the right candidates ow.ly/5YYj50g0haH

Leicester accounting firm Torr Waterfield appoints Nish Bathia as director - Nish was a partner at the Leicester office of BDO/PKF for more than 30 years, heading up the audit and accounting team ow.ly/2exr50g0jms

"Eight in 10" Leicester firms not ready for new GDPR data protection rules - here's what you should know - 80 per cent of firms have no contingency plans in place should a data breach happen - opening themselves up to heavy fines ow.ly/3j2F50g0omd

New Dunelm chief executive Nick Wilkinson excited by "opportunities for growth" in 2018 - Nick Wilkinson previously headed up Evans Cycles and 1.4bn euro turnover European home improvement giant Maxeda DIY ow.ly/9EWi50g0tFq