Research institute to shed jobs
A leading food research centre in Norwich is to shed more than 40 science posts in a bid to cut costs.

Axa to make 560 workers redundant
Insurance company Axa is to lay off more than 500 workers across the UK, including 120 at its largest base in Ipswich.

Businesses hit by recession
Businesses in Buckinghamshire are squeezed by the recession despite being cushioned from the worst of its effects.

Full guide to where to get help
What are the key factors affecting people during this recession and where can they go for help?

If your employer goes into administration
What to consider when your company fails.

If you can't pay your mortgage
The government has announced an extension of assistance for those struggling with mortgage repayments. What does it mean for you?

How to negotiate during redundancy
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber explains the rules regarding negotiating redundancy packages.

Graduates: Getting your first job
As employers warn that they are cutting graduate recruitment, the BBC News website weighs up employment prospects for students leaving university this summer.

Business loan plans: full details
All the detail on the main schemes introduced today by the government to help small business access finance from the banks.

Jobs lost at marine survey firm
A marine survey contractor goes into administration with the loss of 70 jobs, 27 from its base in Suffolk.

Aircraft engineers jobs' threat
An air freight company announces a move from Stansted Airport in Essex to Belgium, with the loss of 91 jobs.

Cruise ship brings tourism boost
A cruise liner delivers a mini tourist boom to an Essex town when it arrives with 2,000 passengers.

Last piano factory in UK to close
The UK's last piano manufacturer, based in Milton Keynes, announces it is closing down with the loss of 90 jobs.

Plan to cut factory workers hours
A major manufacturer in Peterborough plans to cut working hours for 700 of its employees.

Recession hitting professionals
Professional people also getting the chop as the recession bites deeper, says BBC Look East correspondent Richard Bond.

Local vouchers to boost economy
A Bedfordshire town is trying to boost its economy with a gift voucher scheme to be used in local shops.

Trading down
What are you buying more of in the downturn?

Dinner party facts
Answers to vital questions you were too afraid to ask

Downturn map
How has the downturn affected you?