<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>The Shingle: Business</title><description>Openings, jobs, independents and the local economy. From The Shingle, Brighton &amp; Hove.</description><link>https://theshingle.co.uk/business/</link><language>en-gb</language><atom:link href="https://theshingle.co.uk/business/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Business at Sussex&apos;s last abattoir has more than tripled in a year</title><link>https://theshingle.co.uk/business/sussex-small-abattoir-local-meat-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://theshingle.co.uk/business/sussex-small-abattoir-local-meat-report/</guid><description>Downland Traditional Meats worked with 2,000 businesses in the three months to April 2026, up from just under 600 a year before, the Food Partnership says.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>The Shingle desk</dc:creator><category>Business</category></item><item><title>Kemptown Bookshop named retailer of the year at the city&apos;s business awards</title><link>https://theshingle.co.uk/business/brighton-hove-business-awards-2026-winners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://theshingle.co.uk/business/brighton-hove-business-awards-2026-winners/</guid><description>Young Friends Nursery won Company of the Year at the Brighton &amp; Hove Business Awards, held at The Grand Brighton on 1 October.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:20:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>The Shingle desk</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Kemp Town</category></item></channel></rss>