CONFIDENCE among Leeds City Region businesses has fallen but firms remain ahead of where they were when the recession first hit.

At the end of the second quarter a balance of +32% of businesses expected profits to grow in the next 12 months compared to +40% at the end of Q1.

However 55% of the region's busineses expect turnover to grow over the coming year and more than one third had attempted t......for the full story register now for free or login below...