Confectioner Nestle has confirmed thousands of recalled Kit Kat Chunky bars were not made at its York factory.

The company has called back batches of its 48-gram peanut butter, hazelnut, chocolate fudge and caramel flavour bars after seven people found plastic parts in them.

A spokesman said the affected bars were made outside the UK.

The company has also recalled its Kit Kat Chunky Collection Giant Eggs as a precaution.

It advised customers not to eat the products and return them unopened for a full refund.

FIRM GROWS: A joinery company, which has depots across the North-East, could open about 30 new sites in the UK this year.

Howden Joinery sells kitchens and joinery products to small builders and already has about 530 depots.

It has bases in Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Stockton and Guisborough, in east Cleveland, and makes more than 3.5m kitchen cabinets in the UK every year.

The firm is now worth about £1.5bn, and chief executive Matthew Ingle said it could extend its number of depots to 700.

MORTGAGE FALL: The number of people taking out mortgages in February dropped, according to a new survey.

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) said 30,506 home loans were approved during the month, which was the lowest figure since last July.

The amount of money being lent to homeowners fell by £65m, compared with January.

Last week Chancellor George Osborne revealed a new Help To Buy scheme in his Budget, designed to help house buying and guarantee mortgages.

BLOCKBUSTER DEAL: Failed DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster has been bought by a restructuring specialist, raising hopes 2,000 jobs could be saved.

The company has been taken on by Gordon Brothers Europe, and will look to increase online sales of games and music products.

Blockbuster, which originally had 528 stores, went into administration in January, with about 200 outlets closing.

Earlier this year, supermarket chain Morrisons bought 49 stores.

HIGHER EXCHANGE: Foreign exchange firm Travelex has highlighted a rise in online cash orders for a large increase in its earnings.

The company said earnings stood at £62.5m for 2012, after online orders leapt 37 per cent.

Travelex is the world's largest non-bank foreign exchange business, and has a network of 1,300 stores and 1,100 cash machines.

Last year it opened 150 outlets and about 540 ATMs at airports across the world.