East Midlands
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Alliance & Leicester will close six branches in Leicester
Alliance & Leicester is to close six out of its 20 branches in Leicester as part of a restructuring programme to slim its branch network.
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Northern Leisure acquires Chesterfield nightclub freehold
Northern Leisure has bought the freehold of a 1,800 capacity nightclub in Chesterfield for £1.9m cash. Financial Times 25/07/97 page 23.
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“Design problem” caused Shires concrete nightmare, says inspector
A “design problem” caused a five tonne concrete block to fall off Rodamco’s Shires shopping centre in the city, according to Leicester City Council Building Inspectors.
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St Modwen sells shopping centres
The Midlands-based property developer St Modwen has announced pre-tax profits of £6.53m for the six months to May 31, a rise of almost 40%.
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Evans sets up industrial park on 60 acre ex RAF site in Lincolnshire
Evans of Leeds is planning a 27,870 sq m (300,000 sq ft) industrial park – one of the largest in the country – on a 24.28 ha (60 acre) former…
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Haslemere puts London offices on market
Haslemere continues to prune its central London office disposals by bringing two more properties to the market. In the City, 1,390 sq m (15,000 sq ft) Eden House, 23-25 Wilson…
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Mansfield Brewery acquires managed houses
Mansfield Brewery has acquired seven managed houses from McManus Tavernsin Northampton for £8.5m cash. The deal increases the number of the company’s pubs in Northampton to17.
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Private security firms to construct two jails
The Government has given permission for two more privately financedjails to be built by security firms. Prison service officials are lookingat an unidentified site in northern England and another in…
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Regent Inns to dispose of 20 pubs as it seeks comedy venue alliance with Jongleurs
Pub group Regent Inns is poised to dispose of up to a quarter of its 80 pubs as it seeks growth from a 50-50 venture with Jongleurs, the comedy venue…
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Batleys works up expansion plans
Batleys the warehouse and specialist pet food group will open its 15th cash & carry in Nottingham soon with plans for another.
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Burton to pay record £60 per sq ft for unit at Fosse Park
Burton Group is tipped to have won the bidding for the last retail warehouse at Fosse Park near Leicester with a rental offer close to £645.85 per sq m (£60…
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Planning delays threaten giant IKEA shed in East Midlands
Planning delays could prompt IKEA to reverse its decision to base one of Europe’s largest distribution centres in the UK. The Swedish retailer had selected Parlison Properties’ A1M1 Link park…