East Midlands
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Church & Co to open in Leeds
Church & Co plans to open a shoe shop in Leeds next month, close to Harvey Nichols. It has 101 outlets under the Jones brand.
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Government to transfer £2.5bn of social care provision to private sector
The government yesterday announced plans to privatise local authorities’ residential and domiciliary care for adults. This would eventually shift £2.5bn a year of council run services to private and voluntary…
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Milton Keynes and Exeter lead Britain’s economic boom towns
A survey published today by Business Strategies says Exeter and Milton Keynes are leading the way as Britain’s economic boom towns.
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WAGN wants to cut commuter train services
West Anglia & Great Northern Railway (WAGN) has announced plans to cut peak time commuter trains by a third. WAGN runs services in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Essex.
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Derbyshire developer Cheslyn makes commercial debut with business park in Nottingham
Derbyshire-based Cheslyn Development has bought 0.77ha (1.9 acres) on Daleside Road in the Sneinton district of Nottingham for a 4,180 sq m (45,000 sq ft) business park – its first…
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OK Diner to expand following DOE consent for Chesterfield scheme
City Centre Restaurants (CCR) is planning to build 100 OK Diners throughout the UK following the Environment Secretary’s decision to grant consent for a neon-lit steel diner near Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
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Kenny Roberts’ motorbike team searches for new offices
Kenny Roberts’ Yamaha motorbike team, Team Roberts, has launched a search for 1,858 sq m (20,000 sq ft) of offices in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
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Virgin’s £900m tilt train could be built in Derby
ADtranz, the European front-runner to provide £900m worth of tilting trains and diesels for Virgin, plans to build them in Derby.
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Wiggins Group shares up 25% since December
Shares in the Wiggins Group have risen 25% since December. The group’s prospects are enhanced by cashflow from its Lancaster Business Park and a 3,623 sq m (39,000 sq ft)…
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Wray and Scholar clinch £19m bid for Nottingham Forest
Nigel Wray and Irving Scholar have won control of Nottingham Forest. Shareholders accepted a £19m bid from their consortium after rival Albert Scardino unexpectedly withdrew.
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Farrho Developments’ lets 52,378 sq ft Kettering Leisure Park, Northamptonshire
Leisure and retail specialist Farrho Developments has fully let its £6m Kettering Leisure Park, Nottinghamshire. Odeon Cinemas has taken 3,250 sq m (35,000 sq ft) for an eight-screen cinema on…
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Scardino leaves way open for Wray to bid for Nottingham Forest
Albert Scardino abandoned his £20m bid for Nottingham Forest after backer Mercury Asset Management withdrew. This leaves the way open for Bridgford, the rival group led by Nigel Wray and…