East Midlands
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Go-ahead given for 18,237 sq m development in Chesterfield town centre
Land Securities and Centros Properties have won outline planning consent for an 18,237 sq m (196,000 sq ft) retail development on Vicar Lane in the centre of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
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Increased turnover at Jacobs helped by £12.6m Kingsway Retail Park sale
The sale of Kingsway Retail Park, Derby, for £12.6m cash largely accounted for Jacobs Holdings’ jump in turnover from £11.8m to £27.7m.
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Dilapidated Sherwood Forest mansion for sale at £1.35m
Thoresby Hall, Sherwood Forest, north Nottinghamshire, is falling apart and nobody is showing an interest in saving it. The listed Victorian high-Gothic five floor structure belongs to a Liberian company…
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RJB Mining considers shutting six mines
RJB Mining is set to shut down another six deep coal mines following the closure last week of the Point of Ayr colliery in north Wales.
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Colorvision closes 15 branches
Fifteen branches of Colorvision have closed. Receiver Arthur Andersen took the decision after they were called in last week. It are still trying to stabilise the business.
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Hanson demerger still on as it secures £4.5bn from banks
Lord Hanson insists the demerger of his business is “firmly on track”. He signed agreements to secure £4.5bn in bank facilities for the independent companies yesterday.
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Brent Walker sells marina to Brunswick for £9m
Brent Walker has sold Brighton Marina to Brunswick for £9m . The purchaser, a Sussex-based property group, plans to spend £40m over the next five years developing the site.
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DOE serves Article 14 notices on four proposed factory outlet schemes in East Midlands
Environment Secretary John Gummer has served Article 14notices on four proposed factory outlet and leisure schemes in the East Midlands. Should Gummer decide to call them in, large-scale retail development…
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Ibstock £160m acquisition of Redland Bricks completed
Ibstock’s £160m acquisition of Redland Bricks was completed yesterday. Trade Secretary Ian Lang cleared the deal two days ago. The Daily Telegraph 1/8/96 page 23.
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Environment Secretary approves £15m retail warehouse scheme in Thurmaston, Leicestershire
Environment Secretary John Gummer has approved plans for a £15m retail development on a 6.5ha (16.2 acre) site in Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
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Brusssels gives former steel towns £20m aid
Almost 2,000 jobs and 225 new businesses will be created in the North of England following the European Commission’s decision to award £20m to English regions hit by steel closures.
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Whitbread buys Pelican restaurant chains for £133.1m
Whitbread has bought Pelican, the restaurateur which owns the Cafe Rouge and Dome chains, for £133.1m. Pelican shares have risen tenfold over the past five years and have doubled in…