North West
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PizzaExpress identifies potential for up to 300 restaurants
PizzaExpress has another 25 sites in the pipeline. Most will open by June 30. Chief executive David Page said there was room for up to 300 nationally.
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Exclusive Umbro searches Greater Manchester for 400,000 sq ft shed
Sports manufacturer Umbro is looking for a 37,160 sq m (400,000 sq ft) national distribution centre on the M6 in Greater Manchester.
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Urban Splash secures sites in Manchester and Liverpool for conversion
Mixed-use developer Urban Splash, has bought new sites in Liverpool and Manchester for commercial and residential development. In Liverpool, the company is planning a £10m refurbishment of a 13,006 sq…
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Morrison Developments sells West End Retail Park in Crow Road, Glasgow
Morrison Developments has sold its £9m West End Retail Park in Crow Road, Glasgow, to Grantchester for an undisclosed sum. The 7,250 sq m (78,000 sq ft) scheme, which includes…
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Prudential buys and lets prime store in Deansgate, Manchester
Prudential has bought a prime store in central Manchester store for £6.7m. The fund has also secured a 38% increase in rental income by reletting the premises to Daisy &…
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Exclusive Walton Group in bid to buy Moat House Hotel, Liverpool (07:30 GMT)
Liverpool-based Walton Group is in negotiations with Queens Moat to buy the Moat House Hotel in Liverpool for an undisclosed sum.
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Lottery grants announced for galleries and museums
The Tate Gallery has won £18.75m from the Heritage Lottery Fund to transform its Millbank home into the Tate Gallery of British Art.
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Virgin to invest £800m in stock, stations and telephone centre for West Coast Line
Virgin will spend £200m on improved stations and a telephone sales centre on the West Coast main line for which it has just acquired the franchise.
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£27m grant for £90m National Discovery Park on Merseyside
The Millennium Commission has announced a £27m grant towards the creation of a £90m National Discovery Park on Merseyside. It will have national and international communication companies, studios, production training,…
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Exclusive Lottery grant represents lost opportunity, says retail specialist
Liverpool’s opportunity to develop a regional centre rivalling Manchester’s Trafford Park and the Bull Ring in Birmingham has been thwarted by a £27m grant towards an information technology park on…
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MOD halts £200m shipbuilding contract for Barrow
The Ministry of Defence halted the award of a £200m contract for two Royal Navy ship to the VSEL shipyard, at Barrow, following Scottish Office objections.
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Exclusive THI wins consent for 248,654 sq ft leisure scheme next to Cheshire Oaks
Leisure developer THI has won planning consent for a major leisure scheme on 6ha (15 acres) next to Cheshire Oaks factory outlet centre.