North West
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Judging panel chooses new heart for Manchester today
Today a panel of judges will select a master-plan for Manchester city centre from a short-list of five architects. The competition results coincide with the reopening of Marks & Spencer…
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Speciality Shops close to buying The Pyramids Shopping Centre in Birkenhead, Merseyside
Speciality Shops is close to buying the 13,284 sq m (143,000 sq ft) Pyramids Shopping Centre in Birkenhead for around £30m.
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Urban regeneration under the microscope
The Daily Telegraph takes a look at the trend for turning redundant office space into homes. The Daily Telegraph 30/10/96 page 32.
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M&S set to reopen after Manchester bombing
Marks & Spencer will trade from two sites in Manchester city centre over the next three years. Meanwhile it will build a larger store to replace the one destroyed in…
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Gerald Ronson embarks on speculative £30m West End office redevelopment
Gerald Ronson is to embark on a £30m speculative office development in London’s West End. Ronson has teamed up with Scottish Amicable to redevelop New South Wales House in the…
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Raglan makes 25% profit on sale of four properties
Raglan Properties has made a 25% profit on the sale of four properties it acquired at the beginning of the month.
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Proposals unveiled for rebuilding bomb-stricken Manchester
Design proposals were unveiled yesterday for the rebuilding of Manchester city centre in the wake of the IRA bomb in June.
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Wagamama plans to expand in London and open in Manchester next year
Wagamama, the Japanese noodle bar, is planning to open four more restaurants in London and one in central Manchester by the end of 1997.
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Sports Council still yet to decide on the site for the new national stadium
The Sports Council has yet to decide on a site for a new national stadium from the stortlist of two. But The Independent says the race between Manchester and Wembley…
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British Gas sells off shops in Worcester, Chester and Cambridge for £3.5m
SPP Investment Management has paid a private client of Allsop & Co £3.5m for British Gas Energy Centre shops in Worcester, Chester and Cambridge.
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Wagamama plans to open four new outlets in London and Manchester
Wagamama, the Japanese noodle bar, has raised £2.3m to open a chain of restaurants in London and Manchester. It plans to open four within the next three years.
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Phildrew takes on B&M Bargains for £13m
Phildrew Ventures has led the £13m funding for the management buy-out from private shareholders, of B&M Bargains. B&M Bargains is a chain of discount retailers based in the north west.