North West
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Developer plans 4.04ha speculative warehouse scheme near Chester
F T Patten Properties has signed a deal with Chester Council for a speculative warehouse development on a 4.04ha (10 acre) site at Chester West Business Park.
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Northern development bodies meet for site selection
The North of England’s most influential economic development bodies are to meet to begin a site selection process. This will identify, and focus investment on a few key sites of…
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British Energy sheds 1,300 jobs
British Energy is taking 1,300 off its payroll. The privatised nuclear power generator will take most out of its head office at Barnwood, Gloucestershire.
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£4m grant for hotel and conference centre at Princes Dock, Liverpool
The Merseyside Development Corporation (MDC) has awarded Centre Island Developments, a joint venture between the David McLean Group and Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, a £4m grant towards the construction of…
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Grosvenor Estate puts Chester shopping centre on the market for £81m
Grosvenor Estate Holdings is putting one of the most successsful shopping centres in the country, the Grosvenor Precinct in Chester, on the market for £81m.
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CDP plans £7.2m office scheme in Oldham, Greater Manchester
Yorkshire-based Commercial Development Projects, part of the Marshall Construction Group, is planning a £7.2m office scheme on the former HMSO site next to the M66 motorway extension in Oldham.
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Retailers queue up for £20m retail and leisure park in Warrington, Cheshire
A department store and five major retailers are understood to be negotiating with Modus Properties for space in a £20m retail and leisure park on the A49 Winwick Road in…
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New £150m sports and leisure complex for Bolton
More than 3,000 jobs could be created at a £150m leisure and sports complex in Bolton, Lancashire. The Middlebrook Development at Horwich will include a 25,000-seat stadium for Bolton Wanderers…
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Wiggins and Reg Vardy form jv to develop business park on 8.9ha next to M6 near Lancaster, Lancashire
Wiggins Group and Reg Vardy subsidiary Tyne Tees Properties have formed a joint venture to develop 8.9 ha (22 acre) next to the M6 at Lancaster.
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Walton Group unveils plans for a £200m shopping centre at Chavasse Park, Liverpool
The Walton Group is planning to build a £220m shopping centre on 2.35ha (5.8 acre) at Chavasse Park in Liverpool. The developer is buying the site from the Council for…
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Pillar pays £14.75m for Deepdale Retail Park, Preston, Lancashire
Pillar Properties has paid £14.75m for the freehold interest in the 11.98ha (29.6 acre) Deepdale Retail Park in Blackpool Road, Preston, Lancashire.
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Virgin announces 20-screen cinema for Leeds and £50m Heathrow rail scheme
Virgin announced plans for what is claimed to be the country’s largest cinema complex. The Leeds centre will have 5,000 seats and 20 screens.