North West
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SPP Investment Management pays £2.9m for industrial investment on Risley Estate near Warrington, Cheshire
SPP Investment Management has paid £2.9m for 1-4 Raglan Court on Risley Industrial Estate near Warrington, Cheshire. The units total 7,606 sq m (81,874 sq ft) and have been let…
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Group Chez Gerard to open more restaurants in the capital and provincial cities
Group Chez Gerard is to open another City of London restaurant in the spring. Refurbishment at three restaurants and preparation for the new opening has pushed capital expenditure to more…
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Mowlem wins £15m PFI contract to build new Inland Revenue offices in Bootle, Merseyside
Mowlem PFI Solutions has won a £15m contract to develop a new 9,890 sq m (106,458.5 sq ft) office for the Inland Revenue in Bootle, Merseyside.
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Orbit secures four more tenants for £150m development near Bolton, Greater Manchester
McDonalds, Pizza Hut, KFC and Bass are the latest tenants to sign up for a £150m leisure and retail development at Middlebrook near Bolton, Greater Manchester.
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Transport Minister gives go-ahead to extend Metrolink to Eccles in Greater Manchester, North West
Local Transport Minister John Watts has given planning approval to extend the Manchester Metrolink from Salford Quays to Eccles town centre.
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Two more rail franchise shortlistings announced
Prism Rail announced it has been shortlisted for the Anglia Railways franchise. MTL Trust Holdings has been shortlisted for the Merseyrail franchise.
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Report shows residential rental returns best in London and north-west
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation will publish a report next week which shows one-bedroom flats in London and north-west England offer residential landlords the highest cash return on their investment.
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Office take-up in central Manchester for first half of 1996 rises by 9%, reports RE
By the end of the first six months of 1996, office take-up in central Manchester stood at 15,335 sq m (165,059 sq ft), reports Richard Ellis.
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Tesco awards £20m contract to Taylor Woodrow
Tesco has awarded a £20m contract to Taylor Woodrow to build stores at Bury and Droylsden in Greater Manchester. Another store will be constructed in Utoxeter, Staffordshire.
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Traders consider suing Frogmore over damage to the Manchester Corn Exchange
Traders at Manchester’s Corn Exchange are considering whether to sue landlord Frogmore Estates for damage caused after the IRA bomb devastated the building.
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Stringfellow plans nightclub floatation
Peter Stringfellow is planning a £60m flotation of his nightclub chain to fund the nationwide expansion of his controversial topless dancing show.
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Wm Morrison puts £100m behind expansion campaign
Bradford-based supermarket group Wm Morrison is to embark on a £100m expansion programme. The group will open stores in Sunderland, Northampton, Sheffield and Cheadle Heath, Cheshire.