South East
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Report on rival Bracknell retail schemes goes to Prescott
. The long awaited inspector’s report into rival proposals to develop a giant shopping mall in Bracknell has been sent to environment secretary John Prescott.
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Norman leads Tory attack on South East housing policy
The government should stop trying to force councils in the South East to build hundreds of thousands of new homes and instead let local people decide how much new housing…
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Objectors fail in Winchester bypass dispute
A legal challenge to the disposal of surplus land north of Garnier Road, Winchester, to Hampshire County Council, for the provision of a park-and-ride car park on the site, has…
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Harvey Nichols announces new openings
Harvey Nichols has announced plans to launch a chain of 10 1,394 sq m (15,000 sq ft) own-label clothing boutiques. It envisages the first opening in three years but if…
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Ward agrees to £34m management offer
Ward is the latest housebuilder to announce plans to be taken private by management. The £34.2m buy-out bid for the Kent-based housebuilder and plant hire group has been made by…
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RHT to spend £60m on boosting racecourse facilities
Racecourse Holdings Trust plans to spend £60m over the next five years to improve facilities at its racecourses. It owns Newmarket, Cheltenham, Aintree and Epsom.
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Court rules that airfield can be sold
COURT RULES THAT AIRFIELD CAN BE SOLD. The High Court has upheld a Ministry of Defence decision approving disposal of the former RAF airfield at Kemble, near Cirencester, on the…
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High Court throws out Dorking planning challenge
The High Court has thrown out a challenge by a Dorking resident to a ban on parking lorries in the Reigate Road car park in the town centre after the…
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Ikea to treble British presence
Ikea’s £800m plan to treble the number of British outlets to 30 by 2010 will comprise 20 stores and two distribution centres.
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Ford opens £1.5m Begbroke facility
Ford and Oxford University have opened a £1.5m research and pilot production facility at Begbroke science park, in Oxford. Financial Times 19/06/00 page 3.
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£20m profits expected at Crest Nicholson
Crest Nicholson reports its interims on Thursday. Its profits are expected to come in at about £20m. Financial Times 19/06/00 page 36 (Companies Diary).
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Appeal court rules on Pebsham power dispute
East Sussex County Council have failed in their challenge to a ruling in July 1999 that Reprotech (Pebsham) Ltd, which owns and operates the waste treatment plant and household waste…