South West
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Eurotunnel gets the go-ahead to resume freight services
Eurotunnel has been given permission to handle freight again. Le Shuttle freight service will start on June 15, subject to certain safety checks being completed.
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Eldridge Pope plans expansion of pub estate
Eldridge Pope is planning to open “at least” seven more pubs in the second half of its financial year. The Dorset-based group currently has 123 managed pubs.
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Requirements totalling 120,000 sq ft target Bristol
Three occupiers are searching for space totalling over 11,148 sq m (120,000 sq ft) in Bristol, bringing a welcome boost to the city’s office market.
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Clubhaus buys four golf clubs in Dorset and Essex for £10.5m
Clubhaus is buying four golf clubs in Dorset and Essex for £10.5m. They are Meyrick Park, at Bournemouth, Stapleford Abbots, at Romford, Three Rivers Golf and County Club, at Cold…
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Filton Airport dispute finally gets to court
The long running fight to build a commercial airport at Filton in Bristol has finally moved to the High Court. BAe and British Aerospace Airbus are challenging the DOE’s refusal…
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Thornfield Developments tipped to buy CNT’s Fodderwick site in Basildon
Thornfield Properties is tipped to have bought CNT’s Fodderwick site in Basildon town centre where there is room for for up to 18,500 sq m (200,000 sq ft) of retail…
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Rapid rise in land costs limits profits growth at housebuilder Prowting
Fast rising land costs have restricted profits growth at housebuilder Prowting. The Uxbridge-based company, which builds across the south of England, today reported pre-tax profits for the year to February…
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Hospital site in central Dorchester put up for redevelopment
The freehold of Dorset County Hospital, which occupies a 2.87ha (7.1 acre) site in the centre of Dorchester, is on the market through King Sturge.
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Rail regulator to make ruling on Prism Rail service
John Swift QC, the rail regulator, is expected to shortly rule whether Prism Rail’s South Wales & West can launch through-services from Penzance to Manchester and from Portsmouth to Liverpool…
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Tewkesbury Council grants consent for residential development on historic site
Tewkesbury Borough Council, has agreed to let Bryant Homes Mercia build 51 homes on Gastons Field, in Gloucestershire. It was the site of a decisive Lancastrian defeat in the Wars…
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Swindon Labour MP pitches for University for Industry
Swindon’s Labour MP wants his party’s planned University forIndustry set up in the town he represents. The University for Industry was put forward in Labour’selection manifesto, but no site was…
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Hungarian spa hotel chain hopes to build in Bath
Danubius of Hungary is in talks with Bath city council to build a spa hotel in the area and develop Bath’s famous Pump Room.