South West
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Drinks company takes 304,000 sq ft at ICI’s Western Approach, Bristol
Drinks manufacturer Matthew Clark has struck a deal with ICI to become the second major occupier at the Western Approach distribution park in Avonmouth, Bristol.
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Courtleigh Property buys Plymouth’s Royal Naval Hospital buildings for £1.1m
Courtleigh Property has paid just over £1m for the grade II listed former Royal Naval Hospital buildings within the Plymouth Development Corporation area.
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Tewkesbury councillors defer house-building decision on historic Gastons Field
Tewkesbury councillors agreed to defer a decision on whether to allow the building of 62 homes on Gastons Field, a historic War of the Roses site.
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Gloucester council gives go-ahead to £50m Arrowcroft scheme
Gloucester planners passed a “minded to grant” resolution for Arrowcroft’s proposed £50m redevelopment of Blackfriars town centre site, Gloucester. The 20,903 sq m (225,000 sq ft) scheme will provide 17,651…
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Wm Morrison plans for expansion in south
Wm Morrison plans to expand in the south of England and claims it will create over 2,000 jobs. The Bradford-based supermarket group expects to open two superstores in the south…
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Rexam to close factory in Bristol as part of £360m restructuring
Rexam is closing an older factory in Bristol, as part of a £360m restructuring operation. The company plans to axe 1,200 jobs, including 500 in Britain.
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MOD and DEGW win prizes at MIPIM Awards 97
The British Government’s Ministry of Defence and architect DEGW both won prizes at the MIPIM 97 Awards. The ceremony was held on Saturday night at the Debussy Theatre in Cannes’…
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London & Amsterdam unveil plans for £30m Truro Shopping Centre
London & Amsterdam, a joint venture between Dutch company ING Real Estate and UK-based London & Easter Properties, has unveiled plans for a £30m shopping centre development in central Truro,…
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Government to transfer £2.5bn of social care provision to private sector
The government yesterday announced plans to privatise local authorities’ residential and domiciliary care for adults. This would eventually shift £2.5bn a year of council run services to private and voluntary…
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Inquiry into homes with hangars scheme, Henstridge, Somerset
The DOE has launched a public inquiry into an innovative housing scheme on the site of a disused airfield in Somerset.
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Bristol Council eyes Royal Bank of Scotland building
Bristol Council is tipped to take St James’s House, the Royal Bank of Scotland’s office scheme on Wilder Street. The property has been vacant since its completion four years ago.
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Oxford University Chest rebalances portfolio with £3.5m sales
Oxford University Chest is rebalancing its portfolio by selling a high-yielding shop in Truro and an office in Newbury for a total of £3.5m and acquiring a retail unit in…