South West
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Tunelled £300m bypass for Stonehenge shelved
Transport secretary Sir George Young shelved a proposed £300m tunnelled bypass for Stonehenge until after the millennium. English Heritage and the National Trust said they were disappointed by the decision.
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Environment group wins leave to challenge DOT over Salisbury bypass
Friends of the Earth won leave to challenge the Department of Transport in the High Court over its refusal to release a report that could undermine the case for building…
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Sun Alliance sells Croome Estate, in Severn Vale to SMV for £15m
Sun Alliance has sold Croome Estate, in the Severn Vale between Tewkesbury and Worcester for nearly £15m. The Society of Merchant Ventures of Bristol bought the 2,832.9ha (7,000 acre) estate…
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Eurpean funding for telecottages scheme in West Country
Cash from Brussels is to be used to establish 40 telecottages in the West Country. These are technology-equipped centres normally used as bases for business training and small enterprises.
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Simon may have to close plant
Simon Engineering warned it might have to close its Gloucester factory with the loss of 270 jobs if it could not find a buyer.
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Battle looms over £76m Salisbury bypass construction
The government is to approve the £76m Salisbury bypass. The decision to build the 11-mile A36 bypass is certain to re-ignite protests about the destruction of the countryside by road…
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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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Rockeagle unveils plans for 3,716 sq m shopping outlet village in Wilton, Wiltshire
Rockeagle has announced plans for a 3,716 sq m (40,000 sq ft) factory outlet at the former Wilton carpet factory near Salisbury, Wiltshire.
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GUD commits £15m to retail warehouse schemes in Wrexham and Truro
GUD Pension Trust has committed £15m to the development, in partnership with Audley Developments, of retail warehousing in Wrexham, Clwyd, and Truro, Cornwall.
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Summerfield plans £50m business park at Chelston House Farm, Somerset
Summerfield Developments has submitted plans for a £50m business park on 7.28ha (18 acres) at Chelston House Farm, which is by Junction 26 of the M5 near Wellington, Somerset.
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Wilson (Connolly) report improvement in housing market in the south
The improved condition of the housing market in the south of England should lead to stronger profits in the second half of 1996, Wilson (Connolly) Holdings said yesterday.
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Alldays targets 50 new stores across the south of England
Convenience retailer Alldays has launched a search for up to 50 new outlets in the counties of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and North Wiltshire through its local franchisee Thames Valley Convenience Stores.