South West
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Hill Samuel invests £4m in three retail properties
Hill Samuel Property Unit Trust has bought three shops for £4m at a net initial yield of 7.29% from Zeneca Pension Scheme.
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Bitterness over Filton
The West of England has reacted angrily to the government’s rejection of British Aerospace’s plans to build a commercial airport, at Filton, north Bristol.
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De Savary sells Littlecote Estate
Rank Holidays & Hotels has bought the Littlecote Estate in Wiltshire from Peter de Savary. De Savary bought Littlecote in 1985 and converted it into a tourist attraction which recieved…
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Railway to steam ahead
Outline planning permission has been granted for the £4 million Brit Valley steam railway from Bridport, Dorset, to the main line at Krewkerne, Somerset.
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Consortium plans £3.1m redevelopment of a Truro hospital
Devington Partnerships and Pinecraven (South West) have bought St Clements Vean Hospital in Tregolls Road, Truro in Cornwall, from the South Western Regional Health Authority for an undisclosed sum.
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Gummer refuses consent for Filton Airport
Environment Minister John Gummer has turned down an application to develop Filton airfield in Bristol as a commercial airport. The 160ha (395.35a) site is owned by British Aerospace, which wanted…