West Midlands
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Plans submitted for redevelopment of Aston Villa stadium site
Proposals for the multi-million pound regeneration of Aston in Birmingham have moved closer with the submission of a planning application for the redevelopment of the football stadium site by Chartwell…
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Support staff jobs under threat at Chesterton’s Birmingham office
Up to 15 support staff jobs are under threat at Chesterton’s Birmingham office as part of an efficiency drive which includes the outsourcing of its IT needs.
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BMW approves Longbridge package
BMW’s management board has accepted in principle the government’s £150m aid offer to help save the Rover plant at Longbridge, Birmingham.
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Gresham opens in Birmingham
Gresham Trust it to open an office in Birmingham, in the west Midlands. Financial Times 15/04/99 page 14 (People on the move).
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BMW meets to consider £150m Longbridge aid offer
The BMW board met in Munich yesterday to mull over the British government’s £150m-£180m offer to help secure the future of the Longbridge Rover plant.
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BMW to discuss Longbridge Rover aid
BMW directors are to meet this week to discuss the UK government’s aidoffer for its Longbridge, Birmingham Rover plant. The Times 12/04/99 page 13.
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Club and restaurant giants converge on Birmingham
Ministry of Sound is bringing its new bar concept to Birmingham and becomes the latest in a number of high profile names to commit to leisure outlets in the city.
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Birmingham Millennium Point contract awarded
Galliford and Christiani & Nelsen have won a £60m contract to design the £113m Millennium Point, at Digbeth, Birmingham. The Guardian 09/04/99 page 25.
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Livingwell pays £24.2m for Viva!
LivingWell has bought the Viva! health club chain for £24.2m. Viva! has five clubs in Solihull, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham and Wilmslow in Cheshire.
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Galliford to design and build Birmingham’s £113m Millennium Point
Building group Galliford has won a £60m contract with two partners to design and build a £113m millennium development project in Birmingham, it announced today.
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Beattie to open at Kingsgate Centre, Huddersfield
James Beattie is to open its 10th department store at the Kingsgate Centre, in Huddersfield, in spring 2001. It is part of a £12m plan by the Midlands-based group to…
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Helical and Abbeygate begin spec office development in Milton Keynes
Helical Bar and Abbeygate have begun construction of a 2,180 sq. m (23,464 sq. ft) speculative office development in Milton Keynes.