West Midlands
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BCSC 97: Martineau Galleries gets green light from Birmingham city council
Birmingham city council has granted outline planning permission for Land Securities’ Martineau Galleries shopping centre scheme. The consent is subject to two resolutions passed by councillors at today’s planning committee…
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FT looks at regional developments
The Financial Times takes a look at the regional developments inits regular Reporting Britain survey. The lead article looks at the controversy surrounding the plans of theMillennium Commission as the…
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Warner considers Midlands sites for theme parks
Warner Bros is considering sites in the Midlands as possible locations for a Warner Bros Movie World film production studio and theme park.
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Argent plans stadium with Coventry City football club
Coventry City is aiming to develop a new 45,000-seat stadium with Argent, the property group. The club intends next month to seek planning consent for the scheme, which includes a…
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West Midlands sees upsurge in industrial activity, reports Pheonix Beard (07:30 GMT)
There has been upsurge in letting activity in the West Midlands industrial market and there is real rental growth for the first time since the early 1990s, reports Phoenix Beard…
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Knight Frank to join Richard Ellis in Birmingham as firm selects new offices (07:30 GMT)
Knight Frank is following Richard Ellis’ lead in Birmingham as it is believed to have selected the same building for its new office in the city.
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£200m handout to 70 millennium Lottery projects today
The Millennium Commission will announce today the allocation of £200m to 70 Lottery projects celebrating the year 2000. A London pedestrian bridge across the Thames is one of those approved.
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Stockbourne ties up £44m investment partnership with Cargill group(07:30 GMT)
Quoted company Stockbourne has formed a joint venture with financial markets group Cargill to purchase and trade a £44m retail portfolio.
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BT launches new search for 30,000 sq ft in Birmingham
Telecommunications giant British Telecom has launched a search in Birmingham for 2,787 sq m (30,000 sq ft) – with the possibility of doubling that – for the third and final…
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Exclusive Royal Mail tipped to take offices at No 3 Brindleyplace, Birmingham
Royal Mail is poised to put most of the remaining 6,038 sq m (65,000 sq ft) at No 3 Brindleyplace office building in Central Birmingham under offer.
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Direct Line looks for 60,000 sq ft offices in central Birmingham
Insurance company Direct Line has started a search for up to 5,574 sq m (60,000 sq ft) of offices in Birmingham city centre.
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Arrowcroft in £33m Coventry deal
Formal agreements have been exchanged between Coventry City Council and Arrowcroft for the £33m development of the 16,722 sq m (180,000 sq ft) Lower Precinct and Indoor Market.