Wales
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Welsh shopping centre could be named after Diana
A new shopping centre in LLanelli, Wales, could be named after the late Princess Diana following appeals from the public. A name for the £30m centre, due to open in…
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Carlsberg-Tetley to axe jobs and close breweries
Carlsberg-Tetley, Britain’s third biggest brewery, is next month expected to announce the closure of a number of breweries. High on the hit list appear to be breweries at Alloa in…
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West Tower Developments pays £5.5m for Elan Point
West Tower Developments, a private investment vehicle, has paid a rumoured £5.5m for the 10,590 sq m (114,000 sq ft) office building, Elan Point, within the City Reach development in…
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Port Talbot dock to open after 26 years
Associated British Ports is re-opening Port Talbot dock after it was closed in 1971. The company is spending £1m on refurbishment and is hoping it will be the catalyst for…
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Consumer spending mirrors 1980s boom
Consumer spending is rising at its fastest quarterly rate since the peak ofthe 1980s boom while manufacturing output fell last quarter, according toofficial figures that confirmed the picture of a…
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Government to emphasise public transport
The government has unveiled a transport policy which is emphasisingpublic transport at the expense of the car. John Prescott, the deputy Prime Minister, has announced a range ofpossible measures to…
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Laura Ashley closes two Welsh factories
Laura Ashley has closed two of its factories in Wales. The factories are at Carnarvon and Machynlleth in Powys. Financial Times 20/08/97 page 1, page 16, page 16 (Lex), page…
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Exclusive: Brunswick tipped to take on hotel and leisure scheme in Cardiff
Local developer Brunswick is leading the consortium which has been tipped to take on a 23,225 sq m (250,000 sq ft) retail and leisure scheme next to the new Millennium…
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Laura Ashley may close factories
Laura Ashley may be forced to close some of its factories in a bid toimprove its financial position. Candidates for closure would include: Carno, Powys; Machynlleth,Powys; Caernarfon, Gwynedd; Gresford, near…
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Wales National Ice Rink in Cardiff goes up for sale
Celtic Leisure is putting its Wales National Ice Rink (WNIR) on the market at £2.9m. The 5,109 sq m (55,000 sq ft) WNIR building stands on a 0.61ha (1.5 acre)…
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Hoteliers queue up for Cardiff
Four international hotel groups are bidding to move into Cardiff in a race against Sir Rocco Forte to run the city first five star hotel.
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Swansea City Football heads for Stock Market and development
Swansea City is to become the latest football club to join the StockMarket – and see a redevelopment of its facilities.