Wales
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Ashquay unveils plans for £20m scheme near Lucky Goldstar plant, south Wales
Ashquay Developments has teamed up with Whitbread Developments and a local landowner for a £20m scheme on 6.87ha (17 acres) at Magor, south Wales.
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Profits at Bluebird Toys drop from £17.8m to £9.9m
Full-year pre-tax profits at Bluebird Toys declined from £17.8m to £9.9m. The loss comes after a £1.1m closure charge for its plant in Merthyr Tydfil.
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Fears grow for rural Wales’ Objective 5b status
There are fears that any cuts in European funding will damage the fragile economy of rural Wales. Rural Wales has Objective 5b status.
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King Sturge calls on politicians to deliver stability on south Wales regeneration policies
King Sturge & Co is calling for an economic regeneration policy for south Wales which will remain coherent and cohesive in the face of the political changes of the next…
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Bluebird to close Merthyr Tydfil plant in May
Bluebird Toys will close its Merthyr Tydfil factory in May because it is no longer viable. The Daily Telegraph 27/02/07 page 27.
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Tarmac’s Cardiff Bay plans could open up city centre sites
Tarmac Construction has lodged an outline planning application for up to 23,225 sq m (250,000 sq ft) of offices and a hotel on Schooner Way at Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay.
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Valeo restructures European operations
Valeo has launched a sweeping restructuring of its European operations. This will lead to fewer but larger west European plants. The group said it would strengthen its UK presence particularly,…
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Morrison Developments sells West End Retail Park in Crow Road, Glasgow
Morrison Developments has sold its £9m West End Retail Park in Crow Road, Glasgow, to Grantchester for an undisclosed sum. The 7,250 sq m (78,000 sq ft) scheme, which includes…
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Newport residential proposals thrown into doubt by planning committee
Proposals for a large scale residential development to house workers at Newport’s new £1.7bn Lucky Goldstar plant have been thrown into doubt by the recommendations of Newport Council’s planning and…
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Morrison replaces Vanson on £16m Carmarthen shopping centre development (07:30 GMT)
Morrison Developments has acquired the Greyfriars site in Camarthen, Dyfed, and is seeking an amended planning consent to build a £16m open-style shopping scheme on the land.
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Superdrug and JJB Sports take 28,000 sq ft at Scottish Widows’ Queens West Centre, Cardiff (07:00 GMT)
Superdrug and JJB Sports have taken a total of 2,657 sq m (28,600 sq ft) at Scottish Widows’ refurbished Queens West Shopping Centre in Cardiff.
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Travelcare buys nine new branches in south Wales
Co-op Travelcare has bought nine branches in south Wales through the acquisition of Travelwise (Wales). The Times 18/02/97 page 26.