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Music festival organisers invest £5m to buy dedicated site near Leeds
Events
The team behind the MiNT festival have bought a farm near Leeds as they plan the return of the event later this year
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Survitec wins £25m Armed Forces contract to make survival equipment for pilots and sailors
North West
The contract will support 50 jobs
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New CEO Rob Wood stepping up at Breedon Group as profits suffer Covid hit
Construction
Pre-tax profits halved last year to £48 million on a turnover of £929 million
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Second phase of Plymouth's freeport Oceansgate development completed
freeports
Marine Enterprise Zone buildings will be part of the 'freezone' area created in Chancellor's free port Budget announcement
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Missile manufacturer owned by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo to create 500 Ƶ jobs in 2021
Employment
Defence company MBDA has sites in Bristol, Bolton and Stevenage
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Royal Navy looks into building money-spinning Cold War museum in Plymouth
Museums
Senior Service begins a four-month study into proposed project which would feature a decommissioned nuclear submarine
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Latest on first ‘garden village’ to be built in East Midlands
Housing
Newton Garden Village will see 528 homes go up on the former RAF Newton site, near Bingham, east of Nottingham
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Tribute to engineering pioneer and Centrax founder Dick Barr OBE who has died aged 100
South West
Dick Barr attended board meetings even in his 100th year
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Stonemasons enlisted to repair historic bridge between England and Scotland
SMEs
Classic Masonry will carry out repair work on the Union Chain Bridge near Berwick
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When injury ended dream army career recovery and a £200 press inspired a new business
SMEs
V3 Apparel started as a way to motivate its founder Michael Pinocci back to full fitness after a career ending injury with the British Army, today it helps motivate more than one million athletes worldwide every day
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Durham's Intelligence Fusion secures £400,000 funding to continue growth
Deals
Intelligence Fusion, a former winner of the Innovation Award at the North East Business Awards, is looking to grow its presence in the global intelligence market
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Lawyer starts probe into asbestos use on warships after woman's death
Armed Forces
Investigation centres on whether dangerous substance was used in ships based at Devonport and Rosyth dockyards prior to privatisation
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Missile manufacturer MBDA to create 190 jobs after securing £550m MoD contract for F-35 strike weapon
Ministry of Defence
The company said the contract would create highly skilled technology jobs at its sites in Bristol, Bolton and Stevenage
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Welsh tech firm signs deal with US Navy to reduce its waste and environmental impact
Environment
The Thermal Compaction Group has sold a prototype that is expected to help the US Navy reduce the waste produced by its fleet by up to 75%
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Plymouth's Christmas Day tug strike called off as talks continue
Employment
Walkout which threatened to hamper Royal Navy shipping movements is scrapped but workers say a strike in January could still happen
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Virtual reality ents centre to open in Birmingham
West Midlands
New £1m deal will see renovation of Digbeth warehouse to create a VR entertainment hub
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New faces at Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership
Local Enterprise Partnership
Larraine Boorman is chairman and CEO of Optima Ƶ and Clare James is MD of East Midlands Airport
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Serco offers to extend talks in bid to stop strike crippling Royal Navy
Employment
Outsourcing giant says it will seek compromise after tug crews voted to go on strike in Plymouth from Christmas Day
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Tug strike threatens 'Christmas chaos' for Royal Navy in Plymouth
Employment
Unite union members are to strike from Christmas Day potentially crippling naval shipping movements around Devonport
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New chief executive appointed for Babcock's key Marine sector
Engineering
Engineering and defence company has new man in charge of dockyards in Plymouth and Scotland
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Plymouth apartment block overlooking cricket club nears completion
Construction
The £13million Teesra House has been named after a bowling delivery because of its proximity to Plymouth Cricket Club
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Babcock's £600m warship upgrade programme reaches crucial stage
Engineering
Five Type 23 frigates are currently being worked on at Plymouth's Devonport Dockyard under scheme to extend their life for years
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Gateshead VR firm wins £348,000 contract with the RAF
Deals
VRAI will use its virtual reality tech to help train pilots
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Rolls-Royce outlines impact of £1.3bn annual cuts on Notts, Lancashire, Scotland and Coventry sites
Aerospace
Union boss: “Workers have been left fearing for their futures as Christmas approaches”
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