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Applications open for 2021 Leicester Business Festival – which sees a few changes this year
East Midlands
Annual event runs again from November 8 to 18, with physical events very much back on the agenda
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Derbyshire constructor Bowmer + Kirkland wins contract to build £24m Essex secondary school
Construction
Thames Park School in Grays, Essex, will have 900 pupils aged 11-16, with future potential for a sixth form
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Davidsons Homes drops plans for controversial Desford housing estate in Leicestershire
Housing
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough councillors had rejected the homes on the outskirts of the village three times
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Deepbridge Capital secures £15m package to fund early-stage businesses across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
North West
The fund is designed to reduce regional imbalances in access to early-stage equity finance
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European tissue manufacturer creating more than 200 jobs at Deeside's Northern Gateway
Employment
Italian company ICT has signed a preliminary contract for a 50-acre site to develop a state-of-the art integrated tissue production and conversion facility
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Bank holiday visitors to Wales from areas with Indian variant spike urged to test before travel
Wales
First Minister Mark Drakeford has also advised people in Wales to avoid all but essential trips to eight parts of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Firms urged to apply for MEN Business Awards as deadline nears
North West
There are eight categories that can be entered including Turnover £25m - £50m, Turnover Under £1m, and Young Business Person of the Year
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Dragan Maksimovic is new CEO at Aggregate Industries
Construction
He succeeds Guy Edwards, who has decided to pursue other career opportunities outside the organisation
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North Wales businesses urged to enter Wales Startup Awards
Wales
The closing date for the awards is the end of May with firms encouraged to apply
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Swansea's £135m Copr Bay project taking shape
Economic Development
Drone footage of the scheme in the South Wales city shows the 3,500-capacity Swansea Arena, a major new coastal park, and landmark Copr Bay bridge
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Former bricklayer is now managing director at one of Wales's biggest developers
Wales
Mike Nevitt has been appointed as managing director of Anwyl Partnerships in Ewloe
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£317m Transpennine Route Upgrade gets the green light as rail investments outlined
Transport
York, Leeds and Manchester routes to beneift - some of the busiest rails in Britain
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Jersey summer service returns to Humberside Airport with bigger planes to meet anticipated demand
Yorkshire & Humber
Channel Islands destination to be served by 'home' airline Eastern Airways
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Mattioli Woods buys Ludlow Wealth Management and Maven Capital Partners in £140m swoop
Finance
The acquisitions mark 'significant milestones' for the firm
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Covid measure spot checks roll out for Hull businesses
Coronavirus
City council and Health and Safety Executive working together to ensure opening of economy doesn't breed complacency
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The Welshman who brought Europe's 'fastest growing and greenest' airline to Wales
Wales
Wizz Air º£½ÇÊÓƵ managing director learnt to fly in Cardiff and he was instrumental in the airline's decision to open a base at the capital city's airport
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City of Bristol College's £9m construction skills centre recognised with award
Education
The centre is being part-funded by the West of England Combined Authority and is set to open in September
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Economy minister Vaughan Gething says Wales not in position yet to remove social distancing
Wales
The Welsh Government minister said he wants to reopen the economy as 'quickly as possible' but Bolton spike shows potential risks
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£100m rail upgrade could see direct links return between Coventry and stations in Leicester and Nottingham
Transport
‘I can’t think of two º£½ÇÊÓƵ cities other than Coventry and Leicester, that are as close, yet so appallingly connected by rail’
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Pfizer-funded vaccine research centre launches in Bristol
Coronavirus
The centre is the second of a global network of sites to launch and will be based at the University of Bristol
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Lockdowns cost North East tourism sector more than 35,000 jobs
Leisure & Touism
Tourism bosses are urging people to support leisure and hospitality businesses in the region
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Latest on new Covid guidance in Leicester – this is what businesses can and can't do
Coronavirus
Businesses desperate to get income streams back on track were left wondering what they should and shouldn’t do
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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham warns of 'local lockdown by stealth' amid 'confusion' over Covid-19 guidance
North West
The mayor was speaking at his regular press conference
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Work to start on next phase of West Midlands Metro extension
West Midlands
Diggers will move into Birmingham city centre street to commence lay tracks of one-mile extension which will connect tram network to HS2
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