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Hexagon Leasing buys 100 new IVECO S-WAY HGV trucks
Transport
Management say the company is the first contract hire provider in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ to place a significant order for the new model
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New Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership invites founder board member applications
Local Enterprise Partnership
East Yorkshire Institute of Directors is also in the market for a new chair
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Greater Manchester SMEs "shown an unwavering ability" to thrive in hard times says report
Economic Development
Greater Manchester was spearheading innovation at a rate double the national average before the pandemic, the report adds.
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Hinkley Point power station mud dumping 'poses no risk' to humans or environment, new research finds
EDF
EDF Energy wants to resume dredging operations at offshore sites near Portishead or Cardiff Bay later this year
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Housing group Adra launches academy to train up young people
Wales
The social landlord unveiled the move to coincide with Apprenticeship Week in Wales
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GWR boss calls for electrification to Swansea and faster train speeds in Wales
Economic Development
Mark Hopwood said his trains travel at 125mph but cannot do so in Wales
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Leeds Bradford Airport improvement plans given approval after marathon debate
Transport
Climate change protestors had objected to plans which are hoped will allow the airport to increase its number of flights
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Mineral exploration firm begins to drill for lithium in Cornwall
Technology
Cornish Lithium commences a 10-week project in the Duchy and is also working on creating an extraction plant
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Kingswood high street regeneration project gets £7.5m boost from West of England Combined Authority
Retail & High Street
The investment will goes towards plans to pedestrianise Regent Street
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Economy shrunk at fastest rate on record during pandemic, new figures show
Economy
º£½ÇÊÓƵ has avoided a double-dip recession but it shrunk at its fastest rate since records began in 2020
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Boeing 727 to travel down M5 and M4 from Cotswold Airport to Bristol
Transport
The decommissioned plane is owned by entrepreneur Johnny Palmer who is planning to turn it into an office and events space
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Hotel firms eye up derelict Plymouth city centre office block
Construction
The vast Mayflower House was due to be torn down but could now have a new life as housing or a hotel
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Huge waterfront warehouse to be torn down so Plymouth can host £18m sailing event
Economy
The transit shed on Millbay's Trinity Pier has to be demolished to make way for the international SailGP race in summer 2021
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Aura - the inside story: How 450 investors from 50 countries united to save £100m student development in rare feat
North West
'Traumatised' investors feared losing their pensions and life savings when the £100m scheme went into administration last year - but something remarkable happened
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Construction engineering consultancy Howard Ward Associates starts 2021 working on £125m of schemes
Engineering
Projects include The Oaks student accommodation, Coventry, and installing solar panels on 250 social housing properties
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East Midlands businesses told to consider Africa for post-Brexit opportunities
Brexit
Department for International Trade says five of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies are in Africa
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New £46m Dyfi Bridge project gets start date from Welsh Government
Wales
The current bridge on the A487 near Machynlleth is prone to flooding
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Next phase of HS2 given royal assent
High Speed 2
Phase 2a will run between Birmingham city centre and Crewe and is due for completion by 2033
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Pandemic hit county at heart of Welsh tourism has 31% of jobs at risk - with plea made for more support
Wales
Aberconwy MS Janet Finch-Saunders says hoteliers tell her the funding to date has 'barely touched the surface'
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Logistics and distribution dominate East Mids property scene, says annual Innes England Market Insite report
property news
"Big logistic companies are an increasing phenomenon and significant driver of employment and development in our region"
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Cornwall makes plea to Chancellor for more help for Covid hit businesses
Economy
Grant support scheme is over-subscribed by £14.5m prompting letter to Rishi Sunak for additional measures to help economy
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Plymouth railway station upgrade moves ahead with £4m 'shovel ready' cash
Construction
Money from the Government's Getting Building Fund will help kickstart the ambitious Brunel Plaza scheme
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Birmingham Airport to receive £18.5m council loan
West Midlands
Birmingham City Council agrees funding package with more capital expected from other shareholders to support airport hit by travel ban
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Go-ahead for 3,000 homes and employment space for 2,500 jobs near the M1
Housing
Some 1,260 of the new homes will be built by 2031 and the rest after 2031
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