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Institute of Directors' Annual Media Lunch

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17:28, 20 MAY 2013

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Gloucestershire Talks begin over Cheltenham town centre improvement There are concerns over the state of some of the spa town's prominent streets

Retail & High Street Free parking for town centres is not a magic bullet to revive them Former Welsh Government minister Lee Waters said government schemes were merely “plugging hole" and not rebuilding foundations

Thousands of Welsh workers to benefit from rise in real Living Wage

Economic Development

Some 21,000 people in Wales work for employers signed up to the voluntary Living Wage

Massive rail freight interchange planned for edge of Greater Manchester

Project could include demolition of homes and commercial premises

Lonely Planet names Bristol among top destinations to visit in the world

It is the only ��Ƶ city included on the travel guide's list for 2026

Talks begin over Cheltenham town centre improvement

Gloucestershire

There are concerns over the state of some of the spa town's prominent streets

By City AM Steven Bartlett steps down from director role at Diary of a CEO maker The entrepreneur and former Dragons' Den star is no longer a director of the company behind his Diary of a CEO podcast, according to a new filing with Companies House

People on the move: North East appointments and promotions of the week

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include: Gardiner Richardson, GFW, Slater and Gordon, Lantern Building Consultancy, Artech Lighting and Salutem Care and Education

Automotive Vertu boss warns Government policies are harming car market Robert Forrester says the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate is leading to rationing of petrol cars and a proposed levy on the Motability scheme could threaten accessibility for disabled drivers

People on the move: North East appointments and promotions of the week

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include: Gardiner Richardson, GFW, Slater and Gordon, Lantern Building Consultancy, Artech Lighting and Salutem Care and Education

Almost 150 affordable homes finally to be built at former railway station site

Develooper calls project 'Oldham's next flagship housing scheme'

Free parking for town centres is not a magic bullet to revive them

Retail & High Street

Former Welsh Government minister Lee Waters said government schemes were merely “plugging hole" and not rebuilding foundations

Persimmon secure approval for next phases of 1,850 new homes development near Llanharry

The next phases will see 543 new homes

Cornish company becomes first to mine and refine lithium in ��Ƶ

Cornish Lithium is extracting huge amounts of the mineral - used in the production of batteries - from a vast quarry near Penryn

Steven Bartlett steps down from director role at Diary of a CEO maker

The entrepreneur and former Dragons' Den star is no longer a director of the company behind his Diary of a CEO podcast, according to a new filing with Companies House

Unilever reveals stronger than expected sales ahead of ice cream spin-off

Company Results

But the Dove and Marmite maker saw total turnover decline after a drag from currency exchange rates

'Steady start' to year for Renishaw despite global uncertainty

Company Results

The Gloucestershire-headquartered engineering firm has also started implementing a £20m cost-reduction programme

New workspace, production hub and 1,700 homes outlined in vision for Digbeth

Mayor Richard Parker has launched a new prospectus aimed at boosting the West Midlands' growing film and TV offer

Full list of Pizza Hut restaurants set to close as chain collapses

Insolvency and Administration

It will also shut 11 delivery sites around the ��Ƶ

Thames Water delays challenging watchdog’s ruling on bills amid rescue plan

The utilities firm has agreed to defer the case until further notice

Matalan names H&M's ��Ƶ boss as its new CEO for ‘exciting journey’ ahead

Retail & Consumer

Henrik Nordvall will join in February

US government shutdown delays Unilever's ice-cream demerger

The spin-off had been expected to take place next month

SlimFast ��Ƶ deal: Supreme vows to ‘bring fresh energy to this iconic brand’

Manchester group behind Typhoo agrees £20m deal

Clean energy jobs boom to deliver more than 15,000 new North East jobs

The Government is publishing a clean energy jobs plan to train up the next generation of clean energy workers

Ice cream firm Joe Delucci's ceases trading

Supplier was hit by wet summer and cost of head office move