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Wednesday 19 August 2020

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Flexible workspace provider strikes deal for CB1 building

Flexible workspace provider Fora has expanded into Cambridge after agreeing a lease on a 65,000 sq ft building in the heart of the city's CB1 district, with doors set to open in 2023.
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Business Matters: Where next for dealmaking

Andy Gregory, head of investment at BGF, takes a look at what the future holds for dealmaking.
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Deals

AK Retail boosts Peterborough workforce with Long Tall Sally deal

AK Retail, the company behind Yours Clothing, has acquired Long Tall Sally's online business in a move that will create 30 jobs at its Peterborough head office.
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More than 10,000 SME owners apply for Business Boost grant

More than 10,000 small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners have applied for Simply's Business Boost grant in a bid to secure support during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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UK Government-backed Covid-19 lending for more than 1.23 million businesses

More than 1.23 million UK businesses have now been supported by lenders through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes, according to new figures.
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Business

Haven creates 500 jobs as demand surges

Holiday company Haven is creating 500 job opportunities across its accommodation teams in England, Scotland and Wales to support increased demand.
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MDC expands Biosamples supply network

Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) has expanded its Biosamples supply network, creating one of the largest virtual operations of its kind.
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Asda boosts online capacity as sales grow

Like-for-like sales have grown at Asda with the supermarket giant also boosting online capacity in response to a "structural shift in customer behaviours" following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Pizza Express to close more restaurants under CVA proposals

Pizza Express has confirmed that more than 70 of its restaurants are to close permanently, affecting 1,100 jobs.
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Revenue passes £100m at Air Liquide’s UK arm

The UK arm of French-owned Air Liquide increased its revenue to more than £100m during its latest financial year.
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Property

Hybrid agreement penned for £500m Beds garden village

Terra Strategic, in partnership with housebuilder Hayfield, has entered into a hybrid agreement to promote and part-purchase the 307-acre Cainhoe Wood Golf Club in central Bedfordshire for a new £500m garden village.
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Plans for new Hatters training facility set for nod

Plans to build a new indoor academy training facility for Luton Town, featuring an air dome housing an artificial football pitch, are set to be approved.
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Willmott Dixon hired for Woking care facility

Willmott Dixon has been hired by Woking Borough Council to build a new extra care facility.
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Manufacturing

Goodyear accelerates back into the black

The UK arm of tyre giant Goodyear accelerated back into the black during its latest financial year, new documents have confirmed.
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