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Tuesday 20 July 2021

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Cottam Hall housing plans submitted

Detailed plans have been submitted for the development of more than 200 houses at Cottam Hall in Preston.
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Business Matters: From three hours away to three clicks away

Nic Hartley from Deloitte offers his advice on the transformative opportunity to improve inclusion, career opportunities and wellbeing as we move to hybrid working.
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Deals

Typhoo Tea secures major investment

Significant investment is lined up for Typhoo Tea and its brands after a private equity firm acquired a majority shareholding in the business and existing backer Abercross expanded its stake.
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Holiday cottage group expands with Suffolk buy

A private equity-backed holiday cottage rental agency has expanded with the acquisition of a Suffolk business, adding a further 400 properties to its existing 20,000-strong portfolio.
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Start Up Loans hits £750m milestone

The British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme has passed a major milestone of £750m worth of loans, providing more than 85,500 loans since its launch in 2012.
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Business Matters: Safety first: untangling supply chain red tape

We are in a period when many already under-pressure product manufacturers must get to grips with the UK Conformity Assessed mark, a new product marking regulation to be used in place of the CE mark for goods being placed on the UK market. Director Mark Lupton argues that when supply chains are already stretched as we deal with the ongoing fallout from Covid-19, manufacturers should not have to face an increase in the regulatory burden and suggests we need less, not more, red tape.
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Business

Novi Digital wins contract

Lancaster-based digital agency Novi Digital has won a contract for PPC (pay-per-click) search and remarketing for a water dispensers company.
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Businesses must embrace digital transformation – expert

Businesses need to look seriously at developing their digital offerings if they are to attract the next group of consumers - the Generation Z born after 1995 - said an expert on today's Insider forum on digital transformation.
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Eden Project North plans due to be submitted

Plans for the Eden Project North are due to be submitted later this summer with a public engagement event now taking place.
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Business Matters: Liverpool has found its 'middle way' – but will UNESCO walk its course?

Quentin Keohane from Falconer Chester Hall asks if UNESCO is prepared to accept that Liverpool's successful path towards regeneration and economic growth during the last twenty years is worthy of compromise.
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Property

Proposals revealed for 131 new Blackpool homes

Plans have been submitted to build 131 new homes in Blackpool.
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Major school extension given green light

A planned extension of a school with an extra 160 additional pupil and staff spaces has been given the go-ahead. 
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Apartments plan for town centre building

A Burnley building could be redeveloped to create apartments if newly submitted plans get the go-ahead.
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New plans for bungalows revealed

New plans for a 38-bungalow development for older people on a site in Burnley have been revealed.
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New Co-op store approved

A new Co-op store in Lancashire has been given the green light by councillors. 
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Ask the expert: How do you create long-term impact on social value?

Jeremy Hartley, managing director of Eric Wright Group, said "Delivering lasting social value through successful business partnerships has been core to our principles for many years; we believe that businesses should widen their vision and recognise they have the potential to play a far wider role in society, helping to build stronger communities through the delivery of clear and lasting change."
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