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Monday 28 September 2020

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Luton Town’s training facility plans set to move forward

Proposals for a new indoor academy training facility for Luton Town, featuring an air dome housing an artificial football pitch, are set to take a step forward after being recommended for approval. It comes almost a month after a decision was deferred at a previous Luton Borough Council meeting.
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Business Matters: Keep your business efficient and resilient post Brexit

James Brown, partner at Grant Thornton, talks about how businesses can ensure they are Brexit ready by planning ahead and shares the most-seen issues and trends the firm has observed UK organisations facing, as the January 2021 deadline approaches.
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Deals

£20m-turnover firestopping specialist snapped up

A building materials specialist has expanded with the acquisition of a £20m-turnover manufacturer and supplier of firestopping products, which has a base in Essex.
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William Hill confirms takeover approaches

Bookmaker William Hill has confirmed it has received separate takeover offers from a private equity firm and a US casino operator.
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Business

Revolution Bars Group confirms CVA consideration

Revolution Bars Group has confirmed it is looking at various strategic options, including the possibility of reducing the size of its estate through a CVA, as it responds to a challenging trading environment which the business said has been exacerbated by the further Covid-19-related restrictions introduced by the government.
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Aldi’s profits jump ahead of £1.3bn investment drive

Aldi's pre-tax profits jumped by almost 50 per cent during its latest financial year as its sales passed the £12bn mark, new figures have revealed. The supermarket giant has also pledged to invest a record £1.3bn by the end of 2021 which would help to create 4,000 jobs.
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Pre-tax profits surge at Ashley’s business empire

Pre-tax profits surged by more than £160m at Mike Ashley's company which controls both Sports Direct and Newcastle United, new documents have revealed.
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Property

Nursery redevelopment plans blocked

Plans to redevelop a nursery site in Oxford to provide student accommodation have been refused.
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Contractor hired for logistics firm expansion

Russell WBHO is to bring forward more than 350,000 sq ft of cold storage capacity for Lineage Logistics, which includes a major facility near Peterborough.
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Manufacturing

Commercial vehicle production suffers August fall

The production of commercial vehicles in the UK fell by 11.5 per cent in August, according to new figures.
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