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Friday 12 March 2021

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Plans for city centre regeneration to be resubmitted

Plans for a £170m scheme to regenerate a run-down area of Truro are due to be resubmitted next month. 
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Business Matters: Sunak reaffirms commitment to invest in innovation and technology

In this article, David Maslen, head of Tax at financial experts Old Mill, discusses some of the details specific to innovation and technology.
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Deals

Private equity firm strikes deal for Six Nations Rugby stake

Private equity giant CVC has completed a deal for a stake in Six Nations Rugby, the organising body of the Six Nations Championships and Autumn Internationals.
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Financial close reached for second phase of battery storage project

Still Waters Green Technology and Santander UK have reached the £28m financial close on the second phase of the Mannington battery storage project in Swindon.
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Innovate UK Funding for fever screening technology

A Bristol-based business has been awarded a £75,000 Innovate UK grant to pivot its thermal imaging technology, developing a fever screening kiosk.
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Zoo farm gears up for re-opening with bank cash

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol, which welcomes more than 200,000 visitors a year and employs 55 full-time staff, is preparing to re-open its gate after a bank loan supported the family-run attraction during the coronavirus shutdown.
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Business Matters: Sting in the tail looms for SMEs as Sunak seeks to kickstart the recovery

Jolyon Stonehouse from Old Mill, says in many ways, Rishi Sunak is having to perform a calculated juggling act where he needs to encourage an investment-led recovery and then, once the economy starts to bounce back, he’s seeking to aggressively tackle the massive debt caused by the pandemic through higher taxes.
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Business

John Lewis warns of store closures following 2020 losses

John Lewis has warned that it does not expect to reopen all its stores when lockdown ends after slipping to a loss of more than £500m last year.
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Investing in digital technology - quick poll

Insider is partnering with KPMG Private Enterprise for a pulse poll to find out the views of regional businesses on investing in digital technology. The poll takes less than one minute to complete.
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Cullimore Mix invests in anniversary year

Cullimore Mix, part of The Cullimore Group of Companies, is marking its 50th anniversary by investing in its fleet and recruiting new staff.
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Ask the Expert: Do we do enough to encourage female workers into our businesses?

Claire Arbery, director at West of England Institute of Technology, says It's interesting as I write this that next week, we'll see the celebration of the International Day for Women on the 8th of March. During my career I've been to several events and conferences designed to promote opportunities in Science Technology Engineering and Maths [STEM] but are we making an impact?
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Property

Major library project returns to committee after deferral

Plans relating to the proposed development of a new landmark library on the University of Bristol's Clifton campus are set to return before councillors after the application was deferred last month.
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Beard starts on Stroud District Council project

Swindon-based construction business Beard has started work on a multi-site affordable housing and regeneration project with Stroud District Council.
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New schedule announced by MIPIM organiser

The organiser of the MIPIM property conference has released its schedule for the next 12 months which features an event in Cannes in September before the showcase returns to its traditional March dates in 2022. The plan to host an event in Cannes this June was "not possible", MIPIM director Ronan Vaspart said.
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£30m digital infrastructure investment lined up for Cheltenham

CityFibre has named Cheltenham as the next UK town in line for investment in its digital infrastructure.
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Leonardo cyber security takes place on SWCRC board

Aerospace engineering company Leonardo, via its Bristol, UK-based cyber security business, has joined the South West Cyber Resilience Centre (SWCRC) board as a founding partner.
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