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Tuesday 18 August 2020

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Plans in for next phase of St John’s Innovation Park

Plans have been submitted for the next phase of development at St John’s Innovation Park in Cambridge, which would add 170,000 sq ft of grade A office and research and development space to the site.
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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

Ford products specialist seeks buyer or investment

The owner of an Essex-based Ford products specialist is seeking a potential buyer or investment partner for its UK business.
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Cambridge start-up secures funding

A Cambridge digital healthcare start-up backed by private investors from NorthInvest has been awarded grant funding by Innovate UK to support the fight against Covid-19.
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LLA shareholder launches start-up funding programme

The majority shareholder of London Luton Airport Operations (LLA) has launched a programme to provide funding support to start-ups.
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Business

easyJet confirms closure of three UK bases

Budget airline easyJet has confirmed plans to close three bases will go ahead.
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Marshall Motor Holdings ‘buoyed by resilience’

Cambridge-headquartered car retailer Marshall Motor Holdings has reported a "resilient" first half of its latest financial year and said it is "confident of long-term prospects".
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Oxford firm wins spot on self-drive consortium

Oxford-based autonomous technology company StreetDrone has joined a consortium that will develop a 5G connected and autonomous logistics capability for the Nissan Sunderland plant.
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M&S reveals plans to cut 7,000 jobs

Retail giant Marks & Spencer has announced plans to cut about 7,000 jobs over the next three months "to further streamline the business".
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HGV market falls almost two thirds

The UK’s new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) market fell by almost three quarters in the second quarter of 2020, according to new figures.
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Property

Thumbs up for 280-home Banbury scheme

Plans to build 280 new homes in Banbury have secured the green light.
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LSH hired for South Essex masterplan

Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has been appointed by Thurrock Council to help deliver a £6bn regeneration and housing development programme across south Essex.
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Law firm supports retailer’s expansion

Forbes Solicitors has advised fine furnishings retailer Stokers on a £10m deal to open one of the largest independent furniture stores in the South East of England.
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Manufacturing

Turnover surges past £400m at historic miller

Turnover surged past the £400m mark during the latest financial year of a Northamptonshire flour miller which was founded in the 19th century, new documents have revealed.
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Global chemicals company hails full-year performance

A Northamptonshire-headquartered global chemicals company which was founded almost a century ago has hailed its latest financial year amid senior changes made to its board.
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Aston Martin unveils James Bond special editions

Aston Martin is marking the release of the 25th James Bond film with two exclusive 007 special editions inspired by the cars featured in No Time to Die.
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