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Thursday 20 May 2021

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Solar farm on former airfield set for thumbs up

Approval has been recommended for a proposed solar farm stretching across an approximately 182-acre site previously used as an airfield in Lincolnshire.
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Business Matters: Key differences between UK and EU trade mark practice

To help guide you through the UK trade mark application procedure, Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney Sri Dhevi Santhana Dass explains the key differences between EU and UK trade mark practice.
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Deals

Home care franchise grows with six-figure funding

A Leicestershire-based home care franchise has opened its first high street shop in Loughborough after securing six-figure funding from HSBC UK.
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Healthcare firm secures acquisition funding

A West Bromwich-based healthcare provider has been supported with £4.4m in acquisition funding by Leicestershire-headquartered alternative finance firm ThinCats.
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Takeover offer recommended to St Modwen shareholders

Terms have been agreed on an offer for St Modwen from investment giant Blackstone in a deal which values the property development and investment business at more than £1.2bn.
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Park Holidays UK increases site portfolio with acquisition

Park Holidays UK has acquired holiday parks group Bridge Leisure, which operates nine holiday parks in the West Country, Peak District, Yorkshire and Scotland.
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£75m refinance to support firm’s acquisitive growth plans

Churches Fire & Security, a portfolio company of Horizon Capital, has agreed a £75m refinancing transaction to support its continued acquisitive growth plans. The deal was supported by Clearwater International. 
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Business Matters: Creative industries are an economic force that can help to power the recovery

Judith Mossman is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Arts and Humanities at Coventry University, a trustee of the Coventry City of Culture 2021 Trust and chair of the university’s City of Culture Steering Group. Ahead of speaking at the Insider forum ‘Culture and Creativity: Fuel for Recovery’, she looks at the role creative industries will have in the post-pandemic recovery and the future prosperity of the UK economy.
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Business

Leadership appointment at XPO Logistics’ spin-off business

Northampton-headquartered XPO Logistics has strengthened the leadership team of its intended spin-off business.
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Creative sector “needs to become more independent from public funds”

The creative sector needs to learn to become more financially independent from public funding in the post-pandemic world, according to one of the sector’s best-known names.
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FSE Group appoints new investment manager

The FSE Group has made a senior hire to its Midlands team which manages the MEIF Debt Finance Fund.
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UK Government unveils plans to create 3,000 jobs outside London

The UK Government's Business Department and Home Office have revealed plans to create 3,000 jobs outside of London and the South East.
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Begbies Traynor results to be ‘significant ahead’ of expectations

Begbies Traynor is expecting its full-year results to be "significantly ahead" of market expectations on the back of a strong financial performance.
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Business Matters: VAT One Stop Shop – New rules for B2C sales

Terri Bruce, director of indirect tax for SMEs and not for profits at Dains, looks at the new rules for B2C sales.
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Property

Approval tipped for major housing plans

The go-ahead has been tipped for major housing proposals aiming to provide new homes on agricultural land in Leicestershire.
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Rhenus secures fourth Magna Park warehouse

Logistics specialist Rhenus has secured a fourth site on Magna Park in Lutterworth.
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UTB secures guarantee to support SME housebuilders

United Trust Bank (UTB) has secured an ENABLE Build guarantee to support SME housebuilders across the UK.
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Manufacturing

First quarter boost for UK HGV market

New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 9.5 per cent in the first three months of 2021, according to new figures.
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Workplace initiative to become permanent

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