Today's East Midlands business news from Insider |
Wednesday 13 January 2021 |
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Latest News | Plans to transform the site of a former Gala Bingo club in Nottingham into a student accommodation scheme have been recommended for approval. Read More… |
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These words are attributed to Winston Churchill as he shaped the post-war international system. In the aftermath of the greatest crisis since then, now is the time to reform a tax system that is unsuited to the demands of a 21st century economy, says Iain Wright, a partner at Claritas Tax. Read More… |
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A Derbyshire-based provider of health practice management software has been acquired. Read More… |
A Canadian investment group has almost doubled its holding in computer telephony integration company CloudCall, which has its UK headquarters in Leicester. Read More… |
Leicestershire-based We Love Surveys has been awarded an Innovate UK grant to develop drugs audit software for the healthcare industry. Read More… |
A Derbyshire council is offering financial support to SMEs across its district to help them through the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More… |
The businesses of Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) and Ponden Home have been acquired in a deal which saves more than 1,450 jobs, it has been confirmed. Read More… |
A significant investor in Derby-headquartered Motorpoint has upped its stake. Read More… |
Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has reported a record-breaking year with almost £300m invested into pitches on the site in 2020. Read More… |
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The first company set to join Space Park Leicester’s European Space Agency (ESA) Business Incubation Centre (BIC) UK programme has been named. Read More… |
A BGF-backed online flooring retailer, which has bases in Leicestershire and Coventry, has revealed the appointment of a new chief operating officer. Read More… |
A private equity-backed IT services business in Nottingham has signed up Hollywood Bowl Group as a new customer. Read More… |
A property specialist which has offices in Birmingham, Nottingham and Solihull, has hired a new group managing director. Read More… |
A Nottingham-headquartered commercial property specialist has promoted a new director. Read More… |
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A funding deal to support the construction of a new Jaguar Land Rover base in Leicestershire, which could create 5,000 jobs, has been revealed. Read More… |
More than 300 homes are set to be built at a site in Lincolnshire after the go-ahead was granted. Read More… |
Proposals to construct a self-storage building in Northamptonshire, which would create 60 full-time equivalent jobs, have been recommended for approval. Read More… |
A proposal to construct 66 new homes in Lincolnshire has been recommended for approval. Read More… |
The site of a Lincolnshire school could be transformed into 40 new homes after the plans were tipped for the go-ahead. Read More… |
Listed housebuilding giant Persimmon has said trading in 2020 remained "robust" despite the challenges arising from the pandemic. Read More… |
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Derby-headquartered Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with the UK Space Agency for a study into future nuclear power options for space exploration. Read More… |
Turnover at a Derbyshire fashion house was hit at the end of its financial year because of the impending impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Leicestershire County Cricket Club have announced a new stand sponsorship ahead of the 2021 season. Read More… |
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