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Boots drive-thru set for Northampton
St James Retail Park in Northampton is to house the UK’s second Boots drive-thru service, Insider can exclusively reveal. The drive-thru pharmacy, due to open in May this year, is part of the retail park’s plans to “create and innovate”, according to owner British Land.
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Deals
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Safe Computing makes fourth buyout
Safe Computing, a Leicester-based software development and outsourcing business, has bought Intersoftware Recruitment Solutions. The purchase of Manchester-based Intersoft is Safe’s fourth acquisition in the last two years.
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Property
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£43m college development completed
The £43.5m development of South Leicestershire College has been completed. The redesign, which was partly funded by the Learning Skills Council, is one of the final projects to be delivered under the government’s Colleges of the Future scheme.
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Derby "is not boom and bust", says Innes England
Derby has experienced a strong take-up of industrial space over the last year but is now facing a shortage of city centre grade units. That’s according to Innes England’s 2010 Market Insite report.
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Royal opening for Manser Practice project
A £12m ward development at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, designed by the Manser Practice in Leeds and built by Wakefield-based GB Building Solutions, is to be officially opened by the Duchess of Cornwall.
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Lincoln builder fined due to building collapse risk
A Lincolnshire builder has been fined after leaving a building at risk of collapse in Lincoln city centre, a court has heard.
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Business
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JCB digs up £14m order and new recruits
JCB has announced plans to recruit up to 80 engineers. The new positions at the Rocester-based company will be at its Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wales sites. JCB also announced details of a new £14m order.
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Interest rate decision is no reprieve, says KPMG
The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 0.5 per cent was "more like a stay of execution than a reprieve". That’s according to Ian Borley, regional chairman of KPMG in the East Midlands.
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Balance needed for doomed RDA disposals - BIS
The assets of scrapped regional development agencies must be disposed of in a manner which balances benefit to the local area with achieving best value for the public purse. That's according to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
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Community
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Talking Point: Thinking big
With many large-scale construction projects up for grabs, how can small businesses ensure they get a shot at the contracts? Michelle Craven of Nelsons Solicitors shares her expertise.
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In Focus: A wizard idea?
George Osborne has launched the oddly-named Project Merlin with much fanfare. But, wonders Sam Metcalf, will it be the sprinkling of magic dust the economy needs, or the start of another bad spell?
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Advice
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