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Everton’s Bellefield plans to win approval?
The much-delayed plans to build housing on the site of Everton FC’s former training ground Bellefield look set to be finally approved today. Members of Liverpool City Council’s planning committee will this morning be driven to Bellefield to consider the site’s redevelopment.
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Business
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Villiers meets transport leaders
Transport minister Theresa Villiers has met with Liverpool’s transport leaders to help push forward the government’s plans for a high-speed rail link to the city that would cut journey times to Euston to one hour and 36 minutes.
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Wirral renewable energy centre opens
A new training centre for renewable energy technologies has been officially opened on the Wirral. The £280,000 centre, a partnership between renewable energy products manufacturer Stiebel Eltron and training provider Scientiam, will offer training on microgeneration technologies such as heat pumps and solar photovoltaic.
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Businesses strengthen China links
Two businesses from the North West are among 16 UK companies and organisations that have announced partnership deals with Chinese firms as part of the government’s latest trade visit to the country.
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DaDaFest signs up Txtlocal
Chester-based mobile marketing business Txtlocal has been commissioned to develop a campaign for DaDaFest International 2010, the Liverpool disability and deaf arts festival.
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Private sector growth remains ‘robust’, finds Markit
North West private sector output growth remained robust in October, according to new figures published by Markit Economics. The increase in activity led to a fractional rise in employment for the first time in three months.
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Property
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Galaxy sold in bargain deal
LNC’s deal to sell the Galaxy supershed in Knowsley has been completed. The buyer is understood to be the pension fund of Matalan founder and chairman John Hargreaves. Insider understands the price paid is in the area of £35 per sq ft. Letting agents King Sturge and GVA Grimley have been instructed to re-let the property.
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St Helens lobbies government over BSF cuts
A delegation of leaders from St Helens Council has met with government officials in a bid to secure funding for a series of proposed high school developments in the borough. St Helens was set to benefit from £200m under Building Schools for the Future (BSF) before the scheme was axed earlier this year.
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