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Land Rover in 1,000 new jobs drive
Land Rover is to embark on a recruitment drive and create 1,000 new jobs at its Halewood plant in Merseyside. The news comes as the company prepares to launch its Range Rover Evoque at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, set to be built at the Knowsley site.
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Deals
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Sportech deal nearing completion
Sportech’s £51m acquisition of US-based Scientific Games Racing is finally heading for completion – eight months after it was first announced. The deal has been held up by “demanding” regulatory in the US.
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Proweld secures EFG boost
An Ellesmere Port mechanical engineering contractor has targeted sales of £5m over the next 12 months after securing a £350,000 enterprise finance guarantee (EFG) loan from Lloyds TSB Commercial.
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Business
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Hotel owner in administration
A hotel owner in Liverpool has gone into administration. Daniel Butters and Bill Dawson, partners at Deloitte, were appointed administrators of Honey Properties (Liverpool) on 10 September following a directors’ application.
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Firm fined after employee death
A major construction firm has been fined £160,000 after a labourer fell to his death while building Everton FC’s new training academy. Karl Davis was working on the first floor of a building on the Finch Lane site in Halewood when a guardrail gave way and he fell out of an open window frame.
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Peel’s on-off LEP bid is officially off
North West property giant Peel Group has withdrawn its bid to form a local enterprise partnership (LEP) after all, the company has confirmed. Peter Nears, the group’s strategic planning director, said the business was not now looking to create a “formal LEP”.
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Something for the Weekend
This week: Lunya gonna stun ya; kayak-aty-yak; and we’re ready for Eddie.
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Fraud Breakfast - last few tickets remain
Only a few tickets remain for Insider's Fraud Breakfast taking place at the offices of law firm DLA Piper tomorrow morning.
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Property
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Consultation underway on south Liverpool plans
BDP, King Sturge, Inner City Solutions and Martin Stockley Associates are to host a series of events to get feedback on development plans for the South Liverpool International Gateway.
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