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Penning reiterates Liverpool cruise plans
Southampton's latest attempt to block Liverpool's plans for a fully-serviced turnaround cruise terminal appears to have failed. Royston Smith, leader of Southampton Council, met with transport minister Mike Penning earlier this week in a bid to get the government to uphold the ban on cruises starting and finishing at Pier Head. He told Insider that the talks were constructive.
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Deals
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Mortimore secures MSIF investment
Mortimore Enterprises, a provider of training programmes for the construction industry, has received a funding boost from MSIF through the Northwest Regional Development Agency’s small loans for business scheme.
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Capital Safety buys Uniline
Runcorn manufacturer Capital Safety Group has bought Uniline Safety Systems, a maker of products designed to reduce the risks of people working at heights.
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Business
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Liverpool to host global entrepreneurship conference
Liverpool has been named as the 2012 host city of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress, run by the US-based Kauffman Foundation.
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Essar buys Stanlow refinery for £219m
Indian multinational Essar Group has acquired the Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port for £219m ($350m). Stanlow is the second-largest refinery in the UK and will provide Essar a direct access in the UK market.
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Matrix fined after employee injury
Matrix Polymers, based in Knowsley, has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after a worker’s left hand was severed in a plastics mixing machine.
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Creative recruitment tool launched
A new online recruitment tool linking Liverpool’s higher education centres with the city’s creative sector has been launched. Creative Opportunities is designed to match talent with job opportunities.
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Property
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£30m Speke leisure park seeks planning permission
A £30m leisure complex, including a cinema, gym, hotels and restaurants will be built in Speke, subject to planning permission.
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Hire Station presses Urban Waterside’s Jensen button
Hire Station, which supplies plant, tools and safety and lifting equipment, has occupied a 6,000 sq ft industrial unit at Jensen Court in Runcorn.
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With towns across the UK vying for investment capital, what does the future hold for Burnley and how can it present a coherent case for cash? Neil Tague reports.
