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Temple Quarter to get EZ status by summer - Skellett
Temple Quarter in Bristol has been selected as an enterprise zone site by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). And Colin Skellett, chairman of the LEP, told Insider he expects the proposal, which was submitted to government on Thursday (2 June), to be granted approval by the end of summer.
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Deals
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Family Travel Centre gets inventive with funding
Family Travel Centre, a start-up leisure vehicle dealership and retailer based in South Bristol, has said that securing financing is the biggest obstacle to the company's growth plans.
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Pennon buys Storm Recycling
The Pennon Group, based in Exeter, has revealed that its subsidiary Viridor Waste Management has acquired Storm Recycling Limited for £1.7m.
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Bank supports Honiton bridal boutique
A bridal boutique has been opened in Honiton, Somerset, by South West dress designer Kate Walker. The venture was funded by an Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) loan from Lloyds TSB Commercial.
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Business
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Sales slump at New Look
Weymouth-based fashion retailer New Look has revealed a slump in sales with operating profits £65m down on the previous year.
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Meggitt appoints non-executive director
Dorset-based engineering group Meggitt, which specialises in the aerospace, defence and energy markets, has appointed Brenda Reichelderfer as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect.
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Property
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Knightstone in shake-up plan
South West affordable housing provider Knightstone Housing Association is reducing the number of houses it will manage in the region as part of a shake-up of operations.
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SciSys sublets space at Methuen Park
Chippenham-based IT services provider SciSys is subletting space at Methuen Park.
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House prices fall to new low
House prices have fallen at their quickest yearly rate for 19 months, according to figures by the Halifax. The average house in the UK now costs £160,519.
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Community
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