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South West businesses hit by Focus collapse
 Millions of pounds are owed to scores of businesses across the South West following the collapse of DIY chain Focus, Insider can exclusively reveal.
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Deals
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Altitude Partners invests £2.25m in The Care Division
Private equity firm Altitude Partners has invested £2.25m in The Care Division (TCD), which is based in Poole and Southampton.
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Gloucestershire gets £500,000 business boost
An extra £500,000 is set to be ploughed into the Gloucestershire economy to boost business.
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Community Energy Plus secures transition funding
Energy efficiency charity Community Energy Plus (CEP), which is based in Camborne, has secured £170,000 from the government's Transition Fund.
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Insider Dealmakers – the final shortlists
The South West Dealmakers Awards 2011 takes place tonight at the Grand by Thistle in Bristol. Today Insider can reveal the remaining shortlists for the awards categories.
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Property
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Bristol office tower sold for £7.6m
Development Securities has bought Colston Tower – a multi-let office building in Bristol – in partnership with Ellandi for £7.6m.
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Telegraph House gets new tenants
Three new businesses have moved into Telegraph House on Calenick Street, Truro.
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Boston Tea Party opens in Salisbury
A 700-year-old Grade I-listed inn and hotel has reopened as a Boston Tea Party café. It is the group's ninth outlet in the South West.
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Business
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Big win down under for renewable company
The Australian arm of UK company Wind Prospect, which is headquartered in Bristol, is part of a consortium selected to develop one of the largest solar powered energy plant in the southern hemisphere.
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The Top 500 Companies marketing database
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