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Airbus wins contracts worth £45bn
Airbus, which manufactures planes at Filton, has won about $72bn (£45bn) worth of business. The contracts mean it will build 730 new planes.

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Deals
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Give voters shares in bailed out banks, Clegg urges
Shares in state-owned banks should be given away to the public, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said. But a Downing Street spokesman said it was only one of several options being considered.

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Property
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South West in nuclear power plan
Hinkley Point in Somerset and Oldbury in Gloucestershire are two of eight UK sites which could host one of the government's new nuclear reactors, it has been revealed.

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Housing development for Moreton-in-Marsh
Land in Moreton-in-Marsh which has planning permission for 300 houses has been sold to Bloor Homes and CALA Homes by the Fire Service College.

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TBS Cornwall makes Pool Innovation Centre move
Architectural practice TBS Cornwall Planning has relocated to the Pool Innovation Centre in Camborne.

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Business
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Thatchers Cider teams up with Bath Rugby
Thatchers Cider has signed a three-year agreement with Bath Rugby to be the club's "official cider partner".

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Riise wins Olympic Village contract
Plymouth-based Riise Underfloor Heating has won a contract to provide underfloor heating to the Olympic Village in London ahead of the 2012 games.

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Music festivals to boost economy by £550m - LGA
Glastonbury has officially kicked off the festival season with this year's line-up of outdoor events expected to boost regional economies by £550m – according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

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Something for the weekend
This week's off-diary gems include: Summer Lovin' and Let's Talk Strategy.

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