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Beales disappointed with performance
Beales has revealed "disappointing" results as it plunged to a pre-tax loss in its half-year results this morning. The Bournemouth-based department store blamed cold weather and takeover costs for the figures.

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Deals
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Bluebird Energy to float next month
Bristol-based oil and gas exploration company Bluebird Energy, which is headed up by serial entrepreneur David Bramhill, is set to float next month.

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Property
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St Austell development hailed green leader
A St Austell eco development has been heralded by communities minister Andrew Stunell for showing the rest of the country how to create the sustainable communities of the future.

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Second phase of £29m college development completed
The second phases of the £29m redevelopment of Penwith College in Penzance has been completed.

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Letting agent prosecuted for breaches of Housing Act
The manager of a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs totalling £1,549.78 plus a £15 victim surcharge following prosecution by Bristol City Council.

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Business
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Bristol Airport awarded Carbon Trust Standard
Bristol Airport has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after reducing its carbon emissions by nearly 4 per cent.

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McCarthy & Stone launch removals service
Bournemouth-based retirement home builder McCarthy & Stone has launched a professional removals service in partnership with House to Home UK.

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More businesses primed for Olympics - Deloitte
The number of large UK businesses to have assessed the impact of London 2012 on their operations has "dramatically increased", according to business consultancy Deloitte.

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Co-op sector is booming, report claims
The co-operative sector is "significantly outperforming" the rest of the economy, according to a survey by trade body Co-operatives UK.

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