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Mitie Group ends bonanza month with £200m deal

Bristol-based Mitie Group has retained and expanded its ties with the Cumbrian Collaboration in a contract worth an estimated £200m. The deal means Mitie has secured contract wins worth more than £1bn this month. READ MORE...

Deals

FirstAssist Insurance services sold for £71m

FirstAssist Insurance Services, a white-labelled insurance provider with offices in Plymouth and Bournemouth, has been bought for £71m. Read More...

Jobs saved at Clarkebond after administration

More than 70 jobs have been saved following the sale of Bristol-based Clarkebond Group. Read More...

Property

Peel Group £60m development in Gloucester

A £60m shopping and leisure development has been planned for Gloucester. Read More...

Offices let at Pine Court by Highcross

Property fund manager Highcross has let five office units at its Pine Court development in Kembrey Park, Swindon. Read More...

Business

Future revenue warning as headcount slashed

Bath publishing business Future has cut its headcount by a tenth and revenues are expected to be down by 6 per cent for the year ending 30 September 2011, it said this morning. Read More...

Ridsdale cleared of wrongdoing

Charges of fraud against acting Plymouth Argyle chairman Peter Ridsdale have been dropped. Read More...

High street malaise to continue, says CBI

Retailers are being told to expect a "challenging" October as research from the CBI shows the volume of high-street sales has fallen year-on-year. Read More...

Tax call from the IoD

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has called on the government to keep tax rates down "for all businesses". Its comments are in response to a Treasury consultation document examining tax breaks for certain start-up companies. Read More...

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