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Construction date set for £7.5m Torquay complex
Construction on McCarthy and Stone’s £7.5m retirement complex in Torquay is expected to start later this year, Insider can reveal. The company’s operations director, Derek Field, told Insider that he “anticipates construction will start in the autumn”.
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Deals
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Wilsons acquires Burges Salmon's agri law team
Wilsons, the private client law firm with offices in London, Salisbury and Bristol, has acquired Bristol-based Burges Salmon’s agricultural law team, led by Peter Williams.
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Target helps seal Aspire Global Network deal
Bath-based Target Corporate Finance has advised Aspire Global Network on its latest deal. The media recruitment agency has acquired a majority stake in creative recruitment specialist Periscope. This is the company’s third acquisition.
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Property
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Las Iguanas expands into Kingston
Bristol-based Las Iguanas will open a new restaurant in Kingston, London. This takes the number of restaurants within the Latin American-themed chain to 22. Last month (February), Las Iguanas’ owner Eren Ali told Insider that he planned to increase the chain’s geographical footprint by five restaurants, taking the total to 25.
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Digital agency moves into Bristol building
Digital marketing agency Yucca has agreed a seven-year lease on the fifth floor of Bush House in Bristol.
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Business
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City saves £250,000 by axing director posts
Further savings will be made at Bristol City Council, as chief executive Jan Ormondroyd cuts her top management team by two posts.
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Beer tax rise is ‘kick in the teeth’, says Abbey Ales
The increase of two per cent above inflation in beer tax is “ruinous” to the local brewing sector and “ignores its contribution to the economy and puts thousands of jobs in breweries and pubs in jeopardy”. That's according to Alan Morgan, managing director of Bath-based brewery Abbey Ales.
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Bristol in £4m street light switch
Bristol’s street lights are being converted to be "more energy-efficient" in a £4m project that aims to save costs in electricity.
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Osborne Clarke makes three senior appointments
Bristol-based law firm Osborne Clarke has announced three senior level appointments.
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Panel to debate Swindon’s prospects
Next week, Insider is holding a panel-and-audience breakfast debate in Swindon, and there are still available places at this free-to-attend event, which takes place on Wednesday 6 April.
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