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Portland Works plans withdrawn
Controversial plans to turn Portland Works in Sheffield into apartments and office accommodation have been withdrawn, Insider has learnt. The move has been welcomed by campaigners to stop development on the site, which is home to about 20 businesses.
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Deals
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Insider's April Deal of the Month revealed
Outdoor retailer GO Outdoors’ sale of a £28m minority stake to private equity investor 3i has been named as Insider’s Deal of the Month for April. It is expected to herald a further phase of expansion for the Sheffield-based business, which is the UK’s largest specialist retailer of camping equipment, tents, outdoor clothing and footwear.
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Plastech opens in Doncaster
Plastics business Plastech has set up a Doncaster sales and distribution base after receiving support from Invest in Doncaster. Invest in Doncaster helped the North West-headquartered business find a suitable location for the depot and introduced it to potential partners.
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Nursery launches after enterprise support
Pollywiggle Day Nursery has been launched in Treeton with the support of Rotherham Enterprise. Business partners Kirsty Hanberry and Kelly Wright received a grant from the organisation together with advice about a business plan.
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Business
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Welcome to Insiderbusiness.tv
Insider is delighted to announce the launch of Insiderbusiness.tv, our new business to business video advice service aimed at company owners and directors.
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ITM joins call for improved energy storage
Sheffield-based clean fuel company ITM Power has welcomed comments from the Department for Energy and Climate Change and the National Grid calling for better energy storage facilities to be connected to renewable power sources.
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Welcome to Yorkshire hails sporting link-ups
Welcome to Yorkshire has praised the showcase snooker's World Championships provides for the region. The tourism office, which was a sponsor of this year's event won by John Higgins, said it was also involved in other sporting link-ups.
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Property
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Green light for Henry Boot development
Plans by Henry Boot Developments for a major extension to Burnley’s shopping centre have been given the green light by the council's development control committee.
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£11m loss for Yes! Project business
Oak Holdings, the company which was dumped from the £350m Yes! Project by Rotherham Borough Council, has reported a pre-tax loss of £11.5m for the year to 31 October 2010. The developer said the termination of its agreement with the council and an associated £10.9m impairment charge was the main influence on its results.
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Five years needed to save for first home - Santander
Nearly one in four first-time buyers think it will take them at least five years to save the deposit they need to get on the property ladder, according to a survey by Spanish bank Santander.
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