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Green light for preparatory work at £20m stadium
Plans to protect the site of Rotherham United FC's 12,000-capacity stadium from flood damage are set to be approved by Rotherham MBC at a planning meeting later this week. The plans involve raising the land level at the old Guest & Chrimes foundry site in the centre of Rotherham by two metres to allow the multimillion-pound stadium development to begin.
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Deals
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Deals market recovering but mixed – Yorkshire Bank
The Yorkshire deals market is slowly recovering but remains mixed, according to Yorkshire Bank's Martin Ibbetson. Certain sectors, including manufacturing exporters and food production, were leading the way as the market picked up and Ibbetson told Insider he expected increased deal activity to continue after the surprise contraction of the economy in the fourth quarter of 2010.
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Hart Shaw appoints head of corporate finance
Hart Shaw, a Sheffield-based accountant and business adviser, has appointed Steve Bell as head of corporate finance.
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Property
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Plans for £46m regen project get thumbs up
Sheffield City Council has backed development plans which form part of a £46m regeneration scheme in Stocksbridge. The authority’s West and North Area Planning Board approved the application submitted by Stocksbridge Regeneration for a new testing facility for the town’s steelworks.
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SDD relocates HQ
SDD Exhibitions has relocated to a 27,000 sq ft headquarters at Parkway Business Park in Sheffield. The change was brokered by property consultancy Knight Frank which also oversaw internal refurbishment work at the premises.
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Business
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Sheffield gets ready for Y Factor
Sheffield’s finest singing voices are tuning up ahead of the region’s first Y Factor talent show. The contest will bring together would-be singing sensations from the city’s professional services community to perform in front of a live audience. Organisers hope to raise thousands of pounds for learning disability charity Mencap.
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Meaty profits for Crawshaw
Crawshaw Group has reported a 194 per cent leap in pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 January 2011. But the Rotherham-based butchers said it was cautious about the year ahead and warned the retail trading climate has become "more difficult".
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Manufacturing recovery on track but output prices soar – CBI
The manufacturing recovery is firmly on track but companies are passing on rising costs by raising the price of goods at the factory gate, according to the CBI.
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Businesses told to allow time off for royal wedding
Companies are being urged to give their employees a holiday for Friday's royal wedding. The TUC has also called on the government to change the law so that everyone can enjoy the Queen's diamond jubilee bank holiday next year.
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