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St David's overtakes Cwmbran in shopping stakes
Cardiff's St David's shopping centre has risen by 60 places to 10th in the UK in the latest ranking of 500 malls across the UK. The extended Cardiff centre moved to top spot in Wales, overtaking Cwmbran shopping centre, according to Going Shopping 2011 by retail and leisure consultancy Trevor Wood Associates.
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Deals
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Scaffolder NSG sells up
Deeside-based scaffolding subcontractor NSG UK, which employs 320 people, has been bought by French-owned Altrad Group.
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NatWest backs Denbigh restaurant
Business partners Joe Lynch and Leigh O’Brien have opened a new Italian restaurant in Denbigh town centre after securing funding from NatWest commercial banking.
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Companies
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Wockhardt sales grow but profits dip
Wrexham-based pharmaceutical company Wockhardt is aiming for growth after turnover increased in the year ending 31 March 2011, but profit slipped.
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Conduit looks for clients as Vodafone cancels
Conduit, the call centre operator, is looking for new work for its Swansea site after client Vodafone ended a contract to move work overseas. Conduit employs 290 at the Swansea centre, one of three it runs in South Wales.
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Property and construction
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Court service buys Aber marina site
Her Majesty's Court Service has bought the site for a magistrates' court at Aberystwyth Marina from Pearl & Coutts in a £1.45m deal.
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Government and politics
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Jones aims for planning reform
First minister Carwyn Jones has committed the Welsh Government to reform the planning system as part of its outline legislative programme.
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Japan supply chain gets £4m fund
The Welsh Government is to make £4m available for companies that have had to bring back short time working because of supply problems caused by the earthquake which hit Japan in March.
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People
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Jackson leaves RDP for new firm
Stephen Jackson, a former partner at the Robert Davies Partnership, the Newport law firm, has set up his own employment law practice. The new firm, Jackson Osborne, will have offices in Cardiff and Newport.
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