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Revenue is cracking down on football - Krasner
HMRC is cracking down on football after losing out when clubs go into administration. That's according to Gerald Krasner, the Begbies Traynor partner and former chairman of Leeds United, who was speaking to Insider after Sheffield Wednesday was presented with its second winding up petition in recent months for an outstanding PAYE balance of £600,000.
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Deals
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Mount notes added value of Cooper bid
Cooper Controls has announced it intends to make an £19.2m offer for York-based Mount Engineering. However, Mount must wait for five days before it can make a formal recommendation.
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Luxury car specialists team up
Bridford Financial Solutions has entered a partnership with Nowell & Richards Insurance Services to provide a one-stop shop for customers buying and insuring luxury vehicles. Earlier this month, Ilkley-based Bridford said it was on course to arrange more than £25m worth of finance for the year.
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Business
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Chamber condemns Humber toll rise bid
Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce has criticised the Humber Bridge board's application to increase tolls from April 2011, a move the chamber said would be very damaging for the region's economy. In anticipation of objections, the government has ordered an immediate public inquiry into the issue.
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Abbeycrest recruits new FD
Leeds-based jewellery designer and manufacturer Abbeycrest has appointed Simon Lazenby as group finance director with immediate effect. Lazenby joins Abbeycrest from The Christy Group where he had acted as finance director since May 2009.
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Value key to United Carpets future
United Carpets Group has reported challenging trading before and after the general election with like-for-like sales down 5.5 per cent. However, the Rotherham-based business told shareholders at yesterday's AGM it was well-positioned to defend its market share by offering "exceptional value for money".
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Ward Hadaway recruits new corporate finance lawyer
Ward Hadaway has recruited banking and finance partner Nick Bell to its corporate finance practice in Leeds. Bell joins after 12 years at Pinsent Masons in Leeds, where he was a senior associate in the banking team.
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Barclays Corporate makes South Yorkshire appointment
Barclays Corporate has appointed Nigel Barker as a relationship director for the South Yorkshire area. Barker will be responsible for larger corporate clients with a turnover in excess of £5m.
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Business Tourism
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Visit York to unveil tourism growth plans
Visit York will unveil plans to grow the city's future visitor economy at its AGM on 14 October. The tourism body will also highlight some key achievements from the past year, which featured multi-million pound investments across the city and the opening of the Cedar Court Grand, York's first five-star hotel.
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Conference Leeds hails Bradford buyers visit
Conference Leeds has hailed a familiarisation visit in Bradford for 22 buyers from the UK events industry as a success. The trip was designed to raise the profile of Bradford as a conference centre with venues including the National Media Museum, the University of Bradford, the Abundant Life Conference Centre and the Alhambra Theatre.
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Property
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Hat-trick of deals fills Kings House
The Grade II-listed Kings House in Leeds city centre is fully let after a hat-trick of deals was secured by CB Richard Ellis in Leeds. The building, which comprises 15,200 sq ft of office accommodation over six floors, is currently undergoing a refurbishment programme.
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