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Leeds Utd divulge ownership to quell "scaremongering"
Ken Bates has been revealed as the controlling shareholder of Leeds United with a 72.85 per cent stake in the Championship club. Leeds said they had released a revised ownership statement in response to media speculation about the club’s corporate structure and "its compliance with the relevant regulations of the Football League and the Football Association".
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Deals
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Cosalt sells marine business for £31m
Cosalt has sold its marine business for £31m, it has announced. The Grimsby-based safety equipment company said the sale will help cut its bank borrowings to £7.4m. It comes as the business reported sales of £112m for the 14 months to 31 December 2010 but it made a pre-tax loss of £800,000 before special items of £28.7m.
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Fuller Fillies gallops off with Finance Yorkshire cash
Women's equestrian clothing business Fuller Fillies has secured a £30,000 cash injection from Finance Yorkshire. The Fitzwilliam business said it intended to target global customers using the funding.
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Property
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Portland Works plans withdrawn
Controversial plans to turn Portland Works in Sheffield into apartments and office accommodation have been withdrawn, Insider has learnt.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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Anelay starts work on £1m refurb
York-based building conservation and restoration business William Anelay has started work on a £1m refurbishment of the Grade II-listed Rochdale Pioneers Museum in Rochdale. The work is being funded by an award from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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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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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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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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The Apprentice to feature two Yorkshire contestants
Two Yorkshire-based entrepreneurs are set to vie for the patronage of Lord Sugar in the seventh series of The Apprentice. The BBC One business reality TV show returns this month.
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Cape appoints Eggar as chairman
Energy services business Cape, which has its regional headquarters in Wakefield, has appointed former cabinet minister Tim Eggar as non-executive chairman.
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