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Ad plan for businesses to heat up fire service coffers
Adverts are set to feature on fire engines in South Yorkshire to help plug shortfalls in public spending. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue has told Insider it wants businesses to sign up to the cash generating scheme - the first such project in the UK.
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Deals
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Provident snapped up
Halifax-headquartered motor insurer Provident has been acquired by Covéa Group, the parent company of Swinton Insurance.
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JCT invests in showroom revamp
Car dealership JCT600 has invested £700,000 in the revamp of its MINI dealership in Bradford. The business said it had doubled the size of its existing showroom to cope with demand.
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Property
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Tigers roar on with stadium green light
Castleford Tigers have received detailed planning permission for their new 13,300 capacity stadium. The ground will be at Glasshoughton.
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Carter Jonas to hunt for society building
Property consultancy Carter Jonas has been instructed by Medical Protection Society, an indemnifier of health professionals, to search for premises in Leeds. The society has occupied Granary Wharf House since 1994.
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Business
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Call for government to reconsider HS2
A new environmental alliance has called on the government to reconsider its plans for a high-speed network from London to Birmingham and onto Manchester and Leeds.
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Bradford business hit with £12,000 fine
Bradford-based RDB Fabrication and Engineering has been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,000 after an employee's hand was severed by a machine.
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Something for the weekend
Insider's column looking at the week's quirkiest stories and events across the region. This week: A crash course in motoring; Shredders at the ready; Spicy PR coup for museum.
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The Top 500 Companies marketing database
Looking to source the biggest clients in Yorkshire? Insider’s brand new Yorkshire Top 500 Companies 2011 database is our comprehensive business marketing list, providing you with contacts for the region’s biggest companies. Order this month to receive a 20 per cent discount or request a free sample (offer expires 30th September).
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Business Tourism
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Business tourism scheme brings £3m to Sheffield
Marketing Sheffield has called for more businesses to join its Conference Ambassador Programme after revealing the scheme has brought events worth more than £3m into the city's economy.
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