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 Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce has criticised the government's decision to approve controversial plans to raise the Humber Bridge toll by 11 per cent. The Department for Transport agreed the Public Inquiry Inspector's recommendation to approve the Humber Bridge Board's application to increase the bridge tolls from £2.70 to £3 per crossing – an above-inflation increase. READ MORE...
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Deals
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Leeds-based marketing services provider Communisis has acquired Orchestra Bristol out of administration in a £2.25m deal. Read More...
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Jackson's Bakery in Hull is set to invest £5.5m in expanding its Derringham Road site. Read More...
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A NAMTEC-led bid for £2.5m of Regional Growth Fund cash hopes to capitalise on the location of the Sheffield City Region enterprise zone in an advanced manufacturing hotspot. That's the view of the organisation's chief executive Dr Alan Partridge who told Insider the team behind the bid was in negotiations with the banks about an injection of loan capital into plans to support the sector. Read More...
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There is a healthy market of smaller and growing companies that is looking to access equity capital through an AIM flotation, according to the London Stock Exchange's Mark Fahy. He told Insider the market's anticipated resurgence was starting to come to fruition. Read More...
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Property
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Revised plans for the stalled Broadway site in Bradford are to be lodged by developer Westfield after a public consultation. Read More...
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Leeds-based property company Wilton Developments has entered the central Manchester market for the first time. It had bought Spring House at the junction of Fountain Street and York Street. Read More...
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Windmill Manor in Shipley, the former home of the World of Sooty museum, has been put up for sale. Read More...
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Business
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Leeds Group has reported a rise in profit and revenue amid "challenging" conditions. Read More...
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York-headquartered Costcutter has posted sales of £640m for the year to 30 April 2011 – a 4 per cent increase on its previous year. Read More...
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Changes resulting from the Legal Services Act could mean the departure of many firms from the market. That's the view of Des Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society, who said he expected to see "institutional entry" into the market from bodies such as the Co-operative Group. Read More...
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