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Bourne Leisure founders in talks to buy back Butlin’s for £300m
The family which co-founded one of the UK’s largest holiday and leisure companies is on the cusp of a £300m deal to take back control of Butlin’s, BusinessLive understands. The Harris family which jointly established Bourne Leisure – the parent company of Butlin’s, Haven Holidays and Warner Leisure Hotels – in the 1960s, is reportedly …
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Axe throwing entrepreneur expands with new Swansea venue
An axe throwing leisure venue entrepreneur has opened his second site in South Wales in Swansea with plans for a stress busting plate smashing room. Matthew Griffin, 24, opened his first Lumberjack Axe Throwing venue in Cardiff in 2019. Now, supported by a £35,000 micro loan from the Development Bank of Wales, he has invested …
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Country lifestyle retail chain Joules appoints Brown CEO
High street retailer Joules has appointed Jonathon Brown CEO replacing Nick Jones who announced he would step down as boss of the group in May.Most recently, Brown helmed online comparison website Compare the Market, a role he stepped down from last year.He will now be tasked with helming the chain that is a reported favourite of …
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Rail fares in England to rise below inflation, government vows
Many train fares will rise below the rate of inflation next year to help travellers cope with the cost-of-living crisis, the government has announced.The price increase for England, which before the coronavirus pandemic was introduced in January each year, will also again be delayed until March to ease the burden on “struggling households”, the Department …
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Labour energy plan would save families £1,000 immediately, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that people will not “pay a penny more” on their winter energy bills as he prepares to unveil Labour’s plan for easing the cost of living crisis.Before a full announcement on Monday, the Labour leader says his party’s £29bn energy plan will save the typical family £1,000 immediately, get energy …
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Top Saudi oil firm sees 90% surge in net profits for second quarter of 2022
Saudi oil giant Aramco has revealed profits of $48.4bn (£40bn) for the second quarter of 2022 – a 90% year-on-year increase.The sum has broken the firm’s quarterly profit record set in May, with soaring energy prices driven by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine resulting in windfalls to oil producers. The $48.4bn figure is higher than …
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Trainer reseller Kick Game sprints towards £150m sale as demand booms
A footwear reseller which has developed a cult following among Gen-Z consumers has drafted in advisers to explore options including a £150m sale.Sky News has learnt that Kick Game, which was founded in 2013, is working with the accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to field interest from a number of suitors. The process, which is expected …
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Britishvolt work is limited for six months but company insists Northumberland factory is on track
Battery maker Britishvolt says construction of its multimillion-pound Northumberland gigafactory will continue in a limited capacity until February. The start-up manufacturer, which recently received assurances of Government funding for the plant, was responding to further reports of uncertainty surrounding the project. It comes after last week’s assurances from the company that work is continuing, following …
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Bourne Leisure founders check back into Butlin’s in £300m deal
The family which jointly founded one of Britain’s biggest leisure empires is finalising a £300m-plus deal to retake control of Butlin’s, the holiday camps chain.Sky News has learnt that a vehicle connected to the Harris family, which helped to establish Bourne Leisure in the 1960s, is close to signing a transaction with Blackstone, the group’s …
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Hunt Group swoops for 260 year old home town venue that once welcomed Winston Churchill
An 18th century northern Lincolnshire hotel has been bought by Hunt Group, with the property developer’s directors investing in their home town. Brigg’s Exchange Coach House Inn and Tavern hit the market earlier this year, having been closed since 2020. Former owner Joseph Mullen decided to retire rather than reopen following the pandemic, having operated …
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Vita Group submits Nottingham plans to turn Victorian magistrates’ court into student flats
Student accommodation provider Vita Group has submitted plans to transform a Victorian magistrates’ court into flats. The Alderley Edge business wants to turn Nottingham’s Grade II listed Guildhall – built in 1887 – along with former fire and police stations into a 967 room student scheme. It said the Guildhall has been “underutilised and requiring …
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July passenger figures at East Midlands Airport at 73% pre-Covid levels marking start of ‘proper recovery’
The number of people passing through East Midlands Airport last month was 73 per cent of pre-pandemic levels marking what management called the start of a period of recovery following aviation’s most difficult period in its history. They said some 400,000 customers through the Castle Donington terminal in July, to summer destinations such as Palma …

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