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Land deal done for five-acre city site with consented plans for 631 apartments
A key land deal has completed for a five-acre site on the edge of Leeds city centre, where outline approval for 631 apartments has been received. Manchester property developer Glenbrook has bought the Kirkstall Road plot, on the River Aire, from Marshall CDP for an undisclosed sum. The proposed scheme also features 10,000 sq ft …
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WHSmith takes Omicron hit but bosses ‘confident’ of recovery
WHSmith has revealed sales at its stores remain below pre-pandemic levels while those at travel locations, including airports and train stations, fell in the final month of 2021 as the Omicron variant of Covid spread. Bosses said high street stores have seen improvements compared with 2019 levels, although these fell in the first two weeks …
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Will 40 years of house price inflation see Brits turn their backs on buying homes?
Sky News analysis of new data shows that it is becoming increasingly difficult to buy a home, especially for people in the parts of the country on the lowest incomes.Rents are also rising, albeit at a more moderate pace, with the exception of London where prices are actually falling.The price of the average UK house …
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New bid to complete Plymouth’s stalled waterfront apartment block
The company behind an unfinished block of Plymouth waterfront retirement flats where work stopped two years ago says it has not given up on the multi-million pound project. The charitable Abbeyfield Society said it is working hard to restart construction on the eight-storey Mayflower Court tower at Millbay. The building – which will contain a …
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Online sales boost revenue and profits at Science in Sport
A surge in online sales by 40% has helped revenue and profits jump at a sports nutrition business, which works with the likes of Manchester United, British Cycling and Adam Peaty. Science in Sport, which has its main manufacturing base in Nelson, Lancashire, has said its revenue grew by 25% during 2021 to £62.7m, up …
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Record quarter for gifting group helps return billings to pre-pandemic levels
A record quarter for a division of Merseyside-based gifting firm Appreciate Group helped push its underlying billings to heights not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The AIM-listed company has reported underlying billings of £96.1m for its third quarter, the three months to December 31, 2021. That figure compares to the £96.8m it posted during …
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Surging inflation could dwarf other issues in the political landscape as households feel the strain
Another month, another eye-wateringly high inflation number.In November the consumer prices index rate of inflation was 5.1% and most economists had expected it to stay at that level again in December. In the event it outdid those expectations, rising to 5.4%. Image: Food prices are climbing at the highest rate since 2013 This critical statistic …
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Cost of living rise at highest level for nearly 30 years as food prices and energy bills soar
Inflation climbed to 5.4% last month, its highest rate since March 1992, as Britain’s cost of living squeeze intensified, official figures show.The consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation, up from 5.1% in November, was higher than economists had expected – as food, furniture and clothing prices surged, as well as restaurant and hotel bills. …
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From BrewDog to Alpro – Dairylea joins list of recently banned adverts
An advert that shows two girls hanging upside down while eating Dairylea cheese triangles has been banned after people complained it could encourage dangerous behaviour.The video on demand ad, broadcast on ITV Hub, All 4 and My 5 in August, featured the pair hanging upside down from a football goal before one opened the cheese …
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CVC Capital lines up veteran Lucas to spearhead $15bn stock market float
The buyout giant CVC Capital Partners has picked a veteran partner to spearhead a $15bn (£11bn) stock market listing that will underline the resurgent trend of private equity firms selling shares to public investors.Sky News has learnt that Rob Lucas, who has worked at Luxembourg-headquartered CVC since 1996, is to become chief executive of the …
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Lidl loses crown of UK’s cheapest supermarket
Aldi has narrowly beaten its discount rival Lidl to be named the cheapest supermarket of the year, according to an annual survey by Which?The consumer group said Aldi was the cheapest supermarket for six of the last 12 months while Lidl – the winner during 2020 – was the cheapest for five, including December. It …
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Together Energy becomes latest household supplier to collapse in gas price storm
Together Energy, which has 176,000 households on its books, has become the latest supplier to collapse in the wake of the soaring cost of gas that is tipped to force bills up by 50% from April.Sky News reported earlier this month that the company, part-owned by Warrington Borough Council in Cheshire, was on the verge …

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