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Tuesday 22 February 2022

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Revised plans to create ten industrial units in Preston have been recommended for approval a year after being turned away.
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INSIDER FEATURE

James Corlett, from Beyond Corporate Law, says the Office for National Statistics reported that the close of 2021 saw the highest inflation rate since the early 1990s. This figure is set to peak in the spring once energy price hikes kick in. News reports are rife with consumer products increasing daily. Inflation is a key risk for economic recovery and has become most business’ top current concern.
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DEALS

Lancashire-based Daisy Group has agreed to acquire telecommunications business XLN Telecom, in a deal reported to be worth about £210m. XLN provides more than 100,000 small businesses with essential services including business broadband, phones and card payments. 
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Carlisle-based accountancy firm Armstrong Watson has acquired a long-standing Leeds practice.
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Amati has raised £25m from investors through its latest Alternative Investment Market (AIM) venture capital trust (VCT).
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INSIDER FEATURE

Nicholas Dodd, partner and head of debt advisory UK at KPMG, says ESG is here to stay and a clearly articulated ESG strategy can help to drive competition for a company's financing as well as bringing wider value to the business.
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Could 2022 be the year for councils and developers alike to twin-track their devolution hopes and ‘levelling up fund’ applications with proactively and decisively paving the way to benefit from other, innovative financing options? William Church from CBRE offers his advice.
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PROPERTY

A long-established furniture and gift shop in Chorley has been put up for sale by its owners, who wish to retire. 
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A Lancashire housebuilder has made a number of promotions. 
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A major transformation of a historic locomotive depot has been lined up for approval.
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Major schemes for more than 200 homes in Carlisle have been recommended for approval when planners meet later this week.
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The sale of Bury FC's stadium has been completed, paving the way for the return of football to Gigg Lane. 
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INSIDER FEATURE

Matt Hodgson, from Claritas, says nervousness remains that the current mainstream rate of capital gains tax of 20 per cent could increase in the short to medium term.
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BUSINESS

A government-backed programme to boost business resilience has been launched in Lancashire.
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Lancaster strategic brand and digital consultancy Factored has completed work on a digital transformation brief for a full-service estate agency.
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A new green innovation fund has been launched to support North West SMEs with Net Zero projects.
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Declining demand caused the UK new bus and coach market to report its worst year since records began in 2021, according to the latest figures.
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MANUFACTURING

Leyland Trucks has revealed one of its biggest apprenticeship schemes in recent years, with applications open for 22 different roles in manufacturing.
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