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Friday 22 May 2020

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On The Beach raising £67m with placing

On The Beach is looking to exit the current period of disruption in a strong position by raising more than £65m in a placing.
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Ask the expert: Can a temperature screening system help with staff and customer confidence?

Gary Harmer, sales director at Hikvision UK & Ireland, says innovative technological approaches like temperature screening will be crucial in enhancing confidence in workplace and public safety – but potential users need to be aware of issues around their implementation, and realistic in their expectations about performance.
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Deals

Social Chain lines up largest ever deal

The Social Chain is on the verge of completing the largest acquisition in its history.
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SiS secures £8m facility

Science in Sport (SiS) has secured an £8m invoice financing facility from HSBC.
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Fairstone makes further acquisition

Newcastle-based chartered financial planning firm Fairstone has acquired a business with offices in Carlisle and Whitehaven.
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£40m Clean Growth Fund launches

A £40m initiative designed to support green start-up companies across the UK has launched.
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Business Matters: Covid-19: Impact of financial disclosure on divorce

Helen Lucking, head of family and divorce at regional law firm Napthens, looks at the process of financial disclosure and the impact of Covid-19 on divorce.
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Business

Manchester United feel pinch of coronavirus crisis

Manchester United slipped to a third quarter loss and revenues took a hit as the club felt the pinch of the ongoing pandemic.
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Record global demand for Levity Crop Science

Preston-based Levity Crop Science is experiencing record global demand for its products.
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Begbies Traynor revenues set to hit £70m

Revenues at Begbies Traynor are expected to rise to £70m with the company believing it is "well placed" despite the ongoing epidemic.
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Latest appointment for Pixel Kicks

Manchester-based agency Pixel Kicks has secured its latest appointment.
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LCR’s cycling and walking scheme to be accelerated

Liverpool City Region's proposed cycling and walking scheme is to be both accelerated and broadened, with investment in the proposals set to rise from £16m to more than £30m.
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Mike Ashley moves to reopen stores

The company behind brands including Sports Direct and House of Fraser has revealed its stores could reopen from 1 June.
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Property

£150m improvement plans underway

The £150m project to improve the main road in and out of Fleetwood is gathering pace.
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Urban Splash continues plans to reopen

Urban Splash has reopened further areas of the business weeks after kickstarting production at its construction sites and its House modular factory.
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Work completes on latest phase of Birchwood Park

Work on the latest phase of the PATRIZIA-managed Birchwood Park, which comprises 170,000 sq ft of industrial warehouse space, has completed.
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Manufacturing

Burberry sales dip following Covid-19 impact

Sales have dipped in the full-year results for luxury fashion brand Burberry following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Strong performance at cautious AJ Bell

AJ Bell has enjoyed a strong financial performance but warned that the effects of the ongoing crisis are likely to be felt " for a long time".
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Todmorden Curve hailed for economic impact

The economic impact of the Todmorden Curve has been hailed on its fifth anniversary.
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