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Wednesday 13 January 2021

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Student flats plans for old bingo site set for go-ahead

Plans to transform the site of a former Gala Bingo club in Nottingham into a student accommodation scheme have been recommended for approval.
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Business Matters: Never let a good crisis go to waste

These words are attributed to Winston Churchill as he shaped the post-war international system. In the aftermath of the greatest crisis since then, now is the time to reform a tax system that is unsuited to the demands of a 21st century economy, says Iain Wright, a partner at Claritas Tax.
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Deals

Health practice management software firm bought

A Derbyshire-based provider of health practice management software has been acquired.
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Canadian group almost doubles CloudCall holding

A Canadian investment group has almost doubled its holding in computer telephony integration company CloudCall, which has its UK headquarters in Leicester.
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We Love Surveys secures Innovate UK grant

Leicestershire-based We Love Surveys has been awarded an Innovate UK grant to develop drugs audit software for the healthcare industry.
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Council offers SME pandemic financial support

A Derbyshire council is offering financial support to SMEs across its district to help them through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Jobs saved as administrators sell EWM and Ponden Home

The businesses of Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) and Ponden Home have been acquired in a deal which saves more than 1,450 jobs, it has been confirmed.
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Significant investor in Motorpoint ups stake

A significant investor in Derby-headquartered Motorpoint has upped its stake.
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Seedrs hails record-breaking year

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has reported a record-breaking year with almost £300m invested into pitches on the site in 2020.
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Business

First company named for Space Park’s BIC

The first company set to join Space Park Leicester’s European Space Agency (ESA) Business Incubation Centre (BIC) UK programme has been named.
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New COO for BGF-backed flooring retailer

A BGF-backed online flooring retailer, which has bases in Leicestershire and Coventry, has revealed the appointment of a new chief operating officer.
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PE-backed IT services company signs up Hollywood Bowl Group

A private equity-backed IT services business in Nottingham has signed up Hollywood Bowl Group as a new customer.
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New group MD for property specialist

A property specialist which has offices in Birmingham, Nottingham and Solihull, has hired a new group managing director.
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Commercial property firm promotes director

A Nottingham-headquartered commercial property specialist has promoted a new director.
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Property

Funding deal agreed for major JLR base

A funding deal to support the construction of a new Jaguar Land Rover base in Leicestershire, which could create 5,000 jobs, has been revealed.
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Approval granted for more than 300 homes

More than 300 homes are set to be built at a site in Lincolnshire after the go-ahead was granted.
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Job-creating self storage plans set for green light

Proposals to construct a self-storage building in Northamptonshire, which would create 60 full-time equivalent jobs, have been recommended for approval.
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Approval earmarked for 66 new houses

A proposal to construct 66 new homes in Lincolnshire has been recommended for approval.
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School site set for homes transformation

The site of a Lincolnshire school could be transformed into 40 new homes after the plans were tipped for the go-ahead.
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Persimmon reports “robust” performance

Listed housebuilding giant Persimmon has said trading in 2020 remained "robust" despite the challenges arising from the pandemic.
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Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce signs contract with UK Space Agency

Derby-headquartered Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with the UK Space Agency for a study into future nuclear power options for space exploration.
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Pandemic hits fashion house’s turnover

Turnover at a Derbyshire fashion house was hit at the end of its financial year because of the impending impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Leicestershire announce new stand deal

Leicestershire County Cricket Club have announced a new stand sponsorship ahead of the 2021 season.
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