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Blacks wants £20m for store expansion drive

Friday, February 05, 2010

NORTHANTS-based retail chain Blacks Leisure has asked City investors for more than £20m to help fund a major overhaul and expansion of its estate.

The group is planning up to 35 new stores and the refurbishment of existing sites.

The company has 208 stores...

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Cosworth boss: Investment in skills put us back on the F1 grid

ON SAME PAGE: Cosworth's Engineering's Mark Gallagher, left, and the new head of the Government Office for the East Midlands Stephen Hillier C010210ML4-1

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

MARK Gallagher might have been talking to Nottingham businesses this week – but he was also keeping a close eye on Spain. The boss of the...

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Silverstone brings F1 back to Northants in 17-year deal

Silverstone wins 17 year contract to run British GP

Monday, December 07, 2009

The British Grand Prix has been saved following a new deal agreed between Silverstone chiefs and Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone. The news was...

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4,000 jobs saved in Blacks rescue deal

Monday, November 23, 2009

The future of Northants-based Blacks Leisure and more than 4,000 retail jobs were secured today after landlords gave their "overwhelming" support to a...

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Brackley's Brawn is taken over by Mercedes

Brawn wil become a manufacturer team again

Monday, November 16, 2009

Northants-based F1 team Brawn is set to become part of a car manufacturer for a second time, with German giant Mercedes taking a controlling stake in...

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Phil Hope: why it's time for business to give young people a break

Minister for the East Midlands, Phil Hope talks to apprentice, Joe Cajkler at Slack and Parr, Kegworth

Friday, November 13, 2009

East Midlands Minister and Northants MP Phil Hope launches a campaign to get regional businesses to boost economic recovery by investing in young...

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Northants-based Maclaren defends recall strategy

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Northamptonshire-based buggy manufacturer Maclaren has defended its decision not to organise a European recall of children's pushchairs at the centre...

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Blacks puts forward rescue plans

Blacks Leisure has said it had finalised plans for a rescue deal

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Troubled outdoor chain Blacks Leisure has said it had finalised plans for a rescue deal to "ensure the survival" of its core business and preserve...

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Northampton's Blacks Leisure battles for survival

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Struggling Northants outdoor chain Blacks Leisure said first-half losses had almost trebled amid talks over a survival plan for the business. The firm...

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Taiwan's Kenmark brings 500 jobs to Corby with new TV plant

The Prologis Eurohub at Corby, where Kenmark is to set up a facility

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

A Taiwanese company has announced that it is setting up a new factory in Corby, creating up to 500 jobs over the next three years. Kenmark, which...

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