Simon Creasey
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Lighting up Kendal
Developer Maple Grove has stepped in to take forward a £20m regeneration scheme in Kendal that has been on the cards for 17 years. Simon Creasey reports
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Ringing the changes
The South Rings business park is the first phase of a new 615 acre commercial development that will change the face of Lancashire.
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Hail to the chef
Little Chef has a revamp on its menu, which will involve splitting off its operations from its hotel partner Travelodge.
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Upward-only Kent review
Kent has risen above the problems hitting the UK economy, with good take-up levels and rents in many towns still rising.
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Apollo turns the Key
Decades of false starts and lost developers gave Hounslow's Key Site One a bad name. But Blenheim Norwest stepped in and has succeeded where others have failed.
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The Ealing touch
UGC is refurbishing a chain of its cinemas to show that independent films can be money-spinners, starting in Ealing – spiritual home of British movies.
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Turning the Corner
Gypsy Corner on the A40 in west London has been a vacant eyesore for years. Now, Frogmore's ambitious plans for it are under way.
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Glimmer of hope
It's been a tough year in west London, according to Knight Frank's M25 report. But things could get better soon.
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Heading for overload
The UK's ports are rapidly reaching capacity, and so far, applications to expand have been slow-moving. However, a new scheme in Harwich could be the turning point.
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Flour power
Greggs has risen from a small family business in Newcastle to become a British institution. Now the bakery is preparing to expand into continental Europe.
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Running on empty
A shortage of office build in Newcastle has left agents wondering where occupiers will go in 2004.
MarketsProfile: John Burbage
John Burbage has hardly looked back since quitting Lambert Smith Hampton. He tells us about his plans
MarketsIn the public eye
The portfolios of regional development agencies are set to give the region a much-needed boost.
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Burning issues
Rising insurance premiums, particularly on sheds built using polystyrene-filled panels, have stoked up anger.
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Government lifts the market
Leeds and Sheffield are well placed to capture government relocations
MarketsThe great Xscape
West Yorkshire will soon have its very own skiing destination, in the shape of Capital & Regional's Castleford Xscape centre, completing the transformation of a former pit town to 'Cas Vegas'
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Boot's new polish
Sheffield-based Henry Boot made its name in the 1920s and 1930s. Now it is stepping up its work on development
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Shipping them in
Yorkshire towns such as Doncaster are winning more distribution occupiers as the nearby Humber ports try to undercut their southern rivals
