All articles by 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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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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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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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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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.
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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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MarketsProfile: John Burbage
John Burbage has hardly looked back since quitting Lambert Smith Hampton. He tells us about his plans
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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
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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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Government lifts the market
Leeds and Sheffield are well placed to capture government relocations
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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
