Stephen Killick

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    Mind your Manors

    11 June 1999

    Leisure operators are queuing up to get into Oxford but where is there for them to go?

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    Brighton block

    16 April 1999

    Sainsbury’s has stumbled into a minefield in Brighton, where the council has rejected plans for a town-centre supermarket. But, developers in Hove seem to be enjoying better fortune

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    Turning up the Heath

    16 April 1999

    Haywards Heath’s biggest selling point, the easy commute into London, has also been the greatest stumbling block for developers. We find businesses bemoaning the lack of determination to raise the town’s profile

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    Ivory towers in Sussex

    16 April 1999

    Parts of once-genteel Eastbourne have been taken over by north-western migrants working casually in hotels during the holiday season and drawing unemployment benefits for the remainder of the year. Streets off Seaside are virtual ‘no-go’ areas at night, as drug traffickers go about their sordid business, while many Eastbourne residents ...

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    Boot finds south-eastern foothold on Safeway site

    16 April 1999

    Contracts have been exchanged with Great Mills DIY at a rent just under £107/sq m (£10/sq ft) for a 2,040 sq m (22,000 sq ft) retail warehouse with an additional 1,150 sq m (12,000 sq ft) garden centre.

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    Change of heart

    5 February 1999

    After winning the ATCM national award for town management, Hemel Hempstead's retail sector is well placed to meet the challenges ahead.

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    Essex appeal

    5 February 1999

    Essex was hit hard during the last recession, but Terry Conder and David Crozier are on a crusade to revitalise the county's economy.

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    Checking in

    15 January 1999

    Hotel and leisure operators are scrambling to pick up prime sites at affordable prices in Norfolk and Suffolk.

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    Well served

    15 January 1999

    Big brewery chains are battling for business in Norwich and Ipswich.