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Tuesday 5 May 2020

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Plans in for east Cambs railway station

Plans for a new railway station in east Cambridgeshire have moved forward with the submission of a formal application. It comes after Network Rail secured £18.6m for the project.
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Business Matters: COVID-19 – a crisis apart

As the economic fall-out from COVID-19 bites, John Swarbrick, head of portfolio at BGF, considers what management teams can do to navigate the here and now.
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Deals

O2 and Virgin Media owners in UK merger talks

Spanish giant Telefónica - the owner of O2 - has confirmed it is in talks with Liberty Global, the owner of Virgin Media, to merge their respective UK telecommunications businesses.
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Bounce Back Loans initiative launches

The Bounce Back Loans initiative – which is set to help thousands of small business and sole traders such as hairdressers, coffee shops and florists – has launched.
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Crowdfunding success for vegan ice cream brand

A range of vegan ice cream sold by the likes of Tesco and Ocado has smashed its crowdfunding target as it eyes global expansion.
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Business

Corporate lawyer rejoins Howes Percival

Howes Pervical has welcomed a new corporate partner, who has rejoined the law firm from Dentons.
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East of England profit warnings reach record high - EY

Profit warnings issued by East of England listed businesses reached a record-breaking high in the first three months of 2020, a new report from EY has found.
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East Anglia ONE contract win for Rovco

Rovco has been awarded a long-term contract by CWind for subsea work on the East Anglia ONE offshore wind project.
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Property

Social housing providers complete transfer

Social housing provider Stonewater has completed on a tenanted stock transfer of 731 homes in Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire from Southern Housing Group.
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£100m placing for LondonMetric

Real estate investor LondonMetric Property has announced plans to raise about £100m in a share placing.
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Manufacturing

British Honey hails hand sanitiser sales

The British Honey Company, which makes honey-infused spirits, has hailed the "fast and successful start" of its alcohol sanitiser products.
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Record sales year drives up turnover at iconic taxi maker

Turnover has been driven up by more than £60m at the Warwickshire-headquartered company famous for its London black taxis, new figures have revealed. Its pre-tax losses have also been cut and the business reported the best sales year in its history.
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