City job losses hit Fullers’ Square Mile profits
Brewer and pub operator Fuller Smith & Turner is feeling the effects of lay-offs in the City, with fewer office workers drinking after work at its pubs in the Square Mile, it said today.
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Developer wins Frome supermarket flood works case
A developer has won a legal battle in Londons High Court over the level of flood prevention works it is required to carry out before a supermarket store can be built in Frome, Somerset.
High Court rules on Almondsbury housing development dispute
The High Court has quashed a government decision to block a 250-home residential scheme near Almondsbury. Sullivan J has backed the challenge by Barratt Homes Ltd and Taywood Homes, which claim that the Secretary of State was wrong to reject recommendations made for the scheme by the local council and a planning inspector.
Eldridge Pope to spawn more Toad pubs
Pub group Eldridge Pope has pledged to open more of its Toad branded outlets after seeing drinkers take a shine to the chain.
Nuisance claim against bishop struck out
The Bishop of Exeter has been cleared by the High Court in a dispute over the noise of the bells at Down St Mary parish church near Crediton.
Developers battle to reverse hospital scheme consent
A Government decision to block a 250-home residential scheme on the site of the disused Hortham Hospital, near Almondsbury in Avon, today came under attack at Londons High Court.
Regional variations in CBI’s business confidence data
Manufacturers across the UK believe the worst of the recession is now behind them, research out today showed. According to the latest CBI/Business Strategies quarterly Regional Trends Survey, business confidence in most areas has risen for the first time in more than two years.
Rokeagle Plymouth business park plans take flight
West Country developer Rokeagle is to speculatively build 50,000 sq ft (4,645 sq m) of offices at the fledgling Plymouth International Business Park.
Council puts £230m south Bristol plans on show
Bristol council today unveiled ambitious £230m regeneration plans for south Bristol. Centred on the citys Hengrove and Hartcliffe areas, the Bristol council plan covers three sites over a total area of 1.5 square miles and will include around 740 homes.
Court of Appeal rules on agricultural use of land
The Court of Appeal has warned farmers who seek to boost their income by opening up their farms to paying visitors, that such an activity does not constitute agricultural use of the land.
