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Nervous wait for Tesco over disputed permission

25 May 2007

Tesco must wait to hear the outcome of a challenge to its plans for a new store on the site of a town's rugby ground.

Broadhall Wharfedale in Swansea

25 May 2007

Broadhall Wharfedale, a joint venture between developers Broadhall, and London and Wharfedale, has signed a £6.4 million deal with construction contractor Stradform to build a 3,700sq-metre office scheme in the SA1 Swansea Waterfront development. The project is part-funded by the Welsh European Funding Office and the Welsh Assembly Government.

Birse Civils appointed in Scarborough

25 May 2007

Civil engineering firm Birse Civils has been appointed as the main contractor for a 40ha business park on the southern approach to Scarborough. Birse Civils will work in partnership with developers Caddick Developments, Scarborough Borough Council and regional development agency Yorkshire Forward to take forward the project in Eastfield.

Think-tank calls for new local levy

25 May 2007

English cities should be allowed to introduce a local business rate to fund transport schemes needed for their economic growth, says a think-tank report.

Data check - Unemployment edges up

25 May 2007

4.7% Unemployment rate in winter quarter 2005 5.5% Unemployment rate in winter quarter 2007 The UK unemployment rate has edged up over the last two years, government statistics published last week reveal.

Credit unions call for rule relaxation

25 May 2007

Restrictions on who can join credit unions should be eased, delegates at Regeneration & Renewal's national conference heard last week.

RDAs' economic impact dismissed as 'limited'

25 May 2007

England's regional development agencies (RDAs) have had a limited economic impact since their formation eight years ago, a report out this week claims.

Rural futures under review

25 May 2007

An inquiry into securing a prosperous future for Scotland's hill and island areas was launched last week.

Post office survival requires creativity

By Karen Buck

25 May 2007

Given the oft-repeated mantra that "post offices are the lifeblood of the local community", it is surprising how few new models of community provision have developed in response to the rapid restructuring of, and reduction in the size of, the post office network. The moment has come for all those with an interest in communities to step up to the plate.

Pay cheat bosses face bigger fines

25 May 2007

Employers paying staff below the minimum wage will risk facing tougher fines under new proposals put forward by trade secretary Alistair Darling.