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A supplier of freshly-frozen breads has recently opened a new £3m bakery on Westwood Industrial Estate in Margate, creating several new local jobs, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Kent-based Specialty Breads supplies freshly-frozen breads to wholesalers, who in turn supply restaurants, pubs, cafes and hotels throughout the UK.

Up to 300 jobs have been salvaged as a Slough-based provider of wastewater and drainage services has managed to secure a pre-pack rescue deal, a news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

A Berkshire-based wealth management company will make redundant 51 members of its operations team in a bid to streamline its activity, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal. Bellpenny said that while a total of 51 employees are currently in consultation, the final number of redundancies is expected to be lower.

A major retail chain has created more 98 new jobs after extending opening its extended and revamped stored at at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal. Fashion retailer Next’s store has been in development for the past ten months and has extended by 7,000 sq ft to 44,226 sq ft.

Plans for building a £20m student accommodation complex on the site of a former Southampton bus depot could are likely to be approved in the near future, a recent news report has been able to reveal.

A new new fruit crisp production facility is set to open in Sittingbourne following a £300,000 investment, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Kent entrepreneur Nimisha Raja hopes that the product from Nim’s Fruit Crisps’ factory will offer children and parents an alternative to unhealthy snacks.

An UK-wide builders warehouse is set to open its 40th outlet in Weybridge and create 50 new local jobs, a news source can reveal. Selco Builders Warehouse will open its latest outlet in November and the recruitment process is currently "in full swing", company representatives said.

Plans for developing a 150-room hotel and specialist cancer treatment centre adjacent to the American Express Community Stadium have been recently lodged with Brighton & Hove City Council and Lewes District Council, a news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

Outline plans to build a new major industrial estate in Oxfordshire have been approved by local authorities, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

More than 70 members of staff have been made redundant as a Hampshire-based PVCu windows manufacturer and installation company has ceased trading and entered liquidation, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to find.

An application for building a 51-room hall of residence for students near the Vogue Gyratory in Brighton has been approved by Brighton & Hove’s planning department, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

A company specializing in the development of medical equipment has created 20 jobs in Sunderland after choosing the city as the location for its first manufacturing base outside its headquarters, a news source could reveal.