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Plymouth ice cream business for sale

With summer fast approaching, the is a new opportunity for entrepreneurs in the south of England as Plymouth’s oldest ice cream shop has gone on the market.

Prete’s of Southside Street in the Barbican has been open on the same premises since 1962. The business itself meanwhile can be traced back to Italy at the turn of the 20th century.

After 116 years of ice cream trade being passed among families and friends, the ... Continue Reading


Entire Devon village goes on the market

An entire village in Devonshire has been put up for sale this week with an asking price of £11.5 million.

Evans Estate has solely owned Bantham for several generations but the popular coastal settlement is now all being sold. Residents of the village were told in November 2013 that the land and buildings would be going to a new owner and there has since been interest from around the world.

The Bantham plot cover 750 acr... Continue Reading


South Wales pub and restaurant go up for sale

A pub and a restaurant in South Wales have both gone up for sale this month.

The Angel Inn pub in Gwent was bought by a group of regulars nine years amid fears it was going to be taken over by a chain. The group has now put the local boozer back on the market for £245,000, £5,000 less than they bought it for in 2005.

Surgeons Witek Mintowt-Czyz and Gareth Thomas, nurse Jenny Pile, builders Martin Cull and Rob Barker, a... Continue Reading


Landmark Lancashire pub put on the market

A landmark pub in Padiham, Lancashire has been put up for sale for £100,000.

The Kings Arms is located in the small town of Padiham just three miles west of Burnley but has been empty for several years. The once popular pub pulled in customers from around the town and surrounding villages as it was on the town centre drinking circuit.

Having been boarded up for several years, the pub has now been put back on the market ... Continue Reading


Shop in Barrow town centre going under the hammer

A commercial building in Barrow town centre is up for sale at auction later this month.

The two-storey commercial premise is at 48 Crellin Street in Barrow, the North West Evening Mail reported. The property is expected to generate high levels of interest because of its prime location with plenty of passing trade.

The building, which has historically been used as a shop, comprises a ground floor with space for a shop or ... Continue Reading


Popular Exeter cafe is up for sale

The well-known Exeter coffee shop Café at 36 has been put up for sale.

The small, quality café in Cowick Street has been listed with licensed and leisure property specialists Stonesmith of Exeter, the Exeter Express & Echo reported yesterday (29 April). The leasehold café, which is open to customers during the day to eat in or takeaway and also runs catering buffets, has a price tag of £75,000.

The popular coffee sho... Continue Reading


Elm Tree pub in Hampshire goes on the market

The popular Elm Tree pub near Ringwood has been put up for sale as the current owners plan to move abroad.

The Greene King lease, which is located in Hightown, a small village near Ringwood in Hampshire, has been put on the market with Fleurets, the Salisbury Journal reported today (23 April). The pub has a price tag of £245,000 plus stock at value.

The two current licensees, Tim Buckle and Alan Douglas, who have run th... Continue Reading


Chauffeur Monkey business up for sale

Sussex-based Chauffeur Monkey has been put up for sale with the company’s current owner hoping a fellow entrepreneur can continue the business.

Chauffeur Monkey provides a service in which a driver will meet customers on a small moped and then stow the bike away and drive the customer home in their own car. The chauffeur service removes the hassle of leaving your car overnight somewhere if you wish to drink, while also claiming to ... Continue Reading


Bristol's Brewery Theatre put on the market

The Brewery Theatre in Bristol has been put up for sale for £640,000.

Located on the site of a former garage, the area also includes a bakery, café and visitor centre as well as the theatre. Kwik Fit owns the freehold which is up for sale, while Bristol’s mayor George Ferguson owns the leasehold on the theatre and as such it is said that the use of the building will not be affected by the potential sale.

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Hartlepool-based Krimo's restaurant up for sale

Krimo’s restaurant in Hartlepool has been put for sale and is facing closure later this year after almost 30 years of serving diners, the Hartlepool Mail reports.

Krimo’s is one of the coastal town’s best known and highly regarded restaurants. Opened in May 1985, it serves Mediterranean and North African cuisine.

It was announced at the end of last week that the restaurant has now been put up for sale by owners Kri... Continue Reading


Three shops in Boxford up for sale

A trio of shops are up for sale in the Suffolk village of Boxford, with locals hoping that the stores will remain in business.

The three shops in the popular village’s Swan Street are a newsagent, Boxford Village Store and a post office. According to the East Anglian Daily Times, all three of the shops currently up for sale have been running for decades and have come on the market either due to the owners retiring or passing away a... Continue Reading


Brierfield bakery for sale

Oddies bakery in Brierfield has been put up for sale and might close in the near future because of poor earnings.

The Lancashire Telegraph has described the bakery as “an institution”. Despite its popularity in the small East Lancashire town, however, this branch of the Oddies chain may be closed amid possibilities it will be moved to Blackburn town centre.

This has meant that the current premises are now up for sale... Continue Reading


Devon fish and chip shop up for sale

A fish and chip shop in Mortehoe, which was heavily damaged by fire, has been put up for sale.

The Mor-T-Eat chippy in the north Devon village of Mortehoe suffered extensive damage as a result of a fire in July 2013, which required 35 firefighters to extinguish. It has since undergone major refurbishments and the shop now includes a new gas frying range, new freezers and fridges, a new venting and a complete cosmetic makeover.
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Goxhill's only pub stops serving and is put for sale

The only pub in the North Lincolnshire village of Goxhill has ceased trading and been put up for sale, it was announced last week.

The Brocklesby Hunt, Goxhill’s only local boozer, closed on Sunday night (23 February) and it has been declared that the owners are going to sell the freehold building. The 19th Century pub is owned by Enterprise Inns and the building has been valued at £360,000.

In the 2011 census Goxhill... Continue Reading


MPs launch inquiry into banks' small business lending habits

MPs are planning an inquiry into small business lending amid widespread criticism of the big banks’ behaviour towards them.

The state-backed Royal Bank of Scotland has found itself at the centre of the furore along with a number of other big banks, all of which are to come under heavy scrutiny over the coming weeks for not offering sufficient credit to SMEs.

Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury Committee, firmly stat... Continue Reading