Five Valleys shopping centre in Gloucestershire has appointed a new manager to oversee its final phases of redevelopment. Jack Simpson (pictured above) will head up the operations team at the complex in Stroud town centre, which developer Dransfield Properties has invested £30 million in regenerating. Cheltenham-based Mr Simpson, who has eight years experience of managing

The Scottish Government has announced that hospitality businesses will be able to place tables and chairs outside their premises without a planning application. They have also backed the relaxation of planning rules for conversions of certain premises into some hospitality venues. Business leaders have welcomed the relaxation of the rules, which is likely to be