BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust has proposed a merger with its stablemate BlackRock Throgmorton Trust that would create a vehicle with net assets of approximately £780 million, the largest growth-focused trust in the UK smaller companies sector. Shares in BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust...

The drilling campaign involves exploration at depths ranging from 300m to 1,500m.

The Hestia JV will deliver mixed-tenure projects in line with the government's Plan for Change.

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