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“I moved to an old Victorian pile where the previous owners had put a swimming pool in. I said, ‘Let’s fill it in.’ Then I said, ‘You know what we need? A Viking mead hall!’” Clive Nolan built a home venue so he doesn’t have to tour

Best known for his work with Pendragon and Arena, he’s given his passion for prog musicals a new lease of life – with practical assistance from his theatre group

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“Dismissed as bland, complacent and of the establishment, it was now outsider music. If you wanted to be a true rebel, you came out as a prog fan”: Five essential neo-prog albums of the 80s

The second-wave movement didn’t last long – but its bands revitalised the genre with an attitude and energy that’s still being felt today

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Stars of the 80s prog scene line up for book launch live event

Members of Pendragon, IQ, Pallas, Twelfth Night and Solstice to feature on panel discussion and an audience Q&A at launch for new 80s prog book

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Deal agreed to save 150-year-old Scottish football club from bankruptcy

A DEAL has been agreed to save one of Scotland's oldest football clubs from administration ...

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"I said, “We’re a band, we want to make a record.” He said, “Oi dunno much about records… If you wanted a cowshed, I could probably ’elp yer!” Pendragon's Nick Barrett looks back on their 40-plus year career...

In 2020, when Pendragon released their eleventh studio album Love Over Fear, we grilled mainman Nick Barrett in The Prog Interview

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“It seemed like prog had run its course… he kickstarted the second wave”: Pendragon’s Nick Barrett wants Marillion co-founder Mick Pointer to get credit for his influence

Neo-prog drummer created the Marquee scene in the 80s and inspired the third generation – including Steven Wilson and Dream Theater – in the 90s, says guitarist

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The story of Marillion's Marbles is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Yes, Steven Wilson, Richard Thompson, ELO, AIrbag, Moody Blues, Nordic Giants, Marjana Semkina and loads more...

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"There’s certain prog fans who just want the comfy old slippers. That’s got its place and that music is timeless but they can’t accept anything new." How Pendragon proved they weren't "comfy" with Passion

Pendragon's Nick Barrett and Peter Gee discuss the band's gritty new album Passion

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Pendragon announce new reissue of 1996 album The Masquerade Overture

Pendragon's The Masquerade Overture has been remastered for CD and vinyl

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Fugazi: A great title but no songs to go with it… even the pathologically casual Marillion started to worry they’d never write the record, and they’d never get a drummer to play on it if they did

The story of how Marillion made their second album, 1984's aptly titled Fugazi

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Revealed: The 20 biggest East Midlands Companies 2023

High street pharmacy heads Top 500 East Midlands list - followed by prestige car retailer and biggest UK housebuilder

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Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells at 50 on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Ray Shulman, Yes, Einar Solberg, Pendragon, Mike Batt, Amplifier, Eivor, The Ocean, David Paton and loads more...

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Hold-up in new car supply could be about to ease says Evans Halshaw, Stratstone and CarStore group

'The new car order bank remains strong and there are some early signs that new car supply may be beginning to improve'

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European stocks move higher as UK overhauls banking rules

UK banking giants, insurers and asset managers were among the companies that lifted to the top of the FTSE 100 on Friday.

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Tough motors market blamed for collapse of £400m Evans Halshaw and Stratstone group bid

Shares in parent group Pendragon fell more than a quarter following the announcement

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Nottinghamshire car giant Pendragon suitor Hedin handed extension over potential £400m takeover

There is a potential £400 million takeover move.

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Pendragon extends “put-up or shut-up deadline” for £400m bid in the business

Swedish Hedin Mobility Group AB given until next month to make offer for Evans Halshaw and Stratstone owner

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National car dealer group Pendragon outshines rivals with strong summer sales

CEO confident right strategy is in place as supply chain challenges and market pressures persist

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£3.4bn turnover car dealership suffers ransonware attack

Pendragon said its IT systems had been hacked but it was still able to operate as normal

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire car giant Pendragon held to £53m ransom by hackers

Hackers have reportedly threatened to release sensitive information on the dark web

Birmingham Post

European company bidding for Evans Halshaw dealer group now open to selling its stake – if right offer comes along

In a new statement Hedin Mobility said it was “surprised” by a “radical” change in direction from Pendragon board

Birmingham Post

Swedish car sales group makes £400m bid for Pendragon

Shares in Pendragon were up 20 per cent this morning on the news

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Second hand car prices up almost a third in a year at Evans Halshaw and Stratstone group

Average second hand car prices almost £19,000 during first half of 2022 – compared the £14,400 a year earlier

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Pendragon’s average used car price up by almost a third but inflation hits profit

Cost of the average second-hand car rises 32% to almost £19,000 amid shortage of new vehicles

Evening Standard

Car dealer Pendragon reverses away from takeover talks

Shares rise in the second-hand car dealer after the demise of potential bid

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