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Shares in GW Pharmaceuticals fell 25 per cent yesterday after it released preliminary results from a trial of Sativex, its cannabis-based drug. The Phase III study measured the drug's effect [...]

A company that enables trucks to run on a mixture of natural gas and diesel is to join Aim next month. Clean Air Power, which is advised by Canaccord Adams, [...]

Shares in Stadium, which manufactures and sells electronic equipment and plastic mouldings, rose 9 per cent after it revealed an increase in full-year turnover, profits and margins. Pre-tax profits rose [...]

Phynova, a developer of drugs derived from Chinese botanical medicines, saw its shares leap when they began trading on Aim yesterday. The shares started trading at 77p and closed 72 [...]

Shares in Severfield-Rowen, the structural steel group, rose more than 12 per cent yesterday after it said strong trading meant its full-year results would be 'significantly ahead of current market [...]

Pipex Communications has bought Freedom to Surf, an internet service provider, in a Pounds 10m deal. The telecommunications company said it would use Pounds 2m of existing funds and additional [...]

Bizspace, which provides managed workspace for small- to medium-sized companies, reported a 38 per cent rise in interim pre-tax profit and said it was confident of building on its momentum. [...]

Ceres Power, the fuel-cell company, said yesterday it had moved from its research and development roots into 'a business focused on delivering finished products to market', as it unveiled year-end [...]

Cyberscan, which provides technology for the gaming industry, fell into the red for the six months to June 30 - but it said the results were in line with its [...]

Pure Wafer, which reclaims silicon wafers for semi-conductor manufacturers, said it had taken a 'significant step' towards full-year profitability as sales jumped 93 per cent. The company, which listed on [...]

White Young Green, the engineering consultants, said yesterday it was expecting significant benefits from London's hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games as it reported double-digit growth. WYG has been appointed [...]

Corin, the manufacturer of orthopaedic devices, said yesterday it had achieved its most important objective in the first-half of the year with the securing of a US distribution agreement. The [...]

Difficult high street conditions contributed to disappointing first-half results at Alexon, the clothing and footwear retailer. The group, which owns chains including Bay Trading and Dolcis, reported pre-tax profits in [...]

Compass Finance, the loans and mortgage provider, said yesterday that it expected full-year turnover to rise 11 per cent as it announced the completion of a restructuring of its management [...]

Protec yesterday confirmed it was still in discussions about a possible offer for the company. The security and surveillance company was responding to bid speculation that led to its shares [...]

Shares in Gresham Computing, the IT group, fell yesterday after a poor performance from its integration business contributed to a widening of first-half losses. The company, which specialises in systems [...]

Alkane Energy, the renewable energy company, said yesterday it hadmade 'substantial progress' in the first half, in spiteof widening pre-taxlosses. The company, which builds and operates methane treatment and generation [...]

Chorion, the intellectual property company, said continued strong performance of its Noddy character had helped interim profit before exceptionals nudge just ahead of last year's levels. The company reported profits [...]

Adventis, the multi-media marketing and advertising agency, said growth through acquisitions and in its existing businesses had helped it to higher pre-tax profit in the first half. The company reported [...]

James Fisher, which last month helped rescue seven trapped sailors from a Russian submarine, yesterday took further steps in its transformation into a marine services company with an acquisition and [...]

Isotron, which sterilises medical products, said good growth in its chemical and laboratory services sectors contributed to a strong performance in the year to June 30. Pre-tax profit at the [...]

Foseco, the supplier of consumables for the foundry and steel industries, reported growth in spite of raw material price increases and fluctuating demand for steel. Its first interim results after [...]

Monterrico Metals said substantial progress had been made at its Rio Blanco copper project as it reported its interim results. The company said 'derisking', through its continuing feasibility study, had [...]

Islamic Bank of Britain said its customer base rose to almost 6,000 in the six months to the end of June. As the bank reported its interim results, IBB said [...]

Adamind, the multimedia messaging software group, showed signs of strong growth with its maiden interim results. The company, which floated on Aim in February, reported turnover of Dollars 3.19m (Pounds [...]

Dealogic, an IT supplier to investment banks, said it had overcome difficult market conditions in the US to report a 26 per cent rise in pre-tax profits. The increase, to [...]

Hardy Oil & Gas, the exploration and production company, reported a 70 per cent rise in pre-tax profitin its maiden interim results. The group, which floated on Aim in June, [...]

Shares in Ashcourt Holdings, the fund manager and financial services group, leapt 66 per cent yesterday in response to an agreed cash offer from Syndicate Asset Management. SAM's offer, of [...]

Whittard of Chelsea said the London bombings had affected sales in recent weeks and cautioned that they might not recover before Christmas. The sales warning came as the tea and [...]

Strong demand for broadband contributed to record sales at Pipex Communications, the broadband, hosting and network provider, in the six months to June 30. A 75 per cent rise in [...]

Write-offs from the collapse of MG Rover held back full-year performance at Alumasc, the building and engineering products group. Alumasc said progress was being made in trying to dispose of [...]

DCS Group yesterday sold its transport and logistics division for Pounds 10.5m to reduce its debt. The IT provider for the automotive industry received an initial Pounds 7.1m from Four [...]

TTP Communications, the mobile phone software designer, warned yesterday that first-half results for its TTPCom subsidiary would be below expectations. The group said operating losses for TTPCom, which accounts for [...]

Shares in Latchways, which makes and installs industrial safety equipment, jumped yesterday after it said that it expected to report significant increases in turnover and operating profit for the first [...]

Vislink, which supplies microwave radio and satellite transmission products, reported a sharp improvement in trading performance, helped by its acquisition of Link Research in February. Interim pre-tax profit jumped to [...]

Hydro International, which develops and supplies products for stormwater management, reported a fall in interim pre-tax profit to Pounds 331,000 (Pounds 594,000). The drop was largely attributable to a Pounds [...]

An expanded client base helped Murgitroyd, the European patent and trademark attorney practice, report a 55 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to Pounds 946,000 (Pounds 610,000) for the year [...]

Chaco Resources said considerable progress had been achieved following its decision to refocus on oil and gas exploration in South America. The Aim-listed, formerly Gold Mines of Sardinia yesterday reported [...]

Quantica, the recruitment and training group, has agreed to buy RK Group and has announced a placing to help fund the acquisition. The Pounds 12.4m acquisition of the Cheshire-based recruitment [...]

Fayrewood, the computer hardware and software distributor, saw an 88 per cent increase in interim pre-tax profit to Pounds 12.2m (Pounds 6.5m) on the back of selling part of its [...]

Titan Europe, the industrial wheel manufacturer, overcame steel supply difficulties and unpredictable demand to report a 29 per cent rise in underlying profit to Pounds 6.8m (Pounds 5.3m) for the [...]

Blavod Extreme Spirits has agreed to a joint venture with Suntory International, a US subsidiary of Suntory, the Asian drinks producer. Blavod, whose products include the Players Extreme range of [...]

Hunting, the energy services company, has bought Aberdeen-based Cromar for a total of Pounds 9.6m. Cromar specialises in providing equipment and services to the oil and gas industry. It made [...]

Maiden, the outdoor advertising group, said it would report an operating loss for the six months to June 30. The group said weak and volatile market conditions had hit margins [...]

Shares in Emerald Energy, the oil exploration company, rose yesterday after it identified potential zones for more production in the Llanos basin in north-eastern Colombia. The company has completed the [...]

Former England cricketer Phil Edmonds has announced that Central African Mining and Exploration Company has won 10 licences to carry out coal exploration in Mozambique. The package is for more [...]

UK Coal has resolved its 'force majeure' dispute with Drax Power involving a shortfall in coal supply. Under yesterday's settlement, the 750,000 tonnes will be delivered by next March for [...]

Careforce Group, the residential home care provider, has bought Hertfordshire-based Ace Homecare Services in its fifth acquisition since floating on Aim last November. The Pounds 1.5m deal involves an initial [...]

Shares in Blueheath rose following the announcement of contract wins, while the groceries wholesaler said turnover was rising faster than expected. The group, which supplies more than 1,600 retail and [...]