Tuesday 15 March 2022

An employment generating scheme to build two warehouses on the site of a former paper mill in Lancashire has been recommended for approval.
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Barbara Wainwright, workplace company trainer at AlphaBiolabs, looks at how workplace drug and alcohol testing can combat the detrimental effect of substance abuse on businesses.
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A North West provider of residential and supported living services for adults with autism and learning disabilities has secured investment from Queens Park Equity. 
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Land regeneration specialist Harworth Group has agreed a senior debt package comprising a five-year £200m revolving credit facility (RCF), together with a £40m uncommitted accordion option.
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Gross lending to SMEs stood at £4.8bn in the final quarter of 2022, according to data published by UK Finance.
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Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has secured £500,000 innovation funding from Ofgem for five new feasibility study projects aimed at accelerating the transition to Net Zero.
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Helen Jude, director at Landwood Group - which specialises in all aspects of property, plant and machinery and business assets - offers insight on how businesses can navigate the impacts of the Ukraine crisis.
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Martin O’Rourke, commercial director at Birchwood Park, says wellness programs are more popular than ever before. Initially, they started as an employee perk for large corporations - but today’s wellness programs are regularly part of a company’s benefits package.
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The latest phase of Bellway Homes' Lathom Pastures development in West Lancashire is set to be rubber-stamped.
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Planners have recommended approving a scheme to transform Blackpool's Stanley Buildings into retail, café and office space. 
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Detailed plans for dozens of homes at the site of a former mill in Lancashire have received a positive recommendation.
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A vacant industrial site in Burscough could soon be transformed into a residential development.
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St Modwen's dedicated housebuilding businesshas outlined plans to double in size over the next five years by bringing together internal capabilities in land buying, planning and pre-construction.
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Jim Truscott, partner at Beyond Corporate Law, says the M&A market is busy across both the region and nationally, regardless of size and sector.
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Business psychologist and founder of Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing, Lee Chambers, is the latest speaker to be confirmed to join the panel at Insider’s Drive for Talent event on 30 March.
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A new £20m applied research and development facility in Lancashire has been officially opened.
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A new business group has been launched to support a Lancashire town.
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An independent Burnley business has said it is going from "strength to strength" after being created during the first lockdown in 2020.
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Lloyds Banking Group has appointed a new group ambassador for the North of England.
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Supply chain support and longer-term assistance are at the top of the wish list for UK manufacturing SMEs in order to make the most out of the post-pandemic recovery and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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In this roundtable we assemble a panel of asset based lenders, intermediaries and introducers, to assess the market and predict where it will go next.
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