Today's North West business news from Insider |
Latest News | A 30-year investment plan of infrastructure projects designed to underpin greener growth has been revealed by Transport for the North (TfN). The organisation believes the £5bn proposals pipeline of work will help create about 20,000 jobs. Read More… |
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There has never been a more significant time - in recent years, if not decades - for the need for excellent health and public services staff, says Adele Lochman, apprenticeships operations manager at University of Salford. Read More… |
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A Manchester-based platform which helps companies hire freelancers from a network of more than 350,000 has secured new investment. Read More… |
Malpas-based racehorse training centre Oliver Greenall Racing has secured a £75,000 funding package from NatWest to safeguard the future of the business and protect jobs. Read More… |
ClearCourse Partnership has bought Crewe-based Practice Point. Read More… |
More than 1.2 million businesses across the UK have now receive funding from lenders through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes. Read More… |
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With the government having launched its consultation on proposals to reform the planning system in England, Pegasus Group looks at what the implications could be for housing requirements across the country. Executive director Sebastian Tibenham comments on what the new reforms could mean for the North West. Read More… |
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Debenhams has announced plans to slash 2,500 jobs to give the retailer "every chance of a viable future". Read More… |
ME Funding has appointed a new chief credit officer. Read More… |
Turnover has grown to more than £850m at parcel delivery giant Hermes UK, which has recently agreed the sale of a majority stake to Advent International. Read More… |
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Plans for a major mixed-use development, including approximately 1,200 homes, are being proposed for the former Gould Street Gasworks site north of Manchester city centre. Read More… |
A speculatively developed warehouse covering almost 100,000 sq ft has been fully let on completion. Read More… |
Northstone has launched a public consultation on its plans to build up to 117 energy-efficient family homes in Bolton. Read More… |
Real estate consultancy OBI Property has secured a deal at Manchester's 55 Spring Gardens. Read More… |
Hurstwood Homes has secured reserved matters approval to develop a five-acre residential site in Rossendale. Read More… |
Retirement Villages has launched the second stage of consultation on its plans to build a new site near Chester. Read More… |
Liverpool-based Mason Owen has completed work on the sale of a water park. Read More… |
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Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) has been awarded government seedcorn funding as it looks to establish Cheshire and Warrington as an "international powerhouse" for the creation of new medicines. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Formby Manor Care Centre has made a pair of senior hires. Read More… |
Manchester-based Alt Theory has secured a new client win. Read More… |
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