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Monday 30 November 2020

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Pets at Home to acquire veterinary telehealth firm

Pets at Home is acquiring one of the UK's largest independent veterinary telehealth providers in a £15m deal.
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Business Matters: The importance of delivering housing development that promotes and enables healthy living

Steve Williams, associate designer at Pegasus Group (Liverpool), discusses the importance of delivering housing development that promotes and enables healthy living and how people's new working habits might influence that.
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Deals

Double London acquisition for CTS

Daresbury-based CTS, a portfolio company of private equity firm Tenzing, has acquired two legal specialist managed service providers.
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£500k for furniture wholesaler

A Lancashire-based furniture wholesaler has secured a £500,000 CBILS boost through Atom Bank.
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Camlee Group advises on dental products supplier buy

Manchester-based Camlee Group has advised on the takeover of a high-end dental products supplier.
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GCA enjoys busy period of M&A

GCA Altium UK has completed seven transactions since the start of September, four of which were in the North West.
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Business Matters: A business that makes a positive impact and builds flourishing communities

Livv Housing Group chief executive Léann Hearne talks about the 24-month journey the North West housing association undertook to achieve a governance upgrade to G2 compliant by the Regulator of Social Housing.
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Business

Arcadia Group facing collapse as Ashley makes £50m loan offer

Retail empire Arcadia Group, the owner of brands including TopShop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, could be set to collapse today, according to reports. The group employs about 13,000 workers. Frasers Group, controlled by Mike Ashley, has confirmed it has offered a £50m funding line to Arcadia.
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North West confidence down but optimism lingers - Lloyds

Business confidence in the North West fell during November, according to a new report, but optimism lingers on the back of a successful mass testing trial in Liverpool and the progress made on a vaccine.
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Bury FC enter administration

Bury FC have been placed in administration as the former Football League club continue to fight for their existence.
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Funding boost for Liverpool City Region skills

Regional and national funding for skills is to be made available to employers across the Liverpool City Region, the LEP's policy lead for employment and skills has told an Insider roundtable. The event sought to gain the views of businesses from across the area in order to influence future skills provision.
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Industry expert calls for biomanufacturing plant to be built in the North

A new UK biomanufacturing plant should be built in the North of England to bring investment and skills to the region, according to an industry expert.
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Record year for JYSK UK and Ireland

Danish furniture and home furnishings brand JYSK, which operates 30 stores across the UK and Ireland, has reported record results.
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Property

Omega South plans set for latest step forward

Plans for a major set of works at Omega Warrington look set to take their latest step forward.
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THG submits ICON proposal

Ecommerce giant THG has submitted plans to expand its presence at ICON Manchester.
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Manchester assets “well placed” as £119m takeover looms

The trio of Manchester assets at the centre of a £119m acquisition are "well placed" to benefit from the strength of the city.
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Snooker hall transformation set to move ahead

A vacant snooker hall on Liverpool's Cherry Lane could be repurposed as a hotel if plans are approved later this week.
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Green light nears for residential scheme

A residential scheme in Liverpool could soon secure approval.
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Developer calls for backing to boost Northern cities

The head of development at a company behind major developments in the North has called for greater government support and investment to help boost northern cities.
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Petrol station plans set to move ahead despite opposition

Plans to transform a vehicle repair garage in Liverpool look set to be backed later this week despite coming up against opposition.
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Approval lined up for prominent Rochdale schemes

A pair of prominent residential schemes in Rochdale – one of which concerns the redevelopment of the former Soccer Village scheme – could soon be backed.
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Rebrand for homebuilder after buyout

Castle Green Homes has been revealed as the new name for regional housebuilder Macbryde Homes. The changes follow the multimillion-pound buyout of the business earlier this year and form part of its North West expansion plans.
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Work begins on Stockport College refurbishment

Work has begun on the first phase of the Stockport College refurbishment project.
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Approval for MCR Property Group project

MCR Property Group has secured approval for its latest project.
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Greater Manchester Inward Investment Guide 2020

Greater Manchester Inward Investment Guide 2020

A comprehensive guide to investing in the region’s authorities, with facts, figures, statistics and key contacts.
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Liverpool City Region Inward Investment Guide 2020

Liverpool City Region Inward Investment Guide 2020

A comprehensive guide to investing in the region’s authorities, with facts, figures, statistics and key contacts.
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