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Tuesday 4 August 2020

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Plans unveiled for major Manchester entertainment venue

Music events and entertainment specialist BeSixth has unveiled plans to bring a new major entertainment venue to Circle Square, Manchester.
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Business Matters: Retailers - the opportunities of AI and virtual reality

As the face of retail and how the public shop has arguably changed forever, Samantha Livesey from Pinsent Masons examines how artificial intelligence and virtual reality can be used to enhance the customer experience and drive sales.
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Deals

Manchester legal team supports Byron rescue deal

A Manchester-based team at law firm gunnercooke has advised on the rescue deal for burger chain Byron.
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BGF investment to support growth strategy at Kagool

BGF has invested £6m in Kagool, a digital agency and Sitecore specialist with offices in Cardiff, Manchester and London, to support its organic and acquisitive growth strategy.
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Metro Bank agrees to acquire RateSetter

A deal has been agreed for peer-to-peer lender RateSetter to be acquired by Metro Bank.
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Business Matters: The company christmas party - Distanced but not distant

Sharing her thoughts on how companies can, and will, be celebrating Christmas this year in spite of Covid-19 social restrictions is Liz Taylor, chief executive of the Taylor Lynn Corporation (TLC) and a hospitality brand consultant in the North West.
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Business

School Letting Solutions falls into administration

Manchester-based School Letting Solutions has fallen into administration due to the impact of Covid-19, resulting in the loss of 93 full-time jobs.
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AO to create 250 jobs in Crewe

Online electricals retailer AO is to recruit 250 new roles at its logistics hub in Crewe.  
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Five senior promotions at SAS Daniels

SAS Daniels has made five senior promotions.
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3ecruit weighs up European office

Chester-based 3ecruit is weighing up a second office to support its expanding European operations.
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North West businesses expect slow recovery – report

Almost half of companies in the North West believe it will take between one and three years to return to the same levels of revenue achieved before Covid-19, according to a new BDO business poll.
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Historic accountancy firm announces partnership

An accountancy firm which can trace its roots back to the late 1800s has announced a partnership with a counterpart.
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Business Matters: Website terms and conditions - general guidance and pandemic proofing

Jessica Matthews from Freeths says recent events have led to dramatic increases in online sales. At the start of the pandemic new customers drove this rise in online spending but more recently many have become repeat and loyal buyers.
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Property

Mayfield Park development secures £23m government funding

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed a £23m investment for the Mayfield park development in Manchester, as part of a England-wide £1.3bn infrastructure funding plan.
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Plans in for major industrial development on former BAE site

Plans have been filed for a major  industrial development on a former BAE site in Crewe, set to provide more than 800,000 sq ft of new warehouse space.
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FWP completes on Fairhaven Golf Course clubhouse

Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP) has completed work on the £1.25m refurbishment of the clubhouse at Fairhaven Golf Course.
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SES appointed to major MMU project

SES Engineering Services has been appointed to work on a major scheme for Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Work starts on £6.5m housing scheme

Work has started on a £6.5m housing scheme in a Chorley village set to provide new shared ownership and affordable homes.
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Torus to redevelop former school site in new housing plan

Growth and regeneration group Torus is to redevelop the former site of The King’s School in Macclesfield to provide new affordable homes.
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Michelin star winning chef to open new Lakes venue

A Michelin star chef has acquired a historic venue in the Lake District in a move designed to bring investment and new jobs to the site.
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Historic inn reopens following multimillion-pound revamp

A historic Cumbria inn has reopened following a multimillion-pound redevelopment by The Inn Collection Group. 
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Member Exclusive News

Kingsland Drinks appointed as distributor on green initiative

Irlam-based Kingsland Drinks has been appointed as exclusive UK distributor of a range of wines designed to protect the world’s oceans and remove one billion plastic bottles from the ocean by 2030.  
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Hollywood Bowl set to open new mini golf venue

The Hollywood Bowl Group is set to open its second mini golf venue in Rochdale under its Puttstars brand.
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