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Latest News | A Salford-headquartered food manufacturer specialising in snacks, processed meat and protein products has outlined its growth plans for 2019 after hailing its solid performance, despite profits taking a hit. Read More… |
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Emma Jones, international trade adviser at the Department for International Trade NW, looks at how B2B ecommerce could be relevant to businesses operating across a wide variety of sectors. Read More… |
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Blackburn Yarn Dyers has received private backing to fund its continued expansion. Read More… |
Pets at Home is taking a stake in an online pet-sitting service. Read More… |
GC Business Finance (GCBF) has been appointed to bring forward Lancashire County Council's £11.25m Rosebud business finance fund. Read More… |
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The Preston Model is showing the country how grassroots growth can drive business and community prosperity. Dr Julian Manley, social innovation manager at the University of Central Lancashire's (UCLan) Centre for SME Development, explains how. Read More… |
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The group behind a number of high-end eateries, including San Carlo and Fumo restaurants, has pushed turnover past the £50m barrier, although investment in new sites and difficult trading conditions led to the business slipping to a loss. Read More… |
Commercial law firm Gateley's revenue reached a record level of more than £100m during its latest financial year, new figures have confirmed. Read More… |
Scottish-Italian chef Nico Simeone has opened his first restaurant in England at Manchester's Spring Gardens. Read More… |
Logistics specialist Europa Worldwide Group has boosted revenues by a quarter in its latest financial year, with net profits also rising by 62 per cent. Read More… |
The chief executive of Lancashire Cricket has hailed the impact the World Cup has had on the club. Read More… |
Economic growth across the North West is set to expand at close the UK average, according to new data, but remain subdued. Read More… |
A garden centre business which was established in 1897 and is today owned by the fourth generation of the founding family has reported strong profit growth Read More… |
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Rodney Hunt, director at Epsilon Real Estate, considers the importance of attracting the right tenant. Read More… |
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Plans to build a residential scheme near the grade II-listed Hartford Mill in Oldham look set to be approved. Read More… |
The multi-let industrial development known as Aurora Stockport is now fully occupied. Read More… |
Fashion retailer Footasylum has outlined plans to occupy significant studio and office space at the tech, digital and creative hub The Sharp Project. Read More… |
Manchester-based CTI Digital is to relocate its head office to the newly refurbished Two Express in Ancoats. Read More… |
A total of £11m has been secured from Cambridge & Counties Bank for the acquisition of a 242-room student housing scheme in Salford. Read More… |
Mikhail Hotel & Leisure Group (MHALG) has revealed plans to open Europe's largest retro and futuristic arcade in Liverpool. Read More… |
Liverpool-based Elliot Group has offered a first glimpse of the company's plans for its 2.6-acre Pall Mall site. Read More… |
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Cuadrilla has confirmed plans to return to hydraulic fracturing and flow testing of natural gas at its flagship Lancashire site on Preston New Road. Read More… |
CCL Secure and De La Rue are to supply the polymer being used for the new £50 note, which will feature codebreaker Alan Turing, who was widely credited as having significantly shortened the length of WWII. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | New images have been released showing the first stage of proposed improvements to Droylsden shopping centre by owner New-Era Properties. Read More… |
The head of news at Red Havas has left to take control of Manchester-based agency Wentworth PR. Read More… |
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