Muse set for Stockport's £140m Grand Central

Muse Developments is set to be appointed as preferred development partner for Stockport's Grand Central, the £140m key gateway site between the town’s railway station and the A6.   READ MORE...

New Charter secures £60m funding boost

Social housing provider New Charter has agreed a £60m funding deal with two lenders that will help it to build 640 homes in Tameside.   Read More...

YFM launches mezzanine finance product

YFM Equity Partners, which is managing the £45m North West Fund for Development Capital, has launched a new mezzanine finance product to boost dealflow.   Read More...

Sinclair IS Pharma in £21m US deal

Pharmaceutical company Sinclair IS Pharma has agreed to buy US dermatological products company Advanced Bio-Technologies for £21m in cash and stock.   Read More...

Entertainment distributor MBL plunges into the red

The full extent of MBL Group's contract loss with supermarket chain Morrisons earlier this year has been laid bare as the company released its interim results this morning.   Read More...

Creditors expected to take Discover Leisure hit

Unsecured creditors of Discover Leisure, which operated a site in Chorley before entering administration, are unlikely to secure almost £35m of claims.   Read More...

Banner's profits shine in tough market

Banner Chemicals, founded more than 150 years ago by the inventor of white spirit, has reported a 137 per cent hike in annual pre-tax profits despite the "highly competitive" market.   Read More...

Manchester and Liverpool to get new powers

Manchester and Liverpool have been designated "core cities" that should give them more freedom from Whitehall to invest in and secure money for major spending projects.   Read More...

Something for the weekend

A sideways look at some of the week's stories and events from across the region. This week: Joyful and triumphant; He bangs the drums; And so this is Christmas; A kit of alright; and A load of Blarney.   Read More...

Manchester Arndale breaks footfall record

Manchester Arndale has beaten its best-ever footfall figures for a Saturday with more than 232,000 shoppers visiting the centre on 3 December 2011.   Read More...

Sound City to run Liverpool's Epstein Theatre

Liverpool Sound City has been selected as the operator to run The Epstein Theatre, formerly known as The Neptune, following its £1m refurbishment.   Read More...

Sharp Project adds nine tenants

The Sharp Project, the digital content production complex in east Manchester, has signed up nine new tenants taking the total number to 50.   Read More...

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