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 Network Rail has said it is "confident but not complacent" of securing governmental support for the full package of improvements in the Northern Hub proposals. The comments come ahead of its planning application for the £85m Ordsall Chord scheme in Manchester which would provide a first step in revolutionising rail infrastructure across the north. Insider is campaigning for the £530m Northern Hub scheme to go ahead which would greatly benefit the north. READ MORE...
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GettingPersonal.co.uk, the Wythenshawe-based online personalised gifts company, has been bought by Yorkshire card and gift retailer Card Factory. Read More...
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Wilmslow-headquartered Four Seasons Health Care has completed the acquisition of specialist healthcare group Care Principles following more than a year of negotiations. Read More...
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Manchester law firm EOS Law, founded last year by Simon Woolley, has secured a six-figure funding package from NatWest Commercial Banking to support its growth strategy. Read More...
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Blackburn-based 4i Security, an automated software-based security company, has secured a £320,000 investment from the North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by EV. Read More...
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Payment protection insurance (PPI) claims against collapsed insurance broker Wilmslow Financial Services are estimated to total £50m, a new report has revealed. Read More...
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Carr's Milling Industries expects profits for its current financial year to be "well above last year's underlying result". Read More...
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Accountancy firm RSM Tenon, which has offices in Chorley, Manchester, Preston and Rochdale, has secured revenues of about £250m for the year ending 30 June 2011. Read More...
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The £113m Brunswick Private Finance Initiative (PFI) for the redevelopment of the area between Upper Brook Street and Ardwick Green has been given the green light by the government. Read More...
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Ainscough Strategic Land (ASL) has bought a 180-acre site in Durham – the largest site acquired by the company in its four-year history. Read More...
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Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has swooped on Colliers International for hotels specialist Chris Moore, who had been with the firm for 21 years. Read More...
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