Leighs Paints hit by rising costs

Losses have widened at Bolton-based industrial coatings specialist Leighs Paints, sold to US giant Sherwin-Williams earlier this year, as rising raw material costs put pressure on margins.   READ MORE...

Fund invests in tea brand Charbrew

Fruit and novelty tea brand Charbrew has received backing from The North West Fund for Venture Capital to grow in the UK and abroad.   Read More...

Cancer drug developer Evgen secures VC funding

Liverpool-based Evgen has secured venture capital investment syndicate led by the North West Fund for Biomedical and EV Group's Rising Stars Growth Fund.   Read More...

Administrators secure bakery sale

Administrators from the Manchester office of Baker Tilly Restructuring and Recovery have worked on a deal that has saved 70 jobs at bakery in North Wales.   Read More...

Airport City report reveals jobs ambition

Manchester's Airport City enterprise zone has the potential to attract up to 220 new businesses in the next three-and-a-half years and more than 350 long-term, according to a new report.   Read More...

RSM Tenon reports turnover growth

Accountancy firm RSM Tenon has reported a 31 per cent growth in turnover for the year to 30 June. Profits were also up at the business, which said it will not be targeting any more acquisitions in the near future following recent deals.   Read More...

Strong month for North West hoteliers

North West hoteliers enjoyed a strong month in July, according to figures from PKF Hotel Consultancy Services, although the firm warned that the riots could have hit figures last month.   Read More...

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Liverpool reveals BSF 'plan B' programme

Plans to kickstart the redevelopment of secondary schools in Liverpool have this morning been revealed by the city council, 14 months after the government pulled the plug on the city's £350m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.   Read More...

Regatta to bring 200 jobs to Ellesmere Port

Manchester outdoor and leisure clothing company Regatta is to set up a 400,000 sq ft distribution centre in Ellesmere Port in a move that could create 200 jobs.   Read More...

Carlisle supermarket site brought to market

Montagu Evans has been appointed to sell a 16-acre site in Carlisle that has planning approval for an 88,000 sq ft foodstore.   Read More...

Wirral looks to strengthen Chinese links

Football clubs rein in costs – PKF

Consumer spending lifts inflation level

Land Sec welcomes new Clayton Square retailers

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