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Manchester asset-based lender Davenham Group owed its banking syndicate more than £60m at the time of its collapse, new documents have revealed. The firm entered administration on 11 October 2011; two weeks after its shares on AIM were suspended pending its financial position. READ MORE...
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Assura LIFT Holdings has completed a management buyout from its Warrington-headquartered parent Assura Group. Read More...
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Swinton telecoms company Communicate Better, which recently acquired Liverpool-based MH Communications, has completed another deal. Read More...
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St Johns Buildings, the largest barristers' chambers in England and Wales, has secured a £2.2m funding package. Read More...
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A £2m investment from a government-backed fund has helped fuel further growth at chemicals manufacturer Pentagon Chemicals. Read More...
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Nanoco Group's chairman Peter Rowley has hailed the company's progress as it continues to commercialise its quantum dots and nanomaterials technology. Read More...
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Business confidence in the region has slumped to its lowest level since the depths of recession in 2009, according to a survey. Read More...
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A sideways look at some of the week's stories and events from across the region. This week: Ashes to Ashes; What's that all about?; Hopes in shreds; and Party pooping Yorkies slam Christmas. Read More...
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Developer Mulbury Homes has started work on a £9.5m affordable housing scheme in Warrington. Read More...
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A business leader in Rawtenstall has urged retail guru Mary Portas to choose the Lancashire town as a pilot project for her bid to save Britain's struggling high streets. Read More...
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Personal injury law firm Calibre Solicitors has additional 1,860 sq ft of office space at Orbit Developments' Orbit House in Eccles. Read More...
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