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Hundreds more workers at stricken Liverpool discount retailer TJ Hughes will lose their jobs next week after the chain's administrators confirmed the closure of a dozen stores. A new report has also revealed that the business was facing debts of more than £430m when it collapsed. READ MORE...
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There was a 15 per cent fall in the number of mergers and acquisitions during the first six months of 2011 across the UK, but the North West was one of only two regions to buck the trend. Read More...
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Container haulier Elite Transport Services has relocated its head office to a new purpose-built site in Trafford Park after securing a £340,000 funding package from NatWest. The move is part of a drive to grow turnover to £60m in the next three years. Read More...
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The Manchester office of Cobbetts has retained its position as the top adviser to basic materials companies on AIM for the 11th consecutive quarter, according to figures from Hemscott. Read More...
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Business leaders in Lancashire and Cumbria have put a brave face on their failure to land one of the government's flagship enterprise zones and vowed to look at other ways of stimulating economic growth. Read More...
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Holidaybreak, which is set to be taken over by Cox & Kings in a £312m deal, has revealed a drop in group sales, but said it remains confident for the year ahead. Read More...
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The rising unemployment rate in the North West highlights the "widening divide" between the north and south, according to analysts. Read More...
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Cheshire and Warrington's Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has vowed not to give up on the much-delayed Omega scheme in Warrington after the site was overlooked for enterprise zone status. But it has welcomed the government's decision to award a zone to Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus (SIC) despite not previously backing the bid. Read More...
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Cheshire property developer Seddon Group has reported a 10 per cent increase in pre-tax profits, aided by the reduction of a fine imposed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Read More...
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It may have divided opinion but the new Museum of Liverpool has been shortlisted in the culture category at the annual World Architecture Festival Awards 2011. Read More...
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