Pleasure Beach pins hopes on Nickelodeon after profits dip

Pre-tax profits have fallen by almost a third at Blackpool Pleasure Beach although its directors said the dip was expected and added that its financial figures should rebound in the coming years thanks to the opening of the £9m Nickelodeon Land.   READ MORE...

OFT gives green light to ITIS deal

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed that it will not investigate US-owned INRIX's £37m takeover of Cheshire traffic and travel information provider ITIS Holdings.   Read More...

Tangerine rescues Wham and Highland Toffee

Tangerine Confectionery, the Blackpool-headquartered confectionery and popcorn manufacturer, has acquired the iconic Wham and Highland Toffee brands from Millar McCowan, which is in administration.   Read More...

Womanzone expands across the Pennines

Womanzone Distribution, a Warrington-based supplier of swimwear and lingerie for women who have had breast cancer, has opened a store in Leeds after securing a finance package from NatWest and RBS Invoice Finance.   Read More...

Jobs axe after Discover Leisure administration

Administrators have made more than 90 per cent of Discover Leisure's employees redundant after a failure to secure investment forced the caravan and motorhome retailer into administration.   Read More...

Administrators appointed at Davenham Group

Administrators have been called into AIM-listed Manchester asset-backed lender Davenham Group, two weeks after the company's shares were suspended pending its financial position.   Read More...

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Office take-up in Manchester tops 150,000 sq ft

Total take-up in the Manchester city centre office market reached 156,803 sq ft for the third quarter of 2011, taking the year’s running total to 458,302 sq ft, the Manchester Office Agents Forum (MOAF) has reported.   Read More...

Accrol Papers targets £65m following site expansion

Blackburn-headquartered Accrol Papers has purchased a 35,000 sq ft storage unit adjacent to its headquarters as it continues in its quest to hit sales of £65m this year.
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Manchester headline rents report 'modest' rise

Headline rents for grade A office space in Manchester city centre have reported a modest increase, according to new figures taken from Drivers Jonas Deloitte's quarterly Office Market Review.   Read More...

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