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D-day for HBJ Gateley Wareing bid
Birmingham law firm HBJ Gateley Wareing is expected to confirm today that it will be taking over the bulk of the Manchester operation of failed rival Halliwells. If it doesn’t act today, a large part of Halliwells will go into administration.
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Deals
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IFE Services takes flight
Cheshire IFE Services, a provider of in-flight entertainment to the aviation industry, has secured a £1m bid and performance bond facility from Barclays Corporate to help it expand into new markets.
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Stagecoach to continue Preston Bus sale
Bus operator Stagecoach has reached an agreement with the Competition Commission to reduce the assets it has to sell following its acquisition of Preston Bus in January 2009.
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Business
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Anderson welcomes government's Big Society plans
Liverpool City Council leader Joe Anderson has welcomed the coalition government's new Big Society Bank idea under plans to create a "generation of volunteers" and transfer power away from Whitehall.
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Government spending review “critical” for Speedy
Merseyside plant hire specialist Speedy Hire has reported a slight dip in sales for the three months to 30 June, but said overall trading has been in line with expectations.
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Up to 820 jobs to go at Wigan Council
Wigan Council is to cut up to 820 jobs as it seeks to tackle its £55m budget deficit. It said the redundancies were an "inevitable part" of its cost cutting process.
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Insolvencies fall 28 per cent
There were 199 businesses in the region declared insolvent in June, according to latest statistics published by Experian.
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Property
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Quorum sells Quest unit
Wilmslow’s Quorum Estates has sold a 2,800 sq ft unit on its five-acre Quest Park industrial warehousing site in Heywood.
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Rochdale heavyweights push for interchange approval
New Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk, council leader Irene Davidson and Rochdale Development Agency chief executive John Hudson have put forward the case for Rochdale’s £10m transport interchange to go ahead.
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Work set to start on St Helens stadium
Work is to start on St Helens Rugby League Club’s new 18,000-capacity stadium after Barr Construction was appointed the scheme’s building contractor.
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Other News
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All change for Skinner
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Co-operative launches £21m apprenticeship scheme
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Gorvins takes 15,000 sq ft in Stockport
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Lowry bridges the GAP
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