Network Rail to submit £560m Northern Hub plans

Plans for the £560m Northern Hub scheme will be put to government next week, Network Rail has confirmed. If the project – which is supported by Insider's Back the Bid campaign – secures government cash, Network Rail said the north could start to see the benefits as soon as 2016.   READ MORE...

UK Grid sold to Telecity

Manchester data centre provider UK Grid has been bought by quoted technology company Telecity Group for £11.7m in cash.   Read More...

Deals flow for Elite Telecom

Chorley telecoms group Elite Telecom has completed its largest acquisition to date with the purchase of London-based VOIP specialist Liquid Business Services UK.   Read More...

Accessing finance easier than staff – survey

Financing cross-border moves is less of a concern to chief financial officers of medium-sized companies than finding the right staff overseas, according to a new survey.   Read More...

Profits double at ship repair company A&P

Profits have doubled at ship repair and engineering company A&P Group – owned by property group Peel and senior directors of Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird – despite a dip in turnover.   Read More...

Home-grown talent key to City's sustainability

Investing in home-grown talent both on and off the pitch will be important to a sustainable and successful future at Manchester City FC, the club said last night.   Read More...

JJB Sports shareholders approve director incentive plan

JJB Sports shareholders have voted in favour of a share bonus scheme for its directors and senior managers in a bid to grow the company's market capitalisation.   Read More...

Sceptre pots Rileys contract

Sceptre Leisure, the Bamber Bridge-based supplier of pools tables and gaming machines to pubs and clubs, has secured a new contract with Rileys worth £2.5m.   Read More...

Something for the weekend

A sideways look at some of the week's stories and events from across the region. This week: Christian rock; Cry me a river; Life's a Ditch; and Canapé won’t pay.   Read More...

Cumbes hails Old Trafford's Ashes win

Lancashire County Cricket Club's (LCCC) chief executive Jim Cumbes has hailed the decision to award Old Trafford an Ashes test in 2013, just weeks after the club won a court battle allowing its £32m ground redevelopment plans to go ahead.   Read More...

SAA in for Appley Bridge planning

An outline planning application for the development of a former quarry site in Appley Bridge has been submitted to West Lancashire Borough Council by planning consultancy Steven Abbott Associates (SAA).   Read More...

Forrest powers to £18m solar deal

Preston-headquartered regeneration specialist Forrest has won an £18m contract to fit almost a third of Wrexham Council's social houses with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.   Read More...

Apprentices join DWF's paralegal academy

Manufacturing orders fall – CBI

India support for aerospace sector

Campbell set for IoD awards

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