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The North West's emerging hydrogen sector has called for additional input from government to support the low-carbon fuel's transport and storage to help meet net zero goals. In a report published by the North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA), while progress at policy level has been made in … [Read more...]

Stockport-based commercial property consultancy and South Manchester’s largest firm of RICS Chartered Surveyors, Fairhurst Buckley, has strengthened its board with the appointment of Luke Atkinson (pictured) as Director. This move reinforces the firm’s response to increasing client demands … [Read more...]

Ahead of Small Business Saturday on 7th December, HMRC has launched new online tools for people working for themselves and individuals considering self-employment. The new interactive tool aims to give new and existing sole traders clearer guidance about records they may need to keep, taxes that … [Read more...]

The Department for Education (DfE) has approved the appointment of Stockport Council to support neighbouring Tameside Council to improve children's services. Recent failed Ofsted inspections and claims of a 'toxic' culture in Tameside's children's services led to the resignations of the borough's … [Read more...]

Business technology provider, Sharp Europe, has announced the acquisition of French digital transformation and cloud integration specialist, Apsia, for an undisclosed sum. Apsia, which generated over €22.5 million in revenue in 2022 and has over 150 employees, offers a broad range of services … [Read more...]

Cheadle-based specialist property lender, Together has announced the appointment of a new Head of Corporate Portfolio within its corporate real estate lending team. Simon Carrier will lead the team of corporate portfolio directors and managers responsible for managing and nurturing its existing … [Read more...]

Recruitment expert from Stockport's Grassroots Consulting, Caroline Patten, explains the current trends in the hiring landscape and how HR teams can address falling application numbers and declining candidate quality. Where have all the good candidates gone? In the past few months, several of … [Read more...]

Legal changes granting local councils greater powers to find occupiers for empty units on high streets across England have come into effect. Under the changes that came into force on 2nd December, local authorities will be able to auction off leases for commercial properties that have been empty … [Read more...]