News for: Regional Business News

A jobs fair in March 2026 will highlight the wide range of careers available at Manchester Airport in the aviation sector, as well as opportunities in retail and hospitality. The free event at The Forum, Wythenshawe, on 3rd March will link jobseekers with more than 20 leading employers operating … [Read more...]

The North West's private sector economy made a positive start to 2026, according to the latest NatWest Growth Tracker, with business activity in the region increasing for the first time in five months. Local firms were also more optimistic about the outlook as confidence hit a six-month … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport has set a new record for how quickly passengers were able to pass through security, alongside recording its busiest ever January. Over the course of the month more than 2 million passengers used the UK’s global gateway in the North – and 91% of them waited for five minutes or … [Read more...]

Placemaker, Muse, has submitted plans for a new food hall as part of its work with Manchester City Council on Wythenshawe's £500 million regeneration plans. The regeneration specialist is currently involved in a number of major schemes in Stockport, including the Stockport Exchange business … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester is setting out spending plans of £3 billion as the city-region takes over further control of its budget under new devolution arrangements. The total budget includes £482 million to deliver the integrated public transport system, the Bee Network, over £900 … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport’s first-of-its-kind street food market hall has opened for business in Terminal 2 as the terminal nears the end of its transformation. Great Northern Market in the £1.3 billion Terminal 2 features six street food style kitchens alongside cookies and donuts. The kitchens are all … [Read more...]

Air Canada has announced it will operate its Toronto to Manchester Airport service all year round as part of a wider expansion of the airline's winter network. Flights from Manchester to Toronto will become year-round as of October, further building scale at Air Canada’s primary global hub. The … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester is proposing the creation of three new Mayoral Development Corporations (MDCs) to kickstart town centre regeneration across the city-region, building on success already achieved in Stockport. Bolton, Oldham, and Ashton and Stalybridge are in line for new MDCs that will … [Read more...]