Avanti West Coast has announced the start of the restoration of a full rail timetable on its Manchester to London route. The train company, which cut services to a maximum of one train every hour on its routes out of London Euston this summer due to staff shortages, will add 70 additional trains … [Read more...]
News for: Regional Business News
MAG offers guaranteed interview for Doncaster Sheffield Airport staff following planned closure
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has extended an offer of a guaranteed job interview for employees of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, the planned closure of which was announced on 26th September. All staff affected by the upcoming closure of the South Yorkshire airport will be able to receive a … [Read more...]
Manufacturing technology adoption programme secures funding for three more years
The Made Smarter programme to support SME manufacturing in the North-west to invest in the adoption of new digital technology and skills has secured £6.1 million funding that will allow it to continue for a further three years. Made Smarter, which first launched as a pilot scheme in the … [Read more...]
Call for HGV and Coach owners to help shape new Clean Air Plan
Greater Manchester leaders are calling on HGV and Coach owners to help inform proposals for a new investment-led and non-charging Clean Air Plan for the city-region. The case for a new, non-charging plan for reducing air pollution in Greater Manchester, currently with Government for review, sets … [Read more...]
North-west M&A market hit £4.1 billion in transactions in Q1 2022
The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market in the North-west saw transactions totalling £4.1 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to analysis by Experian. Compared to the same period last year, the total value of deals rose 9.6% in the region, although was well below the previous … [Read more...]
New partnership to unlock funding to improve energy efficiency of Greater Manchester homes
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the Green Finance Institute have entered into a new partnership to provide funding for homeowners to improve the energy efficiency owner-occupied and privately-rented homes in the city-region. The partnership marks a key milestone in delivery of … [Read more...]
Avanti West Coast puts on additional Manchester to London services ahead of Queen’s Funeral
Rail operator, Avanti West Coast has announced it will put on additional services between Manchester and Stockport and London to allow mourners from the North-west to travel as Queen Elizabeth II lies in state ahead of her funeral on Monday 19th September. The rail operator had previously cut … [Read more...]
TfN calls on new government to commit to transport investment
Sub-national transport body, Transport for the North (TfN) has written to new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, calling for her government to commit to investment in the region's infrastructure. TfN's Board has set out in their correspondence key priorities for transport investment that will boost … [Read more...]
Business leaders react to new Prime Minister, Liz Truss
Business leaders have shared their reaction to the appointment of Liz Truss as Prime Minister, after winning the ballot to be named Leader of the Conservative Party. Prominent Stockport businessman, Group CEO of musicMagpie, Steve Oliver expressed his hope that a change in Prime Minister would … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester refreshes strategy on harnessing partnership with India
The Manchester India Partnership has refreshed its strategy of how best to harness relationships between the city-region and India. Launched in 2018 by the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership and inward investment agency, MIDAS, the Manchester India Partnership looks to build and … [Read more...]
Rail boss steps down amid Avanti timetable cuts
Managing Director of rail operator, Avanti West Coast, Phil Whittingham, has announced he will step down from the role, amid ongoing staffing challenges for the firm that has seen it cut its timetable to just a single hourly each way from Stockport. Phil Whittingham transferred to Avanti West … [Read more...]
Multi-million pound investment planned to protect North West electricity infrastructure this winter
Power grid operator, Stockport and Warrington-based Electricity North West, has announced a multi-million pound programme of investment to protect the region's network this winter. Following disruption across rural parts of Northern England last winter during Storm Arwen and other severe storms, … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- …
- 146
- Next Page »