News for: Regional Business News

North-west headquartered retailer, Co-op, has issued a further update to customers following a cyber attack that has impacted supplies of goods and card payments in its stores. In a message to Members published on Instagram on 5th May, Co-operative Group CEO, Shirine Khoury-Haq, apologised for … [Read more...]

The number of School Streets in Greater Manchester is set to increase to 60 in the next year as part of a wider programme to boost the number of children walking, wheeling and cycling to school. Currently, around a third of traffic at peak times in the morning or afternoon is from children being … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester is emerging as one of Europe's leading hubs for AI innovation, according to a new report by the Turing Innovation Catalyst. The organisation's 2025 Greater Manchester AI Catalyst Report outlines the region's achievements, challenges and future vision for its AI sector, and … [Read more...]

North-west headquartered retailer, the Co-op, has become the latest major chain hit by a cyberattack, and has shut down its IT systems in response. The attack affected back-office systems at convenience stores, as well as its call centre services, with the retailer shutting down some IT systems … [Read more...]

Since launching on 24th March, more than 2.1 million bus journeys have been made using Tap & Go contactless payments on the Bee Network, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has revealed. More than 450,000 individual customers have used Tap & Go on buses in its first month since … [Read more...]

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has begun procurement for the next operating and maintenance contract for the city-region's Metrolink tram network. Metrolink is the UK's largest light-rail network and trams serve 99 stops across eight lines totalling 103 km of track, with work underway to … [Read more...]

Stockport insurance brokers, C&C, has announced it will be continuing its long-standing partnership with Lancashire Cricket, remaining an Official Partner of the club through to the end of the 2027 season. The partnership began officially in 2019, although the firm has had a commercial … [Read more...]

The UK's three biggest food delivery companies, Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats, have signed up to a new Greater Manchester Food Delivery Charter aimed at ensuring safer roads in the city-region. The Charter, co-signed by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), Transport for Greater … [Read more...]