Greater Manchester’s transport pass for young people, Our Pass is partnering with Sky to launch a scriptwriting competition for 16-18 year olds as part of a scheme to showcase career opportunities within the creative sector. The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and Sky’s Director of … [Read more...]
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Amazon Manchester office will bring 600 skilled roles to the North West
Amazon's new office in central Manchester will create 600 new skilled jobs in the North West, in its tech, digital and R&D departments, and bring more talent to the city. Amazon chose Manchester for their new office due to the already existing pool of tech talent in the city-region. It is … [Read more...]
Regional inequality should be addressed in 2020 Budget, says KPMG report
Greater investment in the UK’s regions is needed in the upcoming 2020 Budget to tackle regional inequality, according to a KPMG report which cites the successes of Greater Manchester’s devolution. The report suggests that infrastructure investment, particularly in transport and digital … [Read more...]
North West retailers have falling risk of insolvency
An assessment by insolvency trade body, R3 has found retailers in the North West have lower risk of insolvency of any UK region besides London and the East of England, despite the headlines of the struggles of some well-known chains. R3’s figures found that 38.7% of retailers in the North … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport market power to be tested in CAA review
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it will test Manchester Airport to assess its market power through a Market Power Determination (MPD) test. The review has been requested by a relevant third party, and as the CAA has not previously conducted an MPD test on Manchester Airport, … [Read more...]
£1.9 million apprenticeship support benefits Greater Manchester small businesses
Since March 2019, Greater Manchester based small businesses have benefited from a £1.9 million apprenticeship support package launched last year, with 186 businesses receiving £3000 grants from Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). Support from GMCA has focused on incentivising small … [Read more...]
North West job vacancies increased in December
Figures produced by bank, NatWest, reveal that the number of job vacancies in the North West had risen, after four months in decline. The figures come as part of NatWest’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) report and demonstrate a turning point as the effect of political uncertainty in the economy … [Read more...]
Concerns over Northern Rail finances revealed in Transport Secretary statement
Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps MP, has issued a statement regarding the performance of Northern Rail, revealing that the most recent information available from Arriva Rail North (ARN) indicates the franchise may only have finances to continue for a number of months. While the Transport … [Read more...]
Avanti West Coast award train upgrade and maintenance contract to Alstom
New West Coast rail franchise holders, Avanti West Coast , have awarded the contract for upgrading and maintaining their fleet of trains to Alstom. The seven-year contract is worth £640 million, and will create 100 engineering jobs nationwide, principally in the North West, at Alstom’s Transport … [Read more...]
North West named the most entrepreneurial region outside London by government Start Up Loans programme
Following research that showed the region gained 11,000 businesses in 2019, data from Start Up Loans showed the government-backed programme for entrepreneurs provided more funding to the North West than any other UK region outside London. Start Up Loans supported 8,366 new businesses in the … [Read more...]
Manchester to Bangladesh flights launch with new partnerships between cities
The first direct flights from Manchester Airport to the cites of Dhaka and Sylhet in Bangladesh have taken off, and will begin to foster closer ties between Greater Manchester and Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s national airline will operate the routes from Manchester to Dhaka and Sylhet on Sundays, … [Read more...]
Lloyds Bank announces £1.3 billion of lending for North West businesses
Lloyds Banking Group has announced it expects to lend £1.3 billion to businesses in the North West in 2020. The announcement is part of a wider plan to lend £18 billion nationwide to support UK businesses wishing to grow. The loans are designed to support entrepreneurs start-up businesses, … [Read more...]
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