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Housing and Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, has set out new plans to accelerate the development of new homes in areas where there is already local consent. Proposals aim to focus new development on inner-city and urban areas, rather than eroding countryside at the edges of towns, as well as … [Read more...]

The number of listed companies in the North West issuing profit warnings during the second quarter of 2023 fell by nearly half on the previous quarter, according to EY-Parthenon's latest profit warning report. Just five listed businesses in the region issued profit warnings between April and June … [Read more...]

Two councils in Merseyside have joined public sector shared procurement service, STAR, originally launched by Stockport, Trafford and Rochdale councils in 2014. St Helens and Knowsley councils will join the shared procurement service, which welcomed Tameside Council in 2018, NHS Trafford CCG in … [Read more...]

Cheadle-headquartered specialist lender Together has announced it has donated over £1 million to charity in the 2023 financial year. The funds, donated to local charities across the region, have been used to support a range of projects, from new affordable housing for young people facing … [Read more...]

Combined authority mayors from across England have written to train operators setting out their intended legal action against plans to close the majority of manned ticket offices across the rail network, including all in Stockport. On Friday, rail operators were given seven days notice of legal … [Read more...]

Thousands of young people from across the North West will learn about the sustainable future of flying, as part of a new 'Jet Zero Education' programme being delivered at Manchester Airport’s AeroZone. Starting in the next academic year, the Northern hub’s sustainability experts will deliver ‘Jet … [Read more...]

Despite an increase in investment in IT post-pandemic, a majority of IT professionals in UK SMEs admit they aren’t familiar enough with key IT areas such as cloud or IT security to make the right decisions for their business, according to a Europe-wide survey by Sharp. The provider of business … [Read more...]

A new Bus Strategy for Greater Manchester is to be put before city-region leaders that lays out the ambition of increasing annual bus journeys by 30% by 2030. With bus services coming under greater public control in parts of the city-region from September 2023, the city-region is hoping that the … [Read more...]