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07/25/2008 08:35 AM |
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Vauxhall's New Electric Car Could Be Built In Merseyside |
Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant could become the production
centre for General Motors' innovative Volt electric car.
Carl-Peter Forster, president of GM Europe, has said he is
"seriousl...
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07/25/2008 08:35 AM |
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Students Graduate From Northwest's New University |
Some 300 students from the newly-established University of Cumbria
have now received their degrees.
The £145 million institution was created when St Martin's
College merged with Cumbria Ins...
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07/25/2008 08:35 AM |
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Praise For Nwda's Contribution To Regional Economy |
Ministers have praised the Northwest Regional Development Agency
(NWDA) for helping to boost the regional economy.
Following the publication of new figures that show the NWDA created
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07/25/2008 08:35 AM |
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Draft Rules For Nuclear Plant Build Published |
The government has published draft rules for the building of
nuclear power plants in England and Wales.
Ministers want potential investors to propose sites to build new
stations to replace those due...
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07/25/2008 08:35 AM |
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Novartis Sees Net Sales Rise By 11% |
Novartis, which has a manufacturing base in Liverpool, has reported
a strong performance in first half of the year, with net sales up
by 11 per cent to $20.6 billion (£10 billion).
Operating in...
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07/25/2008 08:35 AM |
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Bank Of New York Publishes Strong Results |
The Bank of New York Mellon, which is about to open its second
office in Manchester, has reported income from continuing
operations of $302 million (£150 million) in the second
quarter of 2008.
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07/25/2008 08:35 AM |
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Visitors Head To Merseyside |
Merseyside's economy received a major boost from a pair of
special events at the weekend, it has been claimed.
Liverpool hosted the start of The Tall Ships Races 2008, with
thousands of visitors...
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07/25/2008 08:35 AM |
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Blackpool Parades Set To Open |
The first sections of Blackpool's new seawall and promenade are
to open on Tuesday.
New parades in the area around St Chad's headland will be made
available for public use ahead of the start...
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07/25/2008 08:36 AM |
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Bbc Director-general To Address Liverpool Business Event |
It has been confirmed that Mark Thompson, the director-general of
the BBC, will be the keynote speaker at Liverpool Chamber of
Commerce's forthcoming annual dinner.
Taking place on November 20th...
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07/25/2008 08:36 AM |
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Praise For Post-industrial Manchester And Preston |
A new study has concluded that some former industrial urban cities
in the northwest are contributing a higher-than-average amount to
the UK economy.
The report, carried out by The Work Foundation, s...
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07/24/2008 08:36 AM |
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Co-operative To Take Over Somerfield In £1.57bn Deal |
In a deal worth £1.57 billion, Manchester-based The
Co-operative Group is set to buy out supermarket rival Somerfield,
which has 880 stores employing about 55,000 people.
The Co-operative, whic...
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07/24/2008 08:36 AM |
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Airbus Secures Massive A350 Aircraft Deal |
Airbus, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial planes,
has won a massive aircraft order from South Korea's Asiana
Airlines at the Farnborough International Air Show.
Asiana has agree...
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07/23/2008 08:36 AM |
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Government Pledges £65m For Daresbury Campus |
Daresbury Campus in Cheshire has been allocated government
investment worth £65 million, the Department for Innovation,
Universities and Skills has announced.
The money will finance a cutting-e...
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07/23/2008 08:36 AM |
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A&l Bidder Says Bootle Jobs Should Be Safe |
Europe's biggest bank Santander has confirmed that it hopes to
merge high street lender Alliance & Leicester (A&L) with
Abbey.
Santander bought Abbey in 2004 and has bid almost £1.3...
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07/23/2008 08:36 AM |
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Northern Quarter Regeneration To Attract Creative Industries |
Manchester city council has agreed to invest in a Northern Quarter
regeneration programme in the hope of attracting creative and
media companies.
It has entered into an agreement with developer Arge...
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07/22/2008 08:35 AM |
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Report Highlights Manchester's Successes |
Employment in Manchester has risen by 14 per cent in the past eight
years, according to an annual report entitled State of the City.
The study, which measures the city's performance in a number ...
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07/22/2008 08:35 AM |
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Consortium Chosen For Sellafield Clean-up Contract |
A consortium consisting of French nuclear group Areva, the Washington Group and
engineering company Amec has been named preferred bidder for the
£22.1 billion contract to run the nuclear facility...
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07/21/2008 08:51 AM |
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Blackpool Task Force Delivers Recommendations |
A new study reveals that the urban regeneration of Blackpool is
underway although there is more to be done to deliver "real
change for the people".
The report by Liz Meek, regional directo...
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07/21/2008 08:51 AM |
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Unilever Sells Olive Oil Brand |
Unilever has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Turkish
olive oil brand Komili to Ana Gida, which is part of the Anadolu
Group.
The transaction, for which no financial details have been given...
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07/18/2008 08:52 AM |
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Renovo Receives Positive Feedback From Europe |
Manchester-based biopharmaceutical company Renovo has received
positive feedback and advice on its Juvista Phase 3 clinical
programme.
The European Medicines Agency's committee for medicinal
pro...
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07/17/2008 08:35 AM |
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Jodrell Bank Saved From Closure |
The University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank in Cheshire has
been saved from closure for the time being.
Thanks to an agreement to reinstate funding for e-Merlin, which is
Jodrell Bank's key ...
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07/17/2008 08:35 AM |
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New Lab Space To Be Built At Daresbury Campus |
Some 35,000 sq ft of laboratory and office space is to be
constructed at Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus in Cheshire.
Building work on Vanguard House is due to commence in September and
the ...
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07/16/2008 08:37 AM |
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Pz Cussons Relocates To South Manchester |
Stockport-based soap manufacturer PZ Cussons has signed up for
40,000 sq ft at the Manchester Business Park near the city's
international airport.
Graham Calder, deputy chairman of PZ Cussons, s...
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07/16/2008 08:37 AM |
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University Acts To Retain Talented Graduates |
The University of Manchester has launched a campaign to encourage
graduates to remain in Greater Manchester.
Known as the Manchester Graduate Internship Programme, the
campaign's main aim is to ...
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07/16/2008 08:37 AM |
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Gsk And University Of Manchester Form Research Alliance |
The University of Manchester and pharmaceutical giant
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which has a base in the northwest, have
agreed a new research alliance.
Under the terms of the partnership, scientists fr...
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07/15/2008 08:35 AM |
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Rfa Defends Role For Biofuels |
The chairman of the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) has defended
biofuels, insisting they have a role to play in the renewable fuels
mix
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today, Professor Ed Gallag...
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07/15/2008 08:35 AM |
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Lake District's Business Potential Surveyed |
A survey by the National Park Authority (NPA) is taking place in
the Lake District to identify land that could be used as sites for
two business parks and a start-up incubator business park.
It is e...
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07/14/2008 08:52 AM |
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The University of Manchester has been awarded €5 million
(£4 million) in EU funding for a major pan-European biobank
project.
Researchers at the university will work with scientists in ot...
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07/14/2008 08:52 AM |
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Burnham Praises Liverpool's Achievements |
Culture secretary Andy Burnham has hailed Liverpool's cultural
and economic achievements delivered under the auspices of Capital
of Culture 08.
He said the year-long celebrations have surpassed ...
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07/13/2008 08:54 AM |
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'green' Tourists Expected To Flock To Northwest |
Tourists are becoming increasingly aware of their carbon footprint
and, as such, are taking their holidays within the UK instead of
flying to overseas destinations, it has been claimed.
This is good...
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07/13/2008 08:54 AM |
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Northwest Continues To Attract Fdi Projects |
The northwest is one of the UK's leading regions for foreign
direct investment (FDI), according to new figures from UK Trade and
Investment.
Over 150 investment projects in the region were secur...
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07/13/2008 08:54 AM |
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Barrow Shipyard To Build Royal Navy Carriers |
The Ministry of Defence has signed new contracts to build two new
carriers for the Royal Navy, which means thousands of new jobs in
the UK, including the northwest.
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen...
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07/10/2008 08:35 AM |
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Renovo May Need Investment For Juvista Drug |
Scar prevention firm Renovo may seek investment to help the finance
the development of its Juvista therapy if another trial is needed.
The biomedical outfit recently signed a £400 million
deal ...
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07/10/2008 08:35 AM |
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Co-operative Bank Launches Ad Campaign |
Manchester-based The Co-operative Bank has launched a new
advertising campaign aimed at promoting the bank's commitment
to customer satisfaction.
The campaign comprises television and press adve...
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07/09/2008 08:52 AM |
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Stobart Takes Over Chilled Food Operation |
Cumbria's Stobart Group, one of the biggest hauliers in the
country and the company behind Carlisle Airport's proposed
expansion, has strengthened its position in the food distribution
industr...
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07/09/2008 08:52 AM |
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Gmpta Chair Says Manchester Could Be North's Rail Hub |
The new head of the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) has said Manchester could
soon be the rail hub of the north.
Trafford councillor Matthew Colledge was speaking after bein...
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07/09/2008 08:52 AM |
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Management Shake-up At Astrazeneca's Medimmune |
Northwest-based AstraZeneca has announced several senior management
changes at MedImmune, the company's recently-acquired biotech
business unit.
Dave Mott, president and chief executive officer ...
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07/08/2008 08:35 AM |
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Birkenhead Secures £250m Royal Navy Deal |
Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders has secured a 25-year
contract worth £250 million, it has emerged.
The deal with the Ministry of Defence means Birkenhead will become
an important ba...
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07/08/2008 08:35 AM |
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Business Council To Advise Agma |
The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (Agma) has
selected more than a dozen business advisers to help the
city-region attract international investment.
All members of the Business Leader...
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07/07/2008 08:49 AM |
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Maintenance Firm Proposes 1,500 New Jobs |
Enterprise, a large support services firm, has said it hopes to
open offices at Estuary Business Park, near Liverpool John Lennon
Airport, by 2011.
The company says the move will create 1,500 new jo...
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07/07/2008 08:49 AM |
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Prestigious Food Award For Manchester |
Manchester city council has been given a prestigious food award at
the House of Commons in recognition of its Food Futures strategy.
The presentation was made by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) at a...
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07/07/2008 08:49 AM |
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Turner Prize Generates £10m For Merseyside |
The Turner Prize 2007 has brought £10 million to the
Merseyside economy, according to a new report.
A study commissioned by the Northwest Regional Development Agency
found that almost 72,000 vi...
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07/04/2008 08:50 AM |
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Study: City-regions Require Powers To Tackle Worklessness |
The government must give city-regions the appropriate powers to get
the unemployed into work, according to a new study.
Greater Manchester and Merseyside need more powers to plan and
deliver skills ...
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07/04/2008 08:50 AM |
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Northwest Councils Receive £37m |
Some 43 councils in the northwest will receive £37 million as
a reward for boosting business and economic growth in the region.
The money comes from the Local Authority Business Growth Incentiv...
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07/04/2008 08:50 AM |
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Government Commits To Wind Power |
The government has outlined how the UK can reduce its carbon
emissions by increasing the use of renewable energy sources.
Ministers are proposing an extra 7,000 wind turbines to be built
both on and...
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07/01/2008 09:12 AM |
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Experts Discuss Cumbria's Future As Uk Adventure Capital |
Delegates have gathered in Cumbria today to hear about plans to
turn the county into the UK's adventure capital.
Experts believe Cumbria's outstanding and rugged natural
scenery, as well as ...
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07/01/2008 09:12 AM |
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Land Rover Could Boost Merseyside Production |
Land Rover's output at its Halewood plant in Merseyside could
double over the next four years if plans to develop a new model are
given the green light.
According to Autocar magazine, the seven-...
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07/01/2008 09:12 AM |
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Metrolink Announces Tram Investment |
A total of 28 new trams have been purchased by Greater Manchester
Transport Authority to run on a series of new
Metrolink lines.
The project, costing £575 million, will lay new lines to
Droylsd...
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07/01/2008 09:12 AM |
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More Ancoats Work Completed |
Preservation work has finished on a number of historical structures
in Manchester, it has been revealed.
The buildings, situated in the Ancoats region of the city, have
been preserved with backing f...
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07/01/2008 09:12 AM |
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'innovative' Airport Wins European Award |
As it celebrates its 70th anniversary, Manchester Airport has been
praised for its innovative approach to attracting airlines at the
annual Airport Council International Europe awards.
The airport p...
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