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Wednesday 12 August 2020

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TfN outlines £5bn Northern Infrastructure Pipeline proposals

A 30-year investment plan of infrastructure projects designed to underpin greener growth has been revealed by Transport for the North (TfN). The organisation believes the £5bn proposals pipeline of work will help create about 20,000 jobs.
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Business Matters: The next generation of key workers

There has never been a more significant time - in recent years, if not decades - for the need for excellent health and public services staff, says Adele Lochman, apprenticeships operations manager at University of Salford.
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Deals

Freelancer platform secures fresh investment

A Manchester-based platform which helps companies hire freelancers from a network of more than 350,000 has secured new investment.
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Oliver Greenall Racing backed by £75k funding package

Malpas-based racehorse training centre Oliver Greenall Racing has secured a £75,000 funding package from NatWest to safeguard the future of the business and protect jobs.
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ClearCourse buys Practice Point

ClearCourse Partnership has bought Crewe-based Practice Point.
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More than 1.2 million firms supported by government-backed Covid-19 schemes

More than 1.2 million businesses across the UK have now receive funding from lenders through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes.
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Business Matters: Towards a new planning system

With the government having launched its consultation on proposals to reform the planning system in England, Pegasus Group looks at what the implications could be for housing requirements across the country. Executive director Sebastian Tibenham comments on what the new reforms could mean for the North West.
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Business

Senior hires and promotions at NorthEdge

NorthEdge Capital has recruited a new director and made senior promotions across its Manchester office.
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Debenhams to cut 2,500 jobs

Debenhams has announced plans to slash 2,500 jobs to give the retailer "every chance of a viable future".
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New CCO for ME Funding

ME Funding has appointed a new chief credit officer.
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Turnover tops £850m at Hermes UK

Turnover has grown to more than £850m at parcel delivery giant Hermes UK, which has recently agreed the sale of a majority stake to Advent International.
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Property

Former Gould Street Gasworks site proposals brought forward

Plans for a major mixed-use development, including approximately 1,200 homes, are being proposed for the former Gould Street Gasworks site north of Manchester city centre.
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Huge deal agreed at Prime Point

A speculatively developed warehouse covering almost 100,000 sq ft has been fully let on completion.
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Northstone launches Bolton consultation

Northstone has launched a public consultation on its plans to build up to 117 energy-efficient family homes in Bolton.
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OBI Property strikes 55 Spring Gardens deal

Real estate consultancy OBI Property has secured a deal at Manchester's 55 Spring Gardens.
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Hurstwood wins Rossendale backing

Hurstwood Homes has secured reserved matters approval to develop a five-acre residential site in Rossendale.
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Retirement Villages launches second phase of Chester scheme

Retirement Villages has launched the second stage of consultation on its plans to build a new site near Chester.
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Mason Owen completes on water park sale

Liverpool-based Mason Owen has completed work on the sale of a water park.
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Manufacturing

MDC secures boost with seedcorn funding

Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) has been awarded government seedcorn funding as it looks to establish Cheshire and Warrington as an "international powerhouse" for the creation of new medicines.
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Senior hires at Formby Manor Care Centre

Formby Manor Care Centre has made a pair of senior hires.
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New client win for Alt Theory

Manchester-based Alt Theory has secured a new client win.
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