Landmark office development creates 16 apprenticeships

Since construction started last year No8 First Street has provided workplace apprenticeships for 16 young people who, together with Carillion’s build team and its...

Manchester’s hotel sector is holding strong despite the pace of bookings slowing in the...

Manchester’s hotel sector is holding strong despite the pace of bookings slowing in the immediate aftermath of last month’s terror attack. Chair of Manchester Hoteliers’...

Boom Town Salford-Salford City Council to lead ambitious regeneration of Salford Central

Salford City Council chiefs say their recently announced investment in Salford Central is expected to bring £2.2million a year into the city’s coffers. The council...

Stagecoach Manchester are now accepting applicants to its apprenticeship scheme

Stagecoach Manchester is inviting budding engineers to apply for a place on this year’s apprenticeship scheme. The company is offering places on its Bus Engineers’...

Consumer confidence slumps in wake of hung parliament

UK consumer confidence slumped sharply after the indecisive result of the general election, falling to levels comparable to the immediate aftermath of last year’s...

77,000 manufacturing jobs lost in the NW in the last ten years

Region's industry nosedives in ‘massive problem for workers and local economy’ The North West has haemorrhaged more than 77,000 manufacturing jobs in the past decade,...

Co-op Bank halts sale process

The Manchester based Co-op Bank has announced this morning that it is no longer up for sale, pending an announcement on fund-raising proposals aimed...

Happy 10th Birthday Media City

It is 10 years this month since construction began at MediaCityUK – in that time, the former wasteland that once housed Manchester’s docks has...

Architect appointed for Salford campus masterplan

The University of Salford and Salford City Council have appointed masterplanners to create a development framework for the University’s estate and a future vision...

Motel One opens latest budget hotel on Cross Street

Budget design hotel group Motel One is opening a new hotel Motel One Manchester-Royal Exchange will be the group’s second hotel in Manchester. The hotel’s...