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Vauxhall Astra investment goes to Cheshire
Thursday, 17 May 2012

General Motors will build the next generation of its Vauxhall Astra compact in Britain after workers at its factory in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, overwhelmingly agreed to a new labour deal.

Cheshire entrepreneurs secure £5.7m from NW Fund
Thursday, 17 May 2012

Entrepreneurs across Cheshire have secured £5.7 million in investment from the North West Fund since its launch, according to new figures.

Midas claims 3,000 jobs created
Thursday, 17 May 2012

Midas, Manchester's inward investment agency, has exceeded targets supporting the creation of over 3,000 jobs across Greater Manchester in 2011-12.

Greater Manchester sees "encouraging" drop in JSA count
Wednesday, 16 May 2012

The number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance (JSA) across Greater Manchester has fallen for a second consecutive month, according to official figures.

Sick leave shrinks - but NW above UK average
Tuesday, 15 May 2012

The number of working days lost to sickness continued to fall in 2011 - although the North West remains above the national average for time off through illness, according to official data.

Slater Heelis launches free business health check service
Thursday, 10 May 2012

Slater Heelis has launched a free business health check service to help companies avoid legal pitfalls.

Construction firms Bowmer & Kirkland and Bingham Davis fined £281,000 following Liverpool crane collapse

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Two construction firms have been fined a total of £281,000 after a crane driver was left paralysed from the waist down when the 79-metre-high crane he was operating collapsed on to a tower block in Liverpool.

Homes4u boosts property portfolio with acquisition of Chesters
Thursday, 10 May 2012

Residential property company homes4u has acquired rival firm Chesters for an undisclosed sum.

Preston "the mother of reinvention"
Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Preston is the mother of reinvention with a hub of entrepreneurs carrying out original business ideas not seen in London, according to Justin Urquhart Stewart, co-founder of Seven Investment Management.

Greater Manchester "resilient in recession"
Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Greater Manchester's economy has remained "resilient in a number of areas" despite the UK slipping back into a technical recession during the first quarter of the year, according to a new report.

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