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Category: Business

Salix Homes goes the ‘Eggstra mile’ for local charity

Kind-hearted housing workers have gone the ‘eggstra’ mile to help families in poverty this Easter. Staff at social housing provider Salix Homes, which owns 8,500...

Salford Mayor applauds commitment of local business alldayPA

The Salford City Mayor, Ian Stewart, has officially recognised the commitment and success of Salford business alldayPA, which earlier last week announced the creation of...

Intern Aware and YouGov finds over half of British firms have never employed an intern

Rest of Britain lags behind London on internships as half of British firms state they have never employed an intern. Clear geographical imbalance needs to be addressed...

Over a million small businesses lacking basic digital skills

According to the latest UK Business Digital Index, over a million (23%) small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) still lack basic digital skills. The Index from Lloyds...

Households in the North West are switching electricity supplier and saving millions

Around £18.9 million was saved by 270,000 households in the North West in the last six months, simply by changing electricity supplier. The figures, released as part of...

Video: Careers in Creative industries

Creative talent urged to join a whole Hiive of activity It is an industry worth more than £76 billion per year and pours almost £9 million per hour into the UK economy...

Orega to open 24,000sq ft Salford offices in May

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2000 homes get green light at Salford’s £575m Middlewood Locks

A plan for 2000 new homes and 750,000 sq ft of offices, shops and restaurants at a derelict canal basin in Salford has got the go ahead from Salford City Council....

24,000sq ft Bingo hall to open in Walkden Ellesmere Centre

Club 3000 Bingo is to move its entire Walkden operation inside the first floor of the Ellesmere Shopping Centre. The mall’s landlord, Isle of Man-based Derwent...

Council to approve Fred Done’s 380-flat towers at derelict Black Friar pub

Betfred boss Fred Done is onto a winner with his plans to convert the derelict Black Friar Inn into two new 12 and 16-storey towerblocks. The Grade II-listed pub at the...