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Category: Business

Salford company director banned after firm goes bust owing £380k

The director of a Salford catering supplies firm has been banned from acting as a company director for nearly a decade after a probe by the Insolvency Service....

Rail franchise wins: WiFi, more seats and Pacers ditched as Arriva and First TPE promise ‘world class’ service

The government has said two new contracts for the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises will bring a £1.2 billion boost to rail travel in the region. The...

Safer Sphere wins 995-flat Chapel Wharf contract next to Salford Lowry Hotel

Health and safety firm Safer Sphere has won a contract to work on a 995-flat development scheme next to the Lowry Hotel in Salford. Safer Sphere, based in St Helens,...

Euro Car Parts opens 200th branch with 50 jobs

Automotive stock distributor Euro Car Parts (ECP) has opened its 200th branch as it continues its rapid nationwide expansion. Located in Whitefield, the three-floor,...

Lucy Henning wins promotion at Eccles firm

18-year-old Lucy Henning has been promoted at work after a successful apprenticeship at Salford testing firm BioClinics. Lucy, who lives in Eccles, is the daughter of...

Heaton Park looks to expand its visitor attractions for tree top adventurers

A tender process will begin in the coming months to find an operator interested in bringing a tree-top attraction to Heaton Park – helping to enhance the existing park...

HMRC supporting Small Business Saturday 5 December 2015

HMRC is doing its part in offering support to small businesses on Small Business Saturday by running a selection of live webinars that last approximately one hour....

End of an XL era as Barrys clothing store in Eccles shuts down for good

Eccles is set to lose yet another part of its rich heritage with the news that Barrys store on the corner of Liverpool Road and Bright Road is to close its doors for the...

£50m Greengate tower blocks get green light in Salford

Developers have won the right to start building a pair of 14 and 34-storey tower blocks in Greengate after plans were passed by Salford City Council. Silverlane...

Salford’s Dreamscope TV wins Jump Nation filming contract

MediaCityUK-based TV and video production company, Dreamscope TV, are quite literally jumping for joy having won the contract to create a new film for Trafford Park...