England

Passengers using Midland Mainline services over the coming month are being warned of changes to some routes due to engineering work. East Midlands Railway (EMR) said travellers should double check timetables between May 27 and June 11 – including the summer half-term, because of the significant impact of what it says will be essential engineering […]

Almost 550 jobs have been put at risk after Pilgrim’s UK revealed plans to close a major site. The company is proposing the closure of its Ashton-under-Lyne base as part of measures to “fully optimise its operational footprint across the UK and return to growth”. The business added that the plans form part of its

Insurance and commercial legal adviser Horwich Farrelly (HF) has announced that it has strengthened its flagship office in Manchester with 21 new hires.  These new hires will be based in the Media City office, in the firm’s rapidly growing recoveries department. With this announcement, HF’s personnel in the specialist area total more than 100 people,

It has been revealed that Studio Retail made a loss of more than £75m in the year it was rescued by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group out of administration. The Accrington-headquartered online retailer collapsed in February 2022 owing over £80 million to its creditors. Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct and House of Fraser, bought

A logistics giant has become the “biggest employee-owned company of its kind in the world” in a move which its CEO has hailed as “transformational”. Manchester-headquartered Cardinal Partnership has been formed out of Cardinal Global Logistics and Far Logistics. The business can trace its roots back to 1998 when it was founded in Eccles with

Specialist property consultancy is continuing its growth trajectory with record results from its Property Management service over the last 12 months. The department services both residential and commercial property following George F. White’s high-profile merger with Johnson Tucker last year. Impressive organic growth results include the number of managed units increasing significantly, rising by almost 40 per

Co founders of Sticky (L) Priscilla Israel & (R) James Garner A Manchester technology company aiming to tackle “inefficient and unprofitable” shopping areas has raised £1.5m. Sticky, which was co-founded by Priscilla Israel and James Garner in 2020, has secured the seed funding in a move led by Praetura Ventures with backing from Cornerstone VC

Blackfinch Property, a rapidly growing agile lender to the UK property market, has provided £2.3m in funding to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Dunedin Homes for the development of seven new homes in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, each fitted with environmentally friendly features. Under the terms of the 22-month deal Blackfinch Property (via its property