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The team for a New Innovation Centre has been announced

The team leading Stockport’s new Merseyway Innovation Centre has now been announced. Naomi Timperley is the centre’s Innovation Director and will provide strategic coaching and growth and innovation support to businesses who use the space. Rob Kates has been hired as the Centre Manager, tasked with building the hub’s community. Gordana Maljkovic is Assistant Centre Manager, […]

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Fast growing online furniture retailer opens new distribution centre

Leading bed and furniture retailer Bed Kingdom has officially opened the doors to its new 70,414 sq ft distribution centre in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, which will create 12 new jobs in the local area.  The facility has a large warehouse space that will house furniture stock and become the main distribution site for the children’s

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Hardies urge landlords and tenants to seek advice on dilapidations

With troubled family-owned household and garden products retailer Wilko having called in administrators, putting more than 12,000 jobs at risk after it failed to agree a rescue deal, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is urging landlords and tenants to seek advice on dilapidations before its too late. By next week, all branches of Wilko in

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Independent veterinary group overwhelmed with wannabe vets

A pioneering new three-day programme designed to give 16 and 17-year-olds a taste of life working in veterinary medicine, hosted by Scotland’s largest independent veterinary group, Thrums Vets, has been a roaring success and generated huge levels of interest from across the UK. After receiving applications from as far away as Glasgow, Leeds and even

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YurtBar expands with new location in Manchester

YurtBar, the host of après-ski inspired festive event experiences, is expanding into Manchester this December.  Originating in Leeds, YurtBar has gained popularity with its alpine-themed events and will now introduce its unique yurt village to a new city in the North of England. The event will be held in the grounds of Sale Golf Club,

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Financial services firms’ confidence increases according recent survey

Confidence among financial services has increased for the remainder of 2023 despite a dip in activity during Q3, according to new survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The CBI’s financial services survey found a balance of financial services firms reporting a rise in output versus a fall was 27%. Though down from 42%

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Cleantech start-up successfully completes seed investment for its innovative energy saving app

Left to Right: Gillian Fleming of Mint Ventures, Nicola Kennedy of Heero Technologies, Kathy Kinder of The TRICAPITAL Syndicate LLP, and Deborah Hudson of Shackleton Ventures Heero Technologies, a high growth cleantech software and data company based in Dundee, has successfully completed a seed investment of £550,000. The investment, the first tranche of which was

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ScottishPower offers a path to permanent roles as part of its biggest ever recruitment drive

ScottishPower has announced the nationwide launch of its ‘Returner’ employment programme, offering an exciting opportunity for people who have taken a career break to rejoin the STEM sector through a flexible, year-long paid placement. The programme offers a structured pathway for candidates to refresh their industry knowledge and rebuild confidence in their existing skills in

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Leeds marketing agency wins eight new client accounts

(L)Gemma Walton and (R) Manpreet Singh Leeds based agency Bobble Digital, which specialises in media-focused digital marketing to generate word of mouth through digital strategy, PPC, SEO, social media and video advertising, have welcomed several new clients, strengthening its position as a market-leading agency. The award-winning agency’s new clients span the food & beverage, construction,

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Launch of Investment Fund for Scotland provides £150 million boost for small business

The British Business Bank has launched its new £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland unlocking additional funding to help smaller businesses to prosper and thrive. The fund will drive sustainable economic growth by supporting new and growing businesses across the whole of Scotland through investment strategies that best meet the needs of these firms. It

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