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Manchester rated ‘Excellent’ by UNESCO as a Creative City Of Literature

Manchester rated ‘Excellent’ by UNESCO as a Creative City Of Literature

by Nikki Brown | Feb 20, 2023 | Insights

Manchester has been rated ‘Excellent’ in all categories by UNESCO after submitting its first report since becoming a City of Literature – a unique achievement among the prestigious group of global cities. In 2017 Manchester was successful in its bid to join UNESCO’s...
Jet2.com invests £8.5 million into new Training Centre near Manchester Airport

Jet2.com invests £8.5 million into new Training Centre near Manchester Airport

by Nikki Brown | Feb 16, 2023 | Insights

Jet2.com has opened a multi-million-pound training centre for air and ground crew near Manchester airport. The £8.5 million new facility at Cheadle in Stockport, complements the leisure airline’s first training centre near Bradford, which opened in 2014.  The...
Greater Manchester secures £7m for digital, creative and tech training

Greater Manchester secures £7m for digital, creative and tech training

by Nikki Brown | Feb 15, 2023 | GMLEP News

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has secured £7m from the Department for Education for the next phase of Skills Bootcamps in the city-region. The bootcamps aim to help people get into employment in Greater Manchester’s key growth sectors, switch...
Event Round-Up: Insider Media’s Future of Greater Manchester: Insider Breakfast

Event Round-Up: Insider Media’s Future of Greater Manchester: Insider Breakfast

by Nikki Brown | Feb 8, 2023 | Insights

Leading voices from across Greater Manchester gathered to discuss the potential of the city-region as part of Insider Media’s Future of Greater Manchester: Insider Breakfast. As a city-region with a thriving business ecosystem, the event aimed to uncover what Greater...
Manchester confirmed as biggest tech hub outside of London as tech firms raise record £532m funding in 2022

Manchester confirmed as biggest tech hub outside of London as tech firms raise record £532m funding in 2022

by Nikki Brown | Feb 7, 2023 | GMLEP News

Manchester tech companies raised a record £532 million of funding in 2022. This is a 50 per cent increase on 2021 and more than many major European cities including Rome, Brussels, Warsaw and Lisbon. The latest data from DCMS also confirms Manchester as the...
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