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Wigan Council give green light to £32m Golborne station improving connectivity for the community
Plans to deliver a new £32m train station in Golborne have reached a milestone moment as Wigan Council has given the green light to the planning application. Greater Manchester has ambitious plans to bring eight commuter rail lines into the Bee Network by 2028. The...
Puma to relocate UK headquarters to Manchester’s Oxford Road Corridor
Sportswear brand Puma has announced it will move its UK headquarters from London to Manchester after signing for 20,000 sq ft of workspace at Bruntwood SciTech's Circle Square, the city’s leading destination for technology, digital innovation and creative businesses....
BT completes UK office transformation plan with opening of flagship new Manchester office
BT has announced it will open a new multi-million-pound office in the heart of Manchester. The opening of Four New Bailey is the final step in BT Group’s five year, UK-wide ‘Better Workplace’ transformation programme, which aims to consolidate the company’s office...
Greater Manchester further education colleges secure £2.5m to continue business innovation programme
Nine Greater Manchester Colleges, including Trafford and Stockport College Group, have been awarded £2.5 million in additional funding following the success of their Innovation Programme pilot. The additional funding from Innovate UK’s Further Education...
Report says Greater Manchester on course to become European leader in AI innovation
Greater Manchester’s AI companies are now valued at £3.14bn, more than five times their 2020 valuation, and the city region is on a path of considerable growth, according to a new report from the Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester (TIC). The organisation is a...
UK’s biggest food delivery companies sign new charter to help make Greater Manchester roads safer
The UK’s three biggest food delivery companies have signed up to a new charter aimed at making the streets of Greater Manchester safer for all who use them. Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats have all signed the new ‘Greater Manchester Food Delivery Charter’...