Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has heralded the launch of a "world-class tech cluster" across the northern cities of Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield Newcastle, and Liverpool. The scheme, called "TechNorth", has the goal of attracting inward…

North West charity Alternative Futures wins prestigious Charity Times national award. North West charity Alternative Futures Group (AFG), whose head office is in Prescot on Merseyside, is celebrating after being crowned Charity of the Year…

The Technology Strategy Board are offering "innovation vouchers" to SMEs in all industries that would allow them to claim up to £5,000 to pay towards the cost of experience advice. Innovate UK, in charge of the government's innovation…

North West-based Cabfind.com has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Steve Ellis as head of supply chain and Christi Smith as implementations manager. Steve has a long and proven track record in ground transport…

This evening, Liverpool will welcome a new addition to its host of high-end Oriental restaurants, with a new culinary experience to rival all others. Chy Liverpool will be opening its doors for an exclusive VIP, invitation-only evening…

The chief executive of Royal Mail, Moya Greene, one of only five female CEOs on the FTSE 100, has called for some of the UK's biggest companies to make changes to overcome the current obstacles stopping Britain's most talented female…

The eRedbook project, which is currently being piloted in Liverpool, has been recognised as a finalist in the category for "Best Healthcare IT Product Innovation" at the national eHealth Awards 2014. The awards, which took place on Thursday…

JV North, a social housing consortium, will be spending nearly £200 million to build more than 1,700 new homes by 2018. The members of JV North will commit almost £162 million during the government's 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme,…

Giving cities in the north of the country greater powers to make their own decisions, regarding taxation and spending is a short cut to economic growth, says a year-long study by the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts,…

The survival rate of SMEs has fallen significantly since the recent economic crisis, according to research by insurer the RSA. In a study entitled "Growing Pains", the company found that as many as 55% of SMEs won't survive more than five…