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Work commences on £80 million highways investment
Work begins today on the first phase of an £80 million investment in Liverpool's roads and highways. The first £1.4 million scheme will see work on the Walton corridor of the A59, which will be the first of many projects that over the next…
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United Utilities vows to lower water bills
Warrington-based water company United Utilities has stated that household bills will fall in the 2015 - 20 period after negotiation with the industry regulator Ofwat. As a part of its draft determination covering costs for the next five…
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£300m Liverpool2 development picks up pace
Construction work is being ramped up at Peel Ports’ Liverpool2 development as next year’s opening target moves closer. The £300m project has progressed since earlier this year after some of the worst winter storms to hit the Mersey…
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Massive Liverpool bay wind farm gets Government go ahead
After four years of planning Danish energy group, DONG Energy has been given the go-ahead to expand the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm located in Liverpool Bay. The Burbo Flats wind farm, at the delta of the River Mersey, will see expansions…
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Sci-Tech Daresbury to create hundreds of jobs in the North West
A new science and innovation campus, the Sci-Tech Darebury Enterprise Zone, aims to attract numerous high-tech tenants to the region. The latest phase of growth for the Cheshire-based tech campus has seen the acquisition of more land next…
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Morrisons choose food from Liverpool-based suppliers
Next time you're at the supermarket deliberating delicious dim sum, there's a chance they came from just along the road. Liverpool-based Chinese food manufacturer, Golden Dragon, a family-owned business located at the heart of the city's…
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Liverpool and Manchester come together for the inaugural MIPIM UK property festival
Liverpool and Manchester will send a joint delegation to the first UK version of the world’s biggest property and investment conference. For over a decade both cities have attended the annual MIPIM festival in Cannes on the French Riviera,…
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Crest Medical leases 101,000sq ft warehouse
CREST Medical, a storage and distribution business dealing primarily in medical supplies, has acquired a 10-year lease on a 101,000 sq ft warehouse in Warrington. The company is expanding from another unit at Chesford Grange, doubling its…
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£3.1m funding is appropriated for life-saving stem cell technology
A developer of stem cell organ regenerative medicine which was built on the foundations of a ground breaking operation which saved a ten year old boy’s life, has secured funding totalling £3.1m. Ciaran Finn-Lynch was critically ill with a…
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The UK’s skills gap could undermine economy recovery
Instructus Group, the UK’s largest provider, registration and certification authority for apprenticeships and worked based education, welcomed the recent Office for National Statistics statement that the growth of the UK economy outstripped…
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