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Greater manchester Congestion Charge - Transportation Innovation Fund

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Information Seminar – Rochdale
he Department for Transport has recently unveiled a £2.77billion investment package to rebuild and greatly expand Greater Manchester’s public transport infrastructure. A condition upon accepting this money is the introduction of a peak time congestion charge.

Date online: 04/07/2008

Greater Manchester hospital catering teams go 'Back to the Future' to mark NHS 60th anniversary

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Catering teams at four Greater Manchester hospitals are putting on the Ritz to help mark the 60th anniversary of the NHS – and are also taking a trip back in time to 1948.
Meanwhile, new 5...

Date online: 30/06/2008

Chance to learning the lingo

Ramsbottom Library is holding an open day on July 10 for local businesses which
will help them expand their opportunities abroad by learning new skills from
foreign languages to IT skills.
The day will provide information about how to learn a foreign language to help
improve business opportunities abroad. Businesses will be able to choose from
courses including or...

Date online: 30/06/2008

Council announces plans to remove congestion

A feasibility study has been carried out by one of the UK's most experienced transportation consultancies Faber Maunsell on plans which would see less congestion on the roads in and around Bury and give locals a way to travel to work in style.
The proposals went to executives at East Lancashire Railway last night and will be considered by Bury Council's Executive on July 9....

Date online: 27/06/2008

Ramsbottom restaurant serves up success at National Food Awards.

Ramsons in Ramsbottom has beaten off strong competition from rival restaurants including London's Pied à Terre, to be named the winner of the Which? Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year award.
The award was presented to Ramsons by top chef Heston Blumenthal OBE, at a ceremony held at the British Museum on 17 June....

Date online: 24/06/2008

Budding Bury Entrepreneurs are invited to business start up event

Bury College, Blue Orchid Management and the Library Service have teamed up to hold an advice session for people who are thinking of starting their own business.
The session will be held at Radcliffe on Tuesday, 8th July between 10.30-1.00 and will provide information about funding, training opportunities,...

Date online: 23/06/2008

Trams on track for spring 2011

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Trams on track for Spring 2011 arrival
New tram lines are due to start opening in Greater Manchester from Spring 2011 after transport bosses shook hands on a deal to extend the Manchester...

Date online: 17/06/2008

The Congestion Charge and Your Business

The Government today announced Greater Manchester’s bid to secure an award of £1.5 billion from its Transport Innovation Fund has been successful.

If the proposals put forward in the bid are implemented after this summer’s public consultation, the city region will take on a supplementary loan of £1.3billion to fund public transport improvements....

Date online: 13/06/2008

Fuel price demonstration – Saturday 14th June

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Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside Police forces as well as the Highways Agency are advising drivers of a fuel protest by HGV drivers.

It will take place on Saturday...

Date online: 13/06/2008

Local nightclub under scrutiny by council licensing panel

Club NV based in Silver St in Bury has been given a reprieve by Bury Council's licensing panel which met on 29th May to discuss concerns about antisocial behaviour and the club opening out of hours.
Councillors hearing the case agreed not to revoke the club's licence but gave owners a condition that they must stop serving alcohol at 2.15am and be cleared 15 minutes later....

Date online: 12/06/2008

Off licence application agreed

Local businessman Mohammed Ayyaz Khan is celebrating having been granted a conditional licence to sell alcohol at his premises on 29 Chesham Rd, Bury.

The case was heard by the Council's licensing panel on Thursday 29th May and representations were made by PC Helen Tildesley, the Police Licensing Officer, PC Ellis, the local beat officer. ...

Date online: 11/06/2008

Greater Manchester congestion charge

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The Department of Transport has announced today that Greater Manchester's bid for money from the Transport Innovation Fund has been successful.

This means that Greater Manchester has to...

Date online: 10/06/2008

GJ Plastics wins Heathrow contract

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GJ Plastics, a full service supplier of bespoke in-store marketing products, have once again demonstrated unique strategic vision and strength in design whilst coordinating their latest...

Date online: 23/05/2008

Chinese firm visits Manchester

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A delegation of business bosses from Yangzhou in China are flying into Manchester to meet local companies on June 10.
The visit is being hosted by UKTI North West’s International Trade...

Date online: 20/05/2008

Chamber helps companie's go green

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BUSINESSES are being offered a helping hand to cut their carbon emissions through a new standard launched by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

The Carbon Action standard has been...

Date online: 16/05/2008

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