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On any analysis the Budget which we have just heard was extraordinary. It was not just the scale of the cuts and tax increases, but the bold attempt to set a five-year agenda for...
Date Published 22/06/2010
How will the Budget affect your business? The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Budget statement on 22 June 2010. Employers The Budget announces the following...
Authorized Access is officially recognised as the best company for ‘Customer Excellence’ in Bury and Bolton as awarded at the ‘Bolton and Bury Business Awards’. What a night!...
Date Published 18/06/2010
In the last of their pre-Budget alerts RSM Tenon turn to personal taxes. The top rate of tax The 50% rate has now been in operation for a few months – the big question is...
Date Published 17/06/2010
Miller Homes has been appointed to deliver the first two blocks of residential accommodation at The Rock. The retail and leisure element of The Rock is now almost 80% let by...
Grave fears that even more pubs and bars could disappear if further taxes are imposed on them next week have been voiced by UKIP. "The licensing trade could be dealt a near...
Date Published 15/06/2010
The general public of Bury is being given the exciting opportunity to see behind the scenes of The Rock shopping and leisure development on Sunday 20 June - four weeks before it...
Date Published 14/06/2010
In this second pre-Budget alert RSM Tenon cover business taxes: Rates One of the coalition’s early commitments was a reduction in the headline rate of corporation tax from...
Date Published 10/06/2010
In a joint operation between the council and police two businesses, one in Radcliffe and the other in Ramsbottom, have been taken to task for breaching conditions of their...
The Rock launched its Employment and Training Charter on Tuesday, 8 June 2010, at the official opening of the Bury Works Job Shop in Bury town centre. Officials attending the...
Date Published 09/06/2010
A Whitefield company has just struck a £100,000 deal with a Libyan company to kit out a TV studio in the West African country. Simon Cobb, owner of Siren Technology, said:...
Free speech advocates have been given a boost by the publication of Lord Lester’s Private Member’s Defamation Bill. The Bill, which had its first reading last week, seeks to...
Date Published 04/06/2010
The Rock shopping and leisure destination has launched its community bursary scheme to support small community groups and charities throughout Bury and its towns. Local...
It only seems five minutes ago since the last Budget but the political landscape has changed out of all recognition. The early indications are that the coalition intends to pursue...
Date Published 02/06/2010
Radcliffe’s first Farmers Market proved a hit with local residents despite the bad weather. Organisers welcomed an excellent turnout for the event, which featured family...
Darren Brown is the new Financial Consultant for Ramsbottom, having joined NFU Mutual in late 2009. He has worked in the financial service industry for over 22 years with...
Date Published 24/05/2010
House-sellers will save hundreds of pounds after the government announced the immediate suspension of Home Information Packs (HIP). Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and...
Date Published 21/05/2010
A work accident specialist at national law firm Irwin Mitchell has expressed concern over the number of inspections being carried out by the Heath and Safety Executive (HSE),...
Radcliffe is to hold its very first Farmers Market, with family entertainment and prizes to be won. A wide selection of stalls will sell high quality, locally sourced produce...
Date Published 20/05/2010
As promised we are to have an Emergency Budget by the end of June. There is enormous fascination around what it will contain and for the first time in years we have very...
Date Published 19/05/2010
Bury Council is urging employers to make sure that children they employ are working legally. The council is taking part in the national Child Employment Fortnight from May 24...
Date Published 18/05/2010
The railway has formed an unexpected rallying point for newly elected MPs in the House of Commons. The agreement between David Cameron's Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and...
Date Published 17/05/2010
We are pleased to announce that we have secured a two-year extension to our franchise after beating performance targets for our 2,500 daily train services across the north of...
A flock of 271 sheep, worth up to £25,000, has been stolen from a field in Ramsbottom, Bury. Thieves herded the sheep through a pen and into the back of what must have been a...
Greater Manchester Chamber is proud to announce the launch of its Carbon Reduction Group, which has been set up in order to promote the expertise, skills and resources of its...
Date Published 11/05/2010
Hammerson has signed leading branded fashion retailer Cult at The Rock in Bury. The new store will be SuperGroup’s first standalone Cult outlet in the Manchester region and...
Building firms in Bury are being urged to improve safety standards after 5 formal warnings about work at height were issued in the borough last year. Health and Safety...
Further to yesterday's press announcements, I want to personally inform you that after 10 fabulous years I shall be leaving Greater Manchester Chamber and to thank each of you for...
Date Published 08/05/2010
Angie Robinson, Chief Executive of Greater Manchester Chamber, said: "As widely predicted the General Election has resulted in a hung parliament. The uncertainty surrounding the...
Date Published 07/05/2010
VAT Increase? This week the EU fuelled already increasing speculation that VAT hikes are just around the corner by confirming that the UK VAT rate was one of the lowest in the...
Date Published 05/05/2010
