5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (419+ words) Straw could be used to help build more houses in the UK according to new research(Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire) The UK could meet its housing targets by building houses using straw, according to a new study. According to…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (470+ words) The newly-appointed chief executive of Dunelm has warned that record-breaking summer temperatures have affected her efforts to revitalise the home furnishings retailer. Clo Moriarty, who joined the group from Sainsbury's in October last year, said progress on her new strategy…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (477+ words) Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey delivering his speech on economic growth at at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry(Image: Betty Laura Zapata/PA Wire) Chancellor John Healey said the UK economy was "turning a corner" as he pledged…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (661+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham helps to stack loaves of bread onto a shelf with the help of Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and Pat McFadden, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions during a visit to a Sainsbury's store in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (628+ words) A worker at the Bowers & Jones factory in Bilston(Image: City AM) Small businesses across Britain are grappling with a mounting cost-of-doing-business crisis. Bowers & Jones, an award-winning manufacturing firm, has told City AM that increases to the minimum wage have…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (310+ words) A former bank building in Ashton-in-Makerfield is being has been put on the market for £380,000. The Barclays bank premises on Wigan Road are described as being a 'fantastic development opportunity'. Property agent Rutter Green, who are based in Wigan said…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) It is understood government officials are now exploring alternative solutions Andy Burnham has shelved plans to bring Thames Water under public control amid concerns it could land taxpayers with a multi-billion-pound bill. The Prime Minister had been weighing up placing…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (751+ words) City economists have broadly indicated that inflation is forecast to peak later this year Inflation has surged following the reset of the energy price cap, according to official figures, marking what is likely to be the start of a prolonged…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (516+ words) Scheme revisited after original plan saw dozens of objections Gary Neville's property firm has joined a controversial plan to build more than 700 flats in Manchester city centre in two new towers. A total of 723 build-to-rent apartments could be built in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (492+ words) A new vision for Manchester's future until 2039 is taking shape with a massive development plan getting closer to approval. The council's local plan has mapped out where up to 60,000 new homes will be built around the city, as well as…...