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• 500 more Cattles jobs at risk 02/09/09 BATLEY-based n Cattles, the owner of Welcome Financial Services, warned today that another 500 jobs are at risk. n n Cattles is labouring under debts of £2.4bn and has been hit by account Read more

• £2.5m gallop for Barburrito 02/09/09 MEXICAN fast food chain n Barburrito today announced plans for seven more outlets across the country in an ambitious £2.5m expansion drive.n The growth will include shops in Manchester cit Read more

• Rovers lifts a glass to restorers 02/09/09 IT is probably the most famous pub on TV - and now the glass in the booths of the Rovers Return has been painstakingly restored.n The work for the famous Corrie pub was done at n David Sidgwick Read more

• RTS shares slide as buyout fails 02/09/09 SHARES dived in Irlam-based n Robotic Technology Systems n after takeover talks collapsed.n A consortium of British and overseas industrialists and financiers announced in June they were in Read more

• Fat City Records sold 02/09/09 AN ICONIC brand on Manchester's music scene has been sold to a London outfit.n n Fat City Records, based on Oldham Street, has been bought by music retailer and record label n Jazzman. Read more

• Cyber sleuths of CY4OR 02/09/09 FORENSICS investigators used to spend their time dusting for fingerprints, but in the digital age a Bury firm is leading the field in uncovering electronic evidence for its clients.n n CY4 Read more

• Confidence returns to NW 02/09/09 CONFIDENCE among business professionals in the north west has moved into positive territory for the first time in two years, a report said today.n They expect a return to sales and profits growth Read more

• 'Bling and buy' enterprise 02/09/09 THREE north west entrepreneurs today launched an internet venture which enables cash-strapped consumers to sell their valuables or borrow against them.n Steve Marsh, a co-founder and former managi Read more

• Umbro prizes for creatives 02/09/09 FOOTBALL kit maker n Umbro today launched a scheme to reward top innovators in Greater Manchester's creative industries sector.n Umbro will award up to £10,000 every three months to the entrep Read more

• Daisy Group's new CFO 02/09/09 ANTHONY Riley has stepped up to the board of newly-floated Lancashire telecoms firm n Daisy Group, replacing Stewart Porter as chief financial officer.n Mr Riley, 41, was CFO of Nelson-based Da Read more

• £100,000 for Azurri 02/09/09 TECHNOLOGY firm n Azurri Solutions n has secured a £100,000 funding boost from n Barclays Commercial Bank n under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.n Azurri, based in Bolton, is Read more

• Treehouse - for branch meetings? 02/09/09 RIBBY Hall, the Lancashire holiday village and conference venue, has invested £85,000 in a tree house. n n It can accommodate up to 14 and is complete with audio- visual equipment. It has been Read more

• Airport strike over pay 02/09/09 Twenty-eight refuelling staff at Manchester Airport have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. Read more

• IT firm gets £100,000 loan to target charity sector 02/09/09 Bolton based IT support provider Azurri Solutions Ltd has received a £100,000 Enterprise Finance Guarantee loan from Barclays Commercial Bank to help the business expand in the charity sector. Read more

• Students name Opal halls best in the country 02/09/09 Manchester-based student accommodation developer Opal Property Group has won the National Student Housing Survey's best private halls award for 2009. Read more