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		<title>Bebington glazing offers &#8216;one stop home improvement shop&#8217; as part of collaboration with leading UK blinds manufacturer</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Bebington Glazing has struck up a prominent affiliation with one of the UK’s leading blinds and shutters manufacturers. The longstanding Wirral glazing firm has teamed up with Thomas Sanderson to offer a ‘one stop shop’ when it comes to home improvement. By joining forces, the reputable companies will provide perfect synergy between stylish aesthetics and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Trattoria 51 launches new organic Vegetarian and Vegan wine list</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Trattoria 51 has introduced a diverse range of organic vegetarian and vegan wines. The popular Old Hall Street restaurant, which is renowned for its extensive Italian wine list, has extended its offerings to cater for guests who lead an ‘organic green lifestyle’. Contrary to widespread belief, vegetarians and vegans are often limited to wine choices [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Good news for three Stockport nurseries</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Three nurseries in Stockport: Freshfield Nursery School in Heaton Mersey, Little Giggles Private Day Nursery &#38; Preschool Great Moor and Charnwood Trust in Heaton Moor have made successful bids for government funding. The cash has been awarded to build, expand and refurbish premises to meet the demand of delivering the new 30-hour childcare offer which [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Strawberry Studios: I am in love exhibition to to open at Stockport museum</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[One of the most anticipated exhibitions, Strawberry Studios: I Am in Love is opening this Friday 27th January at the Stockport Museum. The exhibition celebrates Strawberry Studios and explores Stockport’s musical heritage via film, conversation, collections, graphics, and above all else, the music. Manchester’s musical legacy is famous throughout the world. What is perhaps less [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Grant to help businesses improve their property</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Business and property owners across Stockport are being encouraged to see how they can benefit from a grant scheme offering up to £2,000 towards the cost of improving commercial premises. Stockport Council’s Business Rates Off-Set Scheme offers up to 50% (up to a maximum of £2,000) towards the cost of improvements, to premises not only [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Manchester celebrates funding success to boost affordable homes across the city</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Schemes to create homes that are affordable for Manchester people have been granted more than £45million the City Council can now confirm. The funding will help deliver 1772 new homes at sites across the city up to 2021. Manchester’s combined £45,351,000 grant, announced formally by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), was bid for by [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Council leader hopes local band &#8220;blossoms&#8221; at the Brit&#8217;s</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Leader of Stockport Council is urging Stockport residents to get behind local band Blossoms after they were nominated for a national music award. The Stockport five-piece are currently touring Japan and Russia before heading across Europe as they continue to put Stockport on the map around the world. And impressed with the exposure the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>PM+M Helps East Lancs Box Co. Limited Secure Six Figure Lancashire Growth Fund Grant</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/pmm-helps-east-lancs-box-co-limited-secure-six-figure-lancashire-growth-fund-grant/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pmm-helps-east-lancs-box-co-limited-secure-six-figure-lancashire-growth-fund-grant</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[PM+M, the Blackburn based chartered accountancy, business advisory and wealth management group, has helped East Lancashire Box Co. secure a £120,000 grant from the Lancashire Business Growth Fund which will see the creation of 12 new jobs. East Lancashire Box Co. was established in 1981 and is headquartered in Rishton near Blackburn. It manufactures bespoke [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart cane could transform lives of the blind and visually impaired</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 20:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[An enterprising researcher from The University of Manchester has developed a prototype tool that could help transform the lives of the blind and visually impaired. Vasileios Tsormpatzoudis has upgraded the white cane &#8211; which has been used as a mobility tool for centuries – by adding a low-cost embedded computer that functions in a similar [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Coronation St star brings political theatre to Salford</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/former-coronation-st-star-brings-political-theatre-salford/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=former-coronation-st-star-brings-political-theatre-salford</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[A political theatre company featuring former Coronation Street actor Julie Hesmondhalgh gave Salford University performance students an understanding of how to bring events from the news onto the stage. Take Back Theatre, set up by Julie along with visual artist Grant Archer and writer Rebekah Harrison, held a workshop with final year students on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>One of Royal Mails longest serving postmen asks customers to post early this Christmas</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/one-royal-mails-longest-serving-postmen-asks-customers-post-early-christmas/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=one-royal-mails-longest-serving-postmen-asks-customers-post-early-christmas</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Robert Hartley, one of Royal Mail’s longest serving postmen, today December 1 encouraged customers throughout the UK to help Royal Mail beat the Christmas rush by posting early for Christmas. This helps the company manage the bumper mailbag during its busiest time of the year. Robert already knows first-hand what it is like to deal [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Local growth hub programme supports Liverpool city region SMEs</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/local-growth-hub-programme-supports-liverpool-city-region-smes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=local-growth-hub-programme-supports-liverpool-city-region-smes</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 18:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[In the last six months, a Local Growth Hub programme has successfully supported 25 SMEs from across the Liverpool City Region. The New Markets 2 programme, delivered by the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has awarded more than £70,000 of support to businesses based in Liverpool City Region to enable growth, resulting in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>McDonalds to open at Great Homer Street scheme</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/mcdonalds-open-great-homer-street-scheme/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mcdonalds-open-great-homer-street-scheme</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[REGENERATION specialist St. Modwen has signed a deal to bring McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd to its £150 million ‘Project Jennifer’ scheme in north Liverpool. St. Modwen has exchanged an agreement with the restaurant chain to bring forward a two-storey building which comprises 2,787 sq ft of ground floor and 2,648 sq ft of first floor accommodation [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Liverpool’s manufacturers urged to embrace innovation</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/liverpools-manufacturers-urged-embrace-innovation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=liverpools-manufacturers-urged-embrace-innovation</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Innovative SMEs will be critical to the success of the next industrial revolution which is transforming the manufacturing sector. The call from industry leaders came as part of the official launch of LCR 4.0 in Liverpool last week. The first of its kind in the country, LCR 4.0 is a new business support programme aimed [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Education Secretary visits Blackpool on opportunity areas tour</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/education-secretary-visits-blackpool-opportunity-areas-tour/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=education-secretary-visits-blackpool-opportunity-areas-tour</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Education Secretary Justine Greening visited Blackpool on Thursday 1 December, one of the first 6 opportunity areas aimed at boosting education, skills and opportunity in social mobility ‘coldspots’. Ms Greening first visited the South Shore Fire Station to meet young people who are benefitting from the Prince’s Trust Team programme, which helps unemployed 16- to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hill Dickinson Partner Joins Professional Liverpool Board</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/hill-dickinson-partner-joins-professional-liverpool-board/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hill-dickinson-partner-joins-professional-liverpool-board</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Hill Dickinson partner, Matt Noon, has been appointed to the board of thriving business membership organisation Professional Liverpool (PL). The organisation &#8211; which promotes professional excellence in Liverpool and the city region, announced the appointment at its AGM last week. Matt, a corporate partner at the Liverpool headquartered international law firm, was appointed to the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Free parking in run-up to Christmas</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Visitors taking advantage of late night shopping in Burnley have been given an early Christmas present – free car parking. Parking fees have been suspended on all council-run town centre car parks on December 8th, 15th and 22nd. Charter Walk shopping centre’s car parks are also free to park in on late-night shopping days. As [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The snowflakes have landed in Liverpool</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/snowflakes-landed-liverpool/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=snowflakes-landed-liverpool</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Liverpool’s very own magical winter festival of lights, soundscapes and snowflakes has arrived – the Snowflake Trail will be enchanting the imaginations of young and old alike from now until 3 January. Launched on Thursday 1 Dec at the Church Street Christmas tree with performances from Broughton Hall Catholic High School choir and the switching [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sir Howard Bernstein to retire as chief executive of Manchester City Council</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/sir-howard-bernstein-retire-chief-executive-manchester-city-council-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sir-howard-bernstein-retire-chief-executive-manchester-city-council-2</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charley Williams]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chief Executive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retiring 2017]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sir Howard Bernstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spring]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[Manchester City Council has announced that chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein will retire from his role with the organisation in Spring 2017. Sir Howard, who joined the council as a junior clerk in 1971, has been in the top job since 1998. He has played a central role in the regeneration and economic growth of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Flash choir mob to take over Manchester Piccadilly train station</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/flash-choir-mob-take-manchester-piccadilly-train-station/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flash-choir-mob-take-manchester-piccadilly-train-station</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charley Williams]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apartment Brands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Choir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas Spirit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festive Choir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flash Mob]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luxury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[A new luxury serviced apartment brand is bringing a touch of Christmas spirit to commuters in Manchester on Monday 5th December, as it takes over Piccadilly train station with a festive choir flash mob. CitySuites &#8211; Manchester’s only luxury serviced apartments aimed at business travellers is set to launch in February 2017 &#8211; will be [&#8230;]]]></description>
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