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		<title>Largest Premier Inn in Manchester city centre on track for autumn 2026 opening</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel business and owner of Premier Inn, has celebrated the topping out of its new 229-bedroom Premier Inn at the edge of Manchester’s vibrant Northern Quarter. The site on Rochdale Road is the latest investment from Whitbread in its network of budget hotels in Manchester as it responds to consistently [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Former estate agent Andy provides Ovenu Warrington with a new lease of life</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Former estate agent Andy Phillips has made a sparkling career move after relaunching well-established oven cleaning service Ovenu Warrington. Andy, who previously spent more than 12 years working in the property sector, was drawn by the flexibility of being his own boss and the obvious opportunities to grow the business. This follows a brief pause [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction kicks off at Rochdale Road as Whitbread starts building its latest central Manchester Premier Inn</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel business and owner of Premier Inn, has begun construction of its latest hotel development in Manchester at Rochdale Road to the north of the city centre. GMI Construction Group, which Whitbread appointed as principal contractor to the project in July 2024, will lead the delivery of the 229-bedroom 10-storey [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GMI Construction Group and Bruntwood SciTech celebrate topping out of Manchester&#8217;s £87m No 3 Circle Square</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Construction of No.3 Circle Square – the latest phase of specialist, cutting edge workspace to be developed at Manchester’s Circle Square neighbourhood within the Oxford Road Corridor knowledge quarter – is continuing at pace, as leading contractor GMI Construction Group and developer Bruntwood SciTech celebrates its topping out. Led by GMI Construction Group, the £87m, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GMI Construction Group completes topping out of Buntwood SciTech&#8217;s innovative lab and workspace, Citylabs 4.0</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[GMI Construction Group has completed the topping out of the £42m innovative lab and workspace offering Citylabs 4.0 which is located within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’s (MFT) Oxford Road Campus. To celebrate the milestone, Bruntwood SciTech, a joint venture between Bruntwood, Legal &#38; General and Greater Manchester Pension Fund, hosted a morning interactive session with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GMI Construction Group awarded place on £260m University of Manchester Framework</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[GMI Construction Group has been awarded a place on the University of Manchester’s £260 million construction works framework. This significant four-year agreement positions GMI to undertake projects ranging from £5 million to £20 million, covering extensive new-builds, refurbishments, and landscaping initiatives across the University&#8217;s estate.   The procurement, launched by the university a year ago, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>BANNATYNE HEALTH CLUBS WELCOME BACK GROUP CLASSES</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 20:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Bannatyne Health Clubs across England, Scotland and Wales are celebrating the return of indoor group exercise classes, alongside the reopening of sauna and steam rooms when lockdown restrictions ease further on May 17th. Members can now book in advance through the Bannatyne app, selecting from an array of exercise classes including B:Functional, Les Mills, Metafit, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS appoints industry expert to head up new air conditioning division</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Commercial Maintenance Services UK Ltd (CMS) has appointed Craig Mclachlan to lead its newly launched air conditioning division. He will use his more than 30 years’ experience in the sector to manage a dedicated team of engineers specialising in the installation, repair, and maintenance of commercial air conditioning systems. The facilities maintenance firm has always [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Facilities maintenance specialists CMS appoints head of new North West engineering hub</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Facilities maintenance specialists Commercial Maintenance Services UK Ltd (CMS) has appointed Scott Graham to lead its new North West engineering hub. As technical manager, he will organise the eight-strong team of engineers and ensuring all regulatory and legislative requirements are met in the delivery of its business-critical services. The role was created as part of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bolton businessman sponsors Guide Dog pup Selsey through her training</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Meet Selsey, the six-week-old Guide Dog puppy which is being officially sponsored by a Bolton businessman. Jonathan Fry, who runs oven valeting company Ovenu Bolton, is supporting Selsey through her training until she becomes a fully qualified guide dog at around two years of age. The black Labrador &#8211; who has six siblings Cosmo, Peegee, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>ACCRINGTON CARE HOME CENTENARIAN CELEBRATES MILESTONE BIRTHDAY</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[A resident at Hope House care home has marked her 100th birthday with a card from the Queen and a surprise singer. Evelyn Corris was joined by residents and staff at the Rishton Road home, in the landmark celebration – which included a performance from a socially-distanced singer standing outside in the garden. Later in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>BANNATYNE HEALTH CLUBS IN THE NORTH WEST ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO ‘START SMART’ ON RETURN FROM LOCKDOWN</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Bannatyne health clubs across the country are gearing up to offer members the best possible ‘restart’ on their return to exercising following the long closure during lockdown. Oliver Cox, head of fitness programming at The Bannatyne Group, and his team have been working on a number of initiatives to support members on their return, including [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY CHALLENGES CELEBS TO ‘GIVE THE SHIRT OFF THEIR BACK’ TO SUPPORT STRESSED NURSES</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/mental-health-charity-challenges-celebs-to-give-the-shirt-off-their-back-to-support-stressed-nurses/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mental-health-charity-challenges-celebs-to-give-the-shirt-off-their-back-to-support-stressed-nurses</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 18:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[NIGHT, a charity which has been established to raise funds to provide confidential mental health treatment to NHS nurses (including midwives and HCAs), has launched a fundraising and awareness campaign to highlight the issues being faced by nurses. It is asking sports stars, celebrities, and influencers to share a supportive social media post and donate [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>BANNATYNE HEALTH CLUBS IN THE NORTH WEST WELCOMES REOPENING CLARITY</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Bannatyne Health Club and Spas in the North West* are ready to welcome back members on 12 April following the announcement of the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown. The company undertook an extensive assessment of the COVID-19 infection risk to members and staff prior to reopening last year and made changes to its [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Dedicated Ashley voted ‘employee of the year’ by Chester-headquartered PCB Care</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Business development manager Ashley Ratcliff has been named employee of the year after receiving an overwhelming number of nominations from fellow staff at Chester-headquartered PCB Care and its sister company inTouch Home Care. The 37-year-old, who was praised for the exceptional level of support he has provided to management teams and key workers across the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chester business owner says confusion over lockdown rules could hit tradespeople</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2021 16:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[The owner of oven valeting business Ovenu Chester believes confusion surrounding lockdown rules could be having an impact on those domestic tradespeople permitted to work. Andy Heaton says he has been contacted by several clients looking to rebook appointments, having assumed he was no longer able to visit homes due to the current restrictions. However, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>ATHERTON CARE HOME GOES DOWN UNDER</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Chanters care home in Atherton, Greater Manchester, has celebrated Australia Day in true antipodean style with cork hats and inflatable native creatures. The home, based on Tyldesley Old Road, held an afternoon of fun for the residents with themed games including a bushtucker trial where residents ate creepy crawly shaped sweets rather than the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Warrington business says confusion over lockdown rules may affect tradespeople</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The owners of oven valeting business Ovenu Warrington believe confusion surrounding lockdown rules could be having an impact on those domestic tradespeople permitted to work. Husband and wife team Paul and Andrea Clark say they have been contacted by several clients looking to rebook appointments, having assumed they were no longer able to visit homes [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>FORMAL REGISTRATION AND TRUSTEE APPOINTMENT FOR NURSES’ MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Nightingale Initiative for Global Healthcare Transformation (NIGHT), which has been established to raise funds to provide confidential mental health treatment to NHS nurses (including midwives and HCAs) has received official Charity Commission registration. NIGHT has also announced three trustees to oversee its operation and governance. Chris Campbell, Merrilee Briggs and Caryn Cooper bring a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>INVESTMENT WORKS COMPLETED ON BRISTOL STREET MOTORS MACCLESFIELD CITRÖEN</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Bristol Street Motors is welcoming a Citroën franchise to its Ford dealership based in Macclesfield  following a £200,000 investment in the Lyme Green Business Park site. The dual franchise site features a state-of-the-art showroom with bespoke areas for each brand with a brand neutral shared service reception and service centre. The Citroën dealership will showcase [&#8230;]]]></description>
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