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£4m profits targeted at Lane and Lane Media

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Manchester designer gets to work on Stockport’s iconic pyramid interior

Manchester designer gets to work on Stockport’s iconic pyramid interior

JD Sports offers £1k vouchers for festive family snaps

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Broadcasting

Cillian Murphy and Samuel L Jackson pay tribute to Stephanie Collie

Cillian Murphy and Samuel L Jackson pay tribute to Stephanie Collie

Blackpool special attracts series-best Strictly audience

North West comics Lee Mack and Chris McCausland team up for Sky Christmas caper

E-commerce

Frasers calls on boohoo shareholders to remove Mahmud Kamani

Frasers calls on boohoo shareholders to remove Mahmud Kamani

Ted Baker ecommerce site relaunched following administration

Liverpool ecommerce specialist acquires Scottish PPC and social agency

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Liverpool hosts major games industry summit Develop:North

Liverpool hosts major games industry summit Develop:North

Gaming has transformed into a “global social experience”

Leeds indie launches industry-standard motion capture training and production facility with Innovate UK funding

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Ozone expands Irish operation with Mediahuis partnership

Ozone expands Irish operation with Mediahuis partnership

Newsquest launches festive NSPCC campaign across regional titles

Government to get more power over media mergers

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Scott Mills takes on breakfast slot as Radio 2 announces post-Zoe Ball schedules

Scott Mills takes on breakfast slot as Radio 2 announces post-Zoe Ball schedules

Clara Amfo goes back to her Routes with Distorted podcast

BBC Radio 1 moves Weekend Breakfast to Salford

Tech

£4.9million North West cyber initiative

£4.9million North West cyber initiative

Manchester University report highlights stark rural broadband divide

Bruntwood SciTech announces £200m Imperial College deep tech hub partnership

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