Confidence £1bn rail cash can be foundpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
A campaign is launched to secure £1bn of rail improvements for north Wales and Cheshire to help link the region with the planned HS2 line.
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Confidence £1bn rail cash can be foundpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
All 320 jobs go as coach firm enters administrationpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Administrators for GHA Coaches say all 320 staff have been made redundant after the firm ceased trading yesterday.
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton revealed the company was a family business, run by directors Gareth and Arwyn Lloyd Davies, and that they recently received a winding up petition from HM Revenue and Customs for unpaid taxes.
The administrators say the directors tried to get an emergency funding package but were unsuccessful, so they placed the company in administration.
Quote MessageWe will explore all options in terms of bringing any part of the business back to life. However, our immediate responsibility is to look after the interests of the creditors."
Jason Bell, Grant Thornton
Girl died in blind cord accidentpublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
An 18-month-old girl dies after getting her neck tangled in a blind cord, an inquest finds.
Read MoreNorthern Powerhouse assurances sought after Chancellor's departurepublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
BBC Radio ManchesterManchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese says he will seek assurances about the government's Northern Powerhouse plans after George Osborne's departure.
Image source, PAThe Tatton MP, who launched the economic project, has been replaced by Philip Hammond in Theresa May's new cabinet.
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Osborne's legacy: From 'pasty tax' to austeritypublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
BBC Business News
Outgoing chancellor George Osborne has been in charge of the nation's finances since 2010. How will the Tatton MP be remembered?
Image source, Getty ImagesWhere could benefit from £1bn rail plan?published at 11:34 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
A campaign to secure £1bn of rail improvements for north Wales and Cheshire to help link the region with the planned HS2 line is launched.
Read MoreLatest headlines across Greater Manchester and east Cheshirepublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
- Tatton MP George Osborne has been replaced as chancellor by Philip by new Prime Minister Theresa May
- A memorial to honour murdered police constables Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes will be unveiled in Tameside later
- Police investigating the attempted murder of a baby found abandoned in toilets at a Wigan hospital are appealing for nine possible witnesses to come forward
Cash call to link north Wales with HS2published at 06:14 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
A campaign to secure £1bn of rail improvements to link north Wales and Cheshire with the planned HS2 line and fast trains to London is launched.
Read MoreNewcastle's Smith loaned to Crewepublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Crewe Alexandra complete loan deal for Newcastle United academy midfielder Liam Smith until January 2017.
Read MoreBritish signings 'sensible' - Sprosonpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Former Port Vale defender Phil Sproson says signing British players Jerome Thomas and Anton Forrester is a "sensible" move.
Read MoreStoke chairman seeks post-Euro signingspublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 13 July 2016
Stoke City chairman Peter Coates hopes the club can start making signings now Euro 2016 has finished.
Read MoreRehomed refugees 'suffer racist abuse'published at 23:40 British Summer Time 12 July 2016
Two families of Syrian refugees were moved following a racist incident hours after one was taken to a home in Stoke-on-Trent, the council says.
Read MoreEx-soldier jailed over 'IS' gun plotpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 12 July 2016
A former British soldier who tried to join the so-called Islamic State is jailed for attempting to buy machine guns and pistols.
Read MorePort Vale sign Thomas & Forresterpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 12 July 2016
League One Port Vale take their summer signings to 11 after agreeing deals for Jerome Thomas and Anton Forrester.
Read MoreBurton sign McFadzean from MK Donspublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 12 July 2016
Burton Albion sign MK Dons defender Kyle McFadzean for an undisclosed club-record fee on a three-year deal.
Read MoreSlow traffic on M6 southboundpublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 12 July 2016
BBC TravelThere's slow traffic on the M6 southbound between J11, A460 (Cannock) and J10, A454 (Wolverhampton), because of an earlier broken down vehicle, BBC Travel reports.
Stoke favourite to make Berahino bidpublished at 09:07 British Summer Time 12 July 2016
BBC WM SportStoke City are favourites to sign Saido Berahino after BBC WM understands the striker rejected the offer of a new contract at Albion.
He's got a year left on his current deal and Stoke have already been linked with a £16m move for him.
The Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace says he wants at least £20m for the striker.
Image source, Getty ImagesRock ready for Open return at Troonpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 11 July 2016
Rugeley's Rob Rock is excited at being back in the Open Championship after a four-year absence.
Read MoreNominations open for 'protected' buildings in Newcastle-under-Lymepublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 11 July 2016
Chris King
Reporter, BBC Radio StokePeople in Newcastle are being asked to nominate buildings they want protected but can't be listed.
The borough council is updating its list of important buildings that are protected during planning, but don't meet listing criteria.
There are now more than 100 entries on the register - the latest include the New Vic Theatre, a red telephone box in Oldcott Drive, Kidsgrove and a number of war memorials.
Suggestions will be inspected and assessed against criteria such as authenticity, architectural value, historic associations, visual importance and community value.
Nomination forms can be downloaded or completed here, external until 31 August.
Crewe squad strength 'okay' - Bakerpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 11 July 2016
Crewe Alexandra head of recruitment Neil Baker says the League Two club hope to sign a midfielder in the coming days.
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