Manchester Update

CTI Support Network has moved to Newton Street in the Northern Quarter following a 2 year stint in Salford where they had to relocate temporarily subsequent to the Dale Street fire on the 30^th of April 2007.

The expert web development company has continued growing it’s team throughout the economic downturn and shows no signs of slowing down as it has recently expanded it’s team by appointing a further three developers.  With the benefit of over 20 developers specialising in Drupal, Magento, Grails, PHP, Java and more, CTI have proven that their nightmare of a couple of years ago is long gone, a feeling shared by Nick Rhind, Managing Director of CTI:

“We are happy to be back in Manchester’s most vibrant and dynamic area.   The Northern Quarter is home to some of the most entrepreneurial and creative individuals in the city and as an energetic and ambitious company, we feel this is where we need to be to continue expanding our business.”

He went on to say: “CTI really is going from strength to strength.  Our development team and its new members are extremely happy to be in this exciting part of town, back where they belong.”

CTI Network Support – Web Development – Drupal & Magento Developers Manchester UK

The Manchester Evening News Headlines:

Swine Flu Kills Fit And Healthy Woman – Front page

24 year old dies from swine flu whilst holidaying in Crete

JLS to light up the Trafford Centre – page 2

JLS to perform Beat Again and tracks from new album on October 29^th

Outrage as ‘barmpot’ Boris tells Manchester: Invest in London – page 6

Boris causes outrage as he tells Manchester conference to invest in London to stimulate the Mancunian Economy

Chris Evans? I thought I was queuing to see Chris Moyles – page 7

Just five people arrive for DJ’s book signing

Fans rally round forgotten Shayne – Page 11

Fans of forgotton X Factor star Shayne Ward plan to lobby support for the singer this weekend.

Thousands of hotmail passwords ‘made public’ – page 16

More than 10,000 hotmail passwords have been hacked and posted online.

MEN Business:

Founder of Ultimo to speak at conference – page 27

Michelle Mone confirmed as keynote speaker at the Business North West conference this month.

Sales surge is boon for Travel Counsellors – page 27

Surge in holiday bookings for Bolton based company, which has seen a double digit increase as people look to beat the recession blues.

Companies set to benefit from a £3.2m eco-fund – page 27

Three year North West Eco-innovation Programme is launched to help north west businesses exploit new markets for environmentally-friendly products and services.

Jet2 flying high with new routes – page 28

Jet2.com announces four new routes from Manchester for next summer.

School addresses skills gap – page 29

TV’s Ruth Badger will launch the East Cheshire Business school.

Success smells sweet as Cussons profits rise – page 29

Cussons profits increase during first four months from products including Imperial Leather and Carex

The Manchester Evening News – (MEN) 05/10/2009

Cameron targets Manchester region as a vital step towards No10 – page 4

Tories target Manchester as part of pre-election ‘policy push.’ Constituencies such as Bolton and Cheadle are to be targeted with cash and high-profile visits.

MEN Media makes the news – page 5

MEN named newspaper of the year at O2 media awards – page 5

Black belt BBC man fights off drunken yobs – page 6

TV Journalist Paresh Patel fights off group of yobs whilst planning for a live broadcast.

Buckets of fun in 1.5m final push – page 13

Students in fancy dress take to streets for Manchester’s Children’s hospital appeal.

Business:

Racing’s £3.4bn role in economy – page 23

Horseracing in the north west attracted 5.7m spectators and generated £3.4bn for the economy.

Loft interiors’ goes overseas – page 23

Loft Interiors based in Didsbury wins first overseas contract.

£10m milestone at Positive Cash Flow finance – page 23

Manchester based business Positive Cash Flow Finance which provides funding for small firms has topped 100 clients.

Matalan in possible £1.5bn sell-off  -page 24

Matalan could be put on sale next year.

Is Tesco still the king of the grocers? – page 24

Loyalty card war between Tesco and Sainsburys winner will be revealed when they both issue updates.

Confidence is growing – but still fragile – page 24

Confidence amongst businesses in Greater Manchester is improving but remains fragile, Greater Manchester Chamber’s latest survey finds.

The Manchester Evening News

Topics:

Cancer jab declared safe despite death of teenager – page 5

Labour – we will scrap hospital parking charges over the next three years – page 6

On your bike – council bans Dad who beat the recession by selling advertising space on a trailer on the back of his bike from parking his bike in pedestrian areas.

Winnie the Pooh get a new pal, Lottie the Otter, who appears in new book following an 80-year gap. – page 32

MEN Business:

Banks accept G20 curbs – page   1

HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, RBS and Standard Chartered agree to new curbs on bonuses.

Altringham hosts its first community and trade fair – page 6

Stockport Salon The Colour Rooms wins customer care accolade – page 6

Entrepreneurs set up online business selling car care products and accessories – www.TopAutoCare.co.uk, page 6

We still have confidence issues – page 2

Confidence amongst businesses in the north falls according to Lloyds TSB

Game on as mum launches business with CeX appeal – page 7

Enterprising mum in Stockport opens CeX Entertainment Exchange franchise store.

PR and marketing:

Business machine maker Brother UK has signed up Wilmslow marketing agency The Raft – page 10

Manchester united Soccer Schools has signed up Tangerine PR for another season – page 10

Signature Marketing in Manchester appointed by Radisson Blue Waterfront Hotel, Jersey

Education:

Kids on the hop to save children – page 22

250 pupils across Manchester jump on space hoppers to raise money for charity, in conjunction with the community bounce scheme which aims to improve kids fitness

Kier win school work contracts – page 2 MEN Business

Kier named as preferred bidder for building work at Essa and Bolton St Catherine’s academies.