GREATER Manchester-born James Hitchen was trained to be a BBQ pit boss in Nashville, Tennessee. Now managing director of East Coast Concepts, which runs popular Manchester city centre restaurant and bar, Neighbourhood, and Victor’s in Hale, he reveals how the group is on course to hit the £11m turnover mark this year with the launch…

East Coast Concepts will invest almost £1m in a state-of-the-art restaurant refurbishment at Neighbourhood, as group turnover approaches £11 million for the year.

Allied London is delighted to announce today that the rooftop restaurant and garden terrace at its new, world class office building, No. 1 Spinningfields will be operated by renowned London restaurant group, D&D.

Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, who have a disease that can lead to blindness, could have their sight restored after The University of Manchester entered into a technology license with Seattle-based company Acucela Inc.

STRUCTURAL defects insurance specialist CRL has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of a business development director.