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Bolton Council buys shopping centre

Bolton Council has taken over ownership of local Crompton Place shopping centre from current owners Santander pension fund, to help accelerate its 1 billion pound town centre regeneration plan. The council acquired the shopping centre, which houses fashion brands including Primark, JD Sports and Select, for 14.8 million pounds and described the...

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700 jobs at risk at Shop Direct call center

Close to 700 jobs are said to be at risk at two call centers in Bolton and Aintree for online retailer Shop Direct. Webhelp, the firm which operates the center on Shop Direct's behalf, is set to close the call center operation in Bolton sometime early next year and the Aintree location in spring 2017, according to the Manchester Evening News....