The latest edition of the North West Business Insider magazine has just appeared
The NW Business Insider focuses on the North West region, and is based in the de facto capital city of the North West, Manchester.
This content is firmly business-orientated, and provides an authoritative view of what’s happening in the world of business across the region.
This month’s edition includes
- a review of the year in business in the North West,
- a feature on how the music industry is coping in the internet age,
- a profile of science parks across the region, including the Manchester Science Park,
- a special review section on the Cumbria subregion,
- a section with reports and share prices of north west companies quoted on the stock market,
- An ‘Agenda’ section with reports on the defence industry in the region, the rebranding of Merseyside and climate change
- An article asking the question: ‘Is the future green?’.
There’s a hard-hitting and outspoken editorial by editor Michael Taylor and plenty of interesting adverts, including a half page size one with a photo the Castlefield Chapel, currently up for sale or to let.
The cover has a Christmassy cartoon-style rendering of a city with some familiar Manchester landmarks, including GMEX, The Beetham, or more correctly, Hilton Tower, and the BBC building.
This is not fluffy bedtime reading or lifestyle coffee table stuff, it’s a solid business-orientated publication aimed at people in the top echelons of business and local government – and those who aspire to be in the top echelons.
Anyone interested in the development of Manchester and the North West region will glean a lot of very useful information from the North West Insider.
On the final page there’s a snap of property developers Wayne Mellor and Chris Nisbet, who Eye On Manchester saw at the CUBE talks earlier this week.
I bought my first copy at Manchester Airport back in 1994 because of an in-depth study on the pros and cons of Manchester’s Second Runway.
Many years, volumes and editions later, the North West Insider has survived while other regional publications – most notably the North West Enquirer – have fallen by the wayside, so they must be doing something right.
You won’t be able to lay your hands on a copy at your local grocery store or petrol station, as it’s only available on subscription.
More information on this edition at www.newsco.co.uk.
