Business

Aldi has announced plans to increase its pay for staff in stores by just over 3%, making it one of the best-paying supermarkets in the UK.

A bus company could cease operating this spring if a new owner cannot be found.

Rockers Queen have become the first British band to join Queen Elizabeth II on a commemorative coin, the Royal Mint said.

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon is marking Brexit by reducing the price of 10 drinks from January 31.

Grey has cemented its position as the UK's most popular new car colour.

Sainsbury's has been crowned the cheapest supermarket of 2019, according to a Which? study.

Primark has reported higher revenues on the back of new store openings, as UK like-for-like sales dipped marginally lower.

Amazon has opened a new office in Manchester, creating more than 600 jobs in the city.

The voting is over and today we can reveal that Pemberton Italian eatery Divino has been voted Wigan’s 2019 Mediterranean restaurant of the year.

Plans for a major logistics hub in Wigan have been given the green light after councillors agreed it will provide a boost to the local economy - despite public outcry.

More than half of Wigan’s eateries inspected in the penultimate month of last year received top hygiene ratings.

Plans to transform a car parts shop into an independent butchers’ store are on the road.

Wigan sweet brand Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls has agreed a deal to supply the sugar-free version of its world-famous confectionery to health and beauty retailer Bodycare.

Twitter has revealed plans to allow users control over who can reply to their tweets - and even block responses completely.

The former boss of a Lancaster Indian restaurant has been banned for three-and-a-half years for evading tax.

The future of John Lewis and Waitrose was thrown into chaos on Thursday, as the managing director of John Lewis was sacked and the chairman warned that staff may miss out on a bonus.