The merger of Granada and Carlton will create one of the UK's most powerful media companies.
Raids on illegal immigrants usually just result in a few wretched workers shipped back to their homes.
Britons spend a fortune eating and drinking. And North West leisure entrepreneurs have proven to be pretty good at serving the punters across the country at concept bars like The Living Room and Revolution.
Tracing the history of innovation in the region, from the Industrial Revolution to biotech and advanced software.
Tracing the history of innovation in the region, from the Industrial Revolution to biotech and advanced software.
The really powerful have staying power. Others come and go.And there's a change at the top of our annual survey of the region's 100 most powerful men and women.
Liverpool's victory as the capital of culture brings
a new level of expectation for the city.
The North West's working rich has seen its wealth fall slightly this year to a still hefty £38.27bn, down from £38.4bn last year.
In this issue Insider unveils the 42 under 42 class of 2003 and profiles Music Zone founder Russ Grainger. Plus the regular Lancashire Review and a feature covering merger and acquisition activity by US companies seeking targets in the UK.
In the November issue of Insider we bring you a special series of articles dedicated to Liverpool, including a profile of business organisation Downtown Liverpool, talk of a London link for Liverpool John Lennon Airport and controversy over new grounds for Liverpool's football clubs. Plus coverage of the Insider Dealmakers Awards 2003.
A bitter battle is raging over the North West's suitability as a centre for wind energy. The frontline is a motorway service station on the M6 in Cumbria. Kevin Gopal reports
