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Massive careers fair with hundreds of jobs at leading companies comes to Manchester next month

Manchester Careers Fair 2023 will "showcase a wide range of job roles and opportunities to suit diverse career paths".

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 20th July 2023

A huge careers fair with hundreds of jobs at some major companies up for grabs is coming to Manchester next month.

Described as being “the ultimate networking platform”, the UK Careers Fair travels all around the country with the aim of bringing job-hunters together with employers who are looking for skilled candidates to fill hundreds of roles.

Events have been held in over 60 locations nationwide, and in just a few weeks time, it’s stopping off right here in Manchester.

Taking over the Britannia Hotel on Portland Street in the heart of the city centre, organisers are promising that the upcoming Manchester event will “showcase a wide range of job roles and opportunities to suit diverse career paths”.

Those making their way down to the Manchester Careers Fair on Friday 18 August will get the chance to explore a wide range of roles – with everything from entry-level, apprenticeship, and graduate positions, to management roles, franchise opportunities, and both part-time and full-time positions, as well as flexible and work-from-home jobs available.

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The four-hour event is free to attend, and is gearing up to offer job seekers an “unparalleled chance” to engage with local and national employers face-to-face.

UK Careers Fair
Massive careers fair with hundreds of jobs is coming to Manchester / Credit: The UK Careers Fair (via Facebook)

British Airways, Lidl, Arnold Clark, Optical Express, and BAE Systems are just some of the companies that will be looking for new recruits at the Manchester fair, as well as seeing representatives from HM Courts and Tribunal Service, and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, also present and looking to fill roles at the event.

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Manchester Careers Fair 2023 will take place on Friday 18 August at the Britannia Hotel on Portland Street from 10am to 2pm.

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Featured Image – The UK Careers Fair (via Facebook)

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2024 Manchester Marathon raises £29 million for local economy and over £3.7m for charity

Danny Jones Danny Jones Manchester Marathon raises millions for city economy and local charity

Just under a fortnight on from the 2024 Manchester Marathon and the numbers are finally, with the annual race generating nearly £30 million for the local economy and raising over £3.7m for charity.

This year’s Adidas Manchester Marathon saw record numbers of runners and spectators as over 30,000 took part in the popular race, up by roughly 6,000 from 2023, and more than 125k turned up to line the streets of Greater Manchester.

As a result, these huge crowds spent upwards of £29.2 million at business around the city centre and around the 10 boroughs last weekend, serving as one of the most significant contributions to the local economy on the annual calendar.

Not only was this an approximately £8m increase on last year’s tally but, most importantly, a sizeable chunk of that went straight into both regional and national charities.

The 2024 adidas Manchester Marathon was a spectacular day for the city and its economy.

Beyond the boost to local vendors, the hospitality sector and retail businesses, over £3.7 million were allocated to charities such as Alzheimer’s Charity, Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation and The Christie. 

Over £32,000 was also raised for the Trafford Active Fund, with £1 from every paid entry to the Adidas Manchester Marathon and Manchester Half donated directly to the initiative that benefits local sports clubs and organisations through Trafford Council.

Better still, with City of Trees selected as the chosen ‘Green Runner’ charity, the eco-friendly drive saw roughly 7% of participants opt out of receiving either a finisher t-shirt, medal or both.

The money saved in production goes towards maintaining woodlands and wildlife across Greater Manchester.

Fundraising from the Manchester Marathon is one of it’s biggest upshots.

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This year’s Manchester Marathon also helped produce some of the highest number of passengers on public transport in the city’s history, with a over 175,000 journeys made on Metrolink alone – the highest number of journeys ever recorded on a single day.

This was a 20% increase on 2023’s race day (145k), spotlighting how the event continues to be more environmentally conscious as years go by.

With the 2025 adidas Manchester Marathon confirmed to be taking place on Sunday, 27 April next year – and over 12,000 places already sold – the city can already look forward to reaping the economic and social benefits of hosting one of Europe’s largest, flattest, friendliest and most-loved marathons. 

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Co-op Live boss resigns just days before venue’s official opening

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Gary is outta here.

The boss of Co-op Live, Manchester’s enormous, ground-breaking new arena, has resigned from his position just days before the venue is set to open.

The enormous music-first arena has been taking shape beside the Etihad Stadium for several years, and was due to welcome its first official audiences this week, but has been hit with last-minute challenges.

And now Co-op Live‘s boss Gary Roden has quit the mammoth project, with the news of his resignation announced late Thursday evening.

Oak View Group, which Co-op Live is part of, said in a statement that they would like to ‘thank Gary for his help bringing the UK’s newest arena to live entertainment fans’.

Stepping into his shoes as interim general manager will be Rebecca Kane Burton, who previously ran the U.K.’s highest-grossing venue, London’s The O2 arena.

Gary has previously come under fire for saying that some grassroots music venues ‘poorly run’ – a statement that OVG has now distanced itself from.

A separate statement said that ‘neither Co-op Live nor Oak View Group share the sentiment expressed by former Co-op Live General Manager Gary Roden regarding the grassroots industry’.

It continued: “As OVG Chairman and CEO Tim Leiweke has repeatedly stated, Co-op Live remains committed to grassroots music in Manchester and beyond, including teaming up with Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham on the Artist of the Month campaign, and as a founding partner of Beyond The Music.

“Co-op Live also donates over £1m a year to the Co-op Foundation to support communities and empower young people to take social action through its new Young Gamechangers fund.

“Oak View Group and Co-op Live remain happy to meet with grassroots organisations once the venue is fully operational.”

Co-op Live boss Gary Roden speaking at the launch of Co-op Live just days before he resigned. Credit: The Manc Group
Co-op Live boss Gary Roden speaking at the launch of Co-op Live just days before he resigned. Credit: The Manc Group
Inside Co-op Live in Manchester
Inside Co-op Live in Manchester

The news of the venue’s boss stepping down comes at a time when all eyes are on Co-op Live, the opening of which has been delayed.

The Co-op Live’s opening event – two nights with Bolton comic legend Peter Kay – was pushed back due to ‘power supply issues’.

The venue did host a test event with Rick Astley last weekend, but even that faced difficulties, with thousands of tickets cancelled to reduce capacity just hours before showtime.

It’s now set to officially open this Saturday 27 April with a performance by rock group The Black Keys.

The full statement from OVG about Gary’s resignation said: “Gary Roden has decided to resign. We’d like to thank Gary for his help bringing the UK’s newest arena to live entertainment fans and wish him the best for the future.

“Rebecca Kane Burton has been named Interim GM, effective today. Rebecca is a seasoned veteran of venue management and live entertainment in the UK having served as VP/GM of The O2 from 2012-2016 and CEO of LW Theatres from 2016-2021.

“We are focused on opening Co-op Live.”

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Featured image: The Manc Group

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