Didsbury-based online travel firm On the Beach has appointed London's Albion to handle its £2m integrated advertising account, following on from a pitch against Manchester's CheethamBellJWT.

Design firm KP Studios has picked up its first international account, winning a contract from Florida's Essential Link Marketing to create websites for two of its clients.

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The Northwest Development Agency has initiated the hunt for a PR supplier to work with it over the course of the next 12 months and help market the region as a short break destination, with an emphasis on its outdoor and cultural attractions.

Manchester creative agency Vivid has reached the ripe old age of 10 years old. To celebrate the team threw a party last night, as well as taking the wraps off the latest incarnation of the agency website.

In what appears to be a sad reflection of the parlous state of the sector, it has been announced that the Regional Press Awards are being shelved for 2010.

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Freelance journalists Louise Bolotin and Nigel Barlow are laying the foundations for a fresh, hyperlocal news service for Manchester that "fills the gaps" left by the contraction of the traditional regional newspaper industry.

Inside the M60, an online only venture, will be launched in time to provide coverage for the upcoming local and national elections.

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Coventry's The Bridge Group, acknowledged as the second largest public sector consultancy outside London, has gained a foothold in the Manchester market, in a bid to both serve existing regional clients better and add new names to its portfolio.

Salford-born comedian Jason Manford, formerly a DJ for XFM Manchester, has reportedly been signed up as the host of a new Friday night show on ITV1.

Sometimes its nice to drop the paid briefs for a while and show the world what you're capable of...

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