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Pete Terry, Practice Lead and Head of Corporate Finance in the North West

Pete Terry named Practice Lead for Grant Thornton’s North West Team

Michelle Lloyd, Director of Entrepreneurial and SME Services at Grant Thornton in the North West

Grant Thornton launches new Entrepreneurial and SME Services offering in the Nor...

Carl Williams, Practice Leader at Grant Thornton UK LLP in the North West

Grant Thornton bolsters Northern audit teams with key director promotions

Counth Hall's coffers have been given an unexpected boost

Here's how much money Lancashire County Council has in its reserves

South Ribble Borough Council is set to finalise its response to an external audit report detailing concerns about governance at the authority

'I've rarely seen anything like this', says South Ribble Council's external audi...

BrightHouse has collapsed into administration (Photo: Shutterstock)

BrightHouse has collapsed into administration - putting 2,400 jobs at risk

BrightHouse in Friargate, Preston

BrightHouse enters administration with 2,400 jobs at risk

Are you affected by the Wonga collapse? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Collapsed payday loan company Wonga isn’t paying customers what they’re owed

The company is to close after being rocked by thousands of complaints and regulatory uncertainty (Photo: Shutterstock)

Payday lender QuickQuid is to close after thousands of complaints - here’s what ...

Cllr Foster took control of the authority earlier this month

'Even I don't understand it': South Ribble leader's verdict on council's managem...

Wronged customers 'haunted by Wonga from beyond the grave'

Wronged customers 'haunted by Wonga from beyond the grave'

County Hall took out the 50m loan in 2010.

Complex loan deal which delayed audit of accounts is paid off by County Hall

The firm's collapse has put 500 jobs at risk

Payday lender Wonga collapses into administration

County Cllr Edwards has criticised auditors for causing "a wave of negative publicity" over a complex loan deal.

Auditors should be "held to account" for causing negative publicity over county'...

An independent group of experts assessing South Ribble's performance found it had made "good progress" - but that some of it was too slow.

South Ribble "disappointed" by auditors' approach

County hall's reserves would have taken a hit if auditors had decided a loan arrangement had been wrongly recorded in the accounts.

County council's accounts get the green light after loan deal caused delay
Lancashire County Council's accounts are set to be signed off, after the process was previously delayed by a complex loan deal.
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Approval of county hall's accounts has been held up while auditors decide on the accounting status of a complex loan deal.

Complex loan deal could hit county's reserves

Auditors say use of reserves is "unsustainable" and that this a "crucial year" for county hall to deliver new savings plans.

"Crucial year" for county's finances, say auditors

Booths chairman Edwin Booth. PHOTO: PHIL TRAGEN

Booths may face financial review after troubled year

TRIUMPH: Some of the winners at last years BIBAs ceremony

Shortlists revealed for the 2014 BIBAs

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