Amazon creates 1,000 jobs at new distribution centre

The North-West’s industrial sector stands to benefit from more than 1,000 new jobs in the region.

Manchester Evening News reports online retail giant Amazon is to open a distribution centre in Over Hulton, Bolton at the Logistics North development – a business centre, off the M61, creating 1,200 new jobs.

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