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Flying start for gander in 2016

The Gander programme, launched in November 2015 to bring Business and Education together in Stockport, has made a successful start to 2016. The programme aims to assist students from three local sixth form colleges, by providing support and insight into the local business community, using the … [Read more...]

Life Leisure launches Masters swimming programme

Stockport Metro and Life Leisure have teamed up to offer swimming improvement sessions. The Stockport Metro Masters classes will be run by former GB swimmer Harry Needs at Grand Central in Stockport and at Romiley swimming pool. The  programme has been launched for swimmers 18 and over to help … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport breaks record for January passengers

Almost 1.5m people travelled through Manchester Airport in January - a new record for the UK's third largest airport. In total, 1,415,735 people travelled through Manchester during the month, an increase of 7.8% on the previous year with popular destinations including Dubai, Palma and … [Read more...]

New H2020 Funding Opportunities from the European Commission

New funding opportunities in Advanced Manufacturing & Processing, Energy Efficiency, Nanotech and Factories of the Future have been announced. Taking place on 8th March at Manchester Growth Company, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Room 6, Manchester M1 6EU, are hosting an information … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport escape lounge gets luxury makeover

Manchester Airport is investing more £1.6 million on a complete overhaul of its luxury Escape Lounge in Terminal 2. The project will increase the size of the Escape Lounge by more than a third and will provide a luxurious space for passengers with the capacity increased to 212 passengers, … [Read more...]

Hainan airlines increase capacity from Manchester to Beijing

Hainan Airlines is celebrating Chinese New Year with the announcement of additional seats on its Manchester-Beijing route, before it has even launched. From 10th June 2016, Hainan Airlines will fly four times a week to the Chinese capital from the UK’s third largest airport with increased … [Read more...]

Business news from the Stockport Express

In this week’s Stockport Express business section: Orbit’s team at Regent House are getting ‘actiFit’ with LifeLEISURE; Amshire IT celebrates 21 years; a new hotel opens in Cheadle; SAS makes 9 new legal appointments and Stockport’s BID gathers pace. … [Read more...]

New international artist in residence at the airport

Manchester Airport has commissioned its first ever international artist in residence to capture the buzz of its expanding global route network. Rob Pointon, from Cheshire, has been commissioned for the next three years.  During his first year in residence, Rob has partnered with Cathay Pacific … [Read more...]

Hallidays growth leads to recruitment drive

Current vacancies include: accounts / audit senior; book keeper; trainee accountants and marketing administrator -full details can be found on the Hallidays website HERE During 2015, Hallidays refreshed their branding to better reflect the company’s ethos of being ‘more than just … [Read more...]