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VIRGIN TRAINS SIGN NEW WEST COAST FRANCHISE DEAL

Virgin Trains and the Department for Transport have signed a new deal guaranteeing big improvements for both passengers and taxpayers. The new West Coast franchise will run until March 2017 and will see significant improvements for customers with the introduction of free … [Read more...]

LATEST ROADWORKS IN STOCKPORT

Below is a list of the latest roadworks in Stockport affecting the areas of High Lane, Bramhall, Didsbury Road and Cheadle Hulme. British Telecom will be carrying out work on Carr Brow in High Lane on Thursday 19th June. A road closure from the junction with Wyberseley Road to the … [Read more...]

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST LAUNCHING SUMMER CAMPAIGN

Teenage Cancer Trust will be partnering with the Manchester Dermatology Centre at Manchester Airport this month, to educate passengers on how to stay safe in the sun and the dangers of skin cancer, as part of the charity’s annual Shunburn campaign.From 23 – 29 June, the charity will be … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT EXPRESS – LATEST BUSINESS NEWS

Business news featured in this week's Stockport Express include Stockport Business Awards - get your entries in now! A finance company has been honoured at the ERSA awards; £16.9m invested in Stockport in the past 12 months; Davenport Park hotel sold for £800K. … [Read more...]

NATIONAL AWARD FOR HOME INSTEAD

Local man, Mark Bushell who works for Home Instead Senior Care, providers of at-home care to help older people stay in their own homes across Stockport, was extremely honoured to win the coveted Home Care Co-Ordinator of the Year award at the national finals of the Great British Care Awards. The … [Read more...]

NOMINATE A SPORTING HERO IN STOCKPORT

Who are Stockports Sporting Heroes ? ….Get your nominations in now! It’s time to honour and recognise our local sporting heroes in Stockport. This year the Sport Stockport Sports Awards, look set to be the biggest sporting social event on the calendar and they are now open for … [Read more...]

LATEST ROADWORKS IN STOCKPORT

Below is a list of the latest roadworks in Stockport likely to affect traffic in Cheadle Hulme and Davenport. British Telecom will be undertaking works on Station Road in Cheadle Hulme between the junctions with Warren Road and Mellor Road.  These works will take place … [Read more...]

SUCCESS BRINGS EXPANSION FOR OAKRIDGE

Another successful year has seen quality training & consultancy provider Oakridge expand with the opening of a central Manchester office. Since moving from Cheshire into Stockport, Oakridge have once again exceeded business growth targets necessitating a move to bigger offices while their … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT LAUNCH OF SUMMER SAFETY CAMPAIGN

The Safer Stockport Partnership (SSP) has launched a three month ‘Summer Safety’ campaign aimed at reducing crime and anti-social behaviour across the borough. The SSP includes Stockport Council, Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service. The … [Read more...]

BRITISH WEIGHT LIFTING INVESTING IN STOCKPORT’S FITNESS

British Weight Lifting has joined forces with Stockport’s Life Leisure to bring weight lifting to the North West by opening a ‘one of a kind’ North West academy at Houldsworth Village gym in Reddish.  Weightlifting is a longstanding Olympic sport and as part of … [Read more...]

WIZZ ARRIVES AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Manchester Airport has welcomed a brand new retailer to Terminal 1, a UK first, for toy and gadget retailer Wizz . Wizz was established in the United Arab Emirates in 2002 and was a popular fixture in the major shopping malls of Dubai before expanding in airport duty free shops across the Middle … [Read more...]