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STOCKPORT BUSINESS AWARDS ON HUNT FOR RAFFLE PRIZES

Sponsors and Organisers of the 2013 Stockport Business Awards have chosen the Weekend Day Centre for Dementia Care as their chosen charity for the awards evening. Fundraising activity on the night will include a raffle and the hunt is on for prizes! … [Read more...]

BIKE CRUSH LAUNCHES ‘SAFER IN STOCKPORT’ CAMPAIGN

The Safer Stockport Partnership (SSP), which includes Stockport Council and Greater Manchester Police, have launched a month long campaign aimed at reducing crime and anti-social behaviour across Stockport. The ‘Safer in Stockport’ initiative was launched with an off-road motorcycle … [Read more...]

LATEST BUSINESS NEWS OUT NOW

  THIS WEEKS STOCKPORT EXPRESS OUT NOW ! In the business section a positive view on the economy from John Thornley, MD of Fairhurst Estates. Find out how startup businesses can pitch products to John Lewis in Cheadle, Sir Andrew Stunell MP and Vince Cable visit Stockport Credit Union plus … [Read more...]

STAFF AT STOCKPORT CHARITY MAKE A SPLASH FOR CASH!

Senior staff at a charity for disabled children have made a splash to raise cash.  The magnificent seven swam a mile across the cold and murky waters of Ullswater in the Lake District. They are hoping to raise £5,000 for Seashell Trust, the Cheadle Hulme charity that educates and cares … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT COUNCIL TRIAL FREE EMAIL ALERT SERVICE

Stockport Council are trialing a new free email alert service for residents and businesses across the Borough. Do you fancy being able to choose the information YOU want to hear about? Well now there’s an easy way of keeping informed about the things that matter to you, as Stockport Council … [Read more...]

LATEST – ROADWORKS UPDATE FOR STOCKPORT

Below is a list of the latest roadworks in Stockport: Electricity North West will be carrying out resurfacing work on Banks Lane in Offerton, at the approach to the junction of Dialstone Lane and Hempshaw Lane. These works require the use of a road closure on Banks Lane and … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT COLD CALLER WARNING

Stockport Council is urging residents to be on their guard against cold callers operating in the Hazel Grove and Cheadle Hulme areas trying to obtain roofing work. In one incident reported to the Council a resident received a leaflet offering a roof inspection. She rang the trader, who is based … [Read more...]

FROM STOCKPORT TO EXPORT

In the second quarter of 2103, the UK economy has unexpectedly grown by 0.6%, an increase of 100% on quarter 1 but is the future as bright for Stockport ? We believe it is; at Marketing Stockport we aim to put the Stockport business community more firmly on the map – locally, nationally and … [Read more...]

EXTRA £50M GIVEN TO BOOST YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

Andrew Stunell MP welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister’s recent announcement that an extra £50 million will be given to boost employment of young people. The cash will go towards boosting the Youth Contract – a scheme that provides a simple cash incentive for businesses to take on … [Read more...]

GORVINS LEGAL SECRETARY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS

A legal secretary at Stockport law firm Gorvins has celebrated half a century working for the company. Marge Hardy, a legal secretary at Stockport law firm Gorvins has celebrated half a century working for the company.  Marge, 65 and from Cheadle Hulme, began her career with Gorvins at the … [Read more...]