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REDDISH VALE GOLF – ‘OPEN’ ON FRIDAYS

REDDISH Vale Golf Club is hosting a series of weekly open competitions to give golfers the opportunity to experience its magnificent course. The first Friday Open at the Stockport club is on May 3 with another planned for May 17. From May 31 it is planned to play the singles Stableford … [Read more...]

NO LOCAL ELECTIONS IN STOCKPORT IN MAY

Following enquiries from the residents of Stockport, the Council confirmed that there are no local elections in the borough this year. The next local elections take place in May 2014 and Stockport residents will therefore not receive any information on voting in May … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT OIL & GAS JOB SEARCH IN US DEAL

Stockport based online jobs company, Oil & Gas Job Search - part of The Job Search Group, has been bough t by American based CareerBuilder. CareerBuilder is one of the world's largest online job portals and owned by US media company Gannett, who already have media interests in the UK and own … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT’S TOWN TEAM VOTE FOR NEW STRUCTURE

Members of Stockport's Town Team have voted for a new decision-making committee, which will manage the delivery of the town's Portas Pilot projects. Stockport was awarded £100,000 last year as part of its successful Portas Pilot bid. £100,000 was also contributed by the … [Read more...]

PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TENDERING SEMINAR

Stockport Council, are organising a free seminar for Stockport based businesses.  The aim of the seminar is to provide Stockport companies with an overview of how to do business with Local Authorities, as well as give useful tips and guidance on how to produce winning tenders with a view to … [Read more...]

LUFTHANSA FLIGHTS CANCELLED FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Today's industrial action by Lufthansa Airways has resulted in over 100 flights being cancelled out of UK airports. Only around 20 Out of 1,700 short haul flights will operate from Germany. This includes a number from Manchester Airport. A full list of cancellations can be found here. … [Read more...]

WARNING OVER ONLINE ‘FREE TRIAL’ OFFERS

Stockport internet users - residents, employers and employees alike are being warned to be wary of ‘free trial’ offers for health and cosmetic products. There has been a rise in complaints where many disreputable companies, both in the UK and overseas are using the internet to … [Read more...]

UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS ACROSS NORTH WEST

The latest employment market statistics show that in the three months to February unemployment fell by 7,000 across the North West, but there was an increase in the number of people that are classified as economically inactive. However, the more recent Jobseeker’s Allowance data for … [Read more...]

BUZZ AROUND STOCKPORT’S BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Winter may have hung around a little too long for most of us this year but now that spring is finally making an appearance there is definitely a positive buzz around Stockport and its business community, according to the team here at Marketing Stockport. Last week Hallidays, Business Advisors … [Read more...]

MARCH COLD SPELL COSTS SMALL FIRMS £174M

The coldest March since 1962 cost Britain's small firms £174 million through loss of demand, staff absence and closures, while retailers suffered as shoppers stayed away from the high street as reported in this mornings EN Business news online. Figures from the Federation of Small … [Read more...]