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STOCKPORT STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS

Stockport Council will be carrying out improvements to some lighting located on the A34 between the A555 roundabout and the Cheadle Royal junction. The work will take place between 6.00am and 4pm on 12th and 13th January. To enable these works to take place it will be necessary to implement … [Read more...]

WOODFORD AERODROME SITE – REVISED SPD ISSUED

The revised Supplementary Planning Document “SPD” for the Woodford Aerodrome site in Stockport has been published ahead of the Special Executive meeting on 14th Jan when it will be discussed and voted on. The SPD cannot make new policy – it interprets local and national … [Read more...]

FINANCIAL AND CREATIVE WILL DRIVE GREATER MANCHESTER ECONOMY

The financial and creative industries are expected to drive Greater Manchester's economic growth this year, which includes the borough of Stockport's business community, according to research body New Economy. The latest edition of the Manchester Monitor, which analyses trends in the … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT COMPANY LEEMIC RESOLVES TO CUT OFFICE COSTS IN 2013

Stockport based Photocopier and printer provider, Leemic, is resolving to help cut office costs in 2013. Despite the introduction of paperless office protocols and every increasing digitised communications,Leemic believe there are still efficiencies to be made with photocopiers and printers in … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT BUSINESS EXPO 2013 – EARLY RE-BOOKER RATES RELEASED

An 'early re-bookers' reduced rate of is available for the next Stockport Business Expo in 2013.  Companies who took stands last year are being invited to take advantage of the reduced rate of £240 before the stands will be open for General Sale. The deadline for rebooking is the 1st … [Read more...]

Sixth FORMERS BEGIN NEW YEAR WITH SAFER DRIVING

"THE moment someone loses control of a car can be the same moment that someone loses their life". Stockport students were asked to imagine how they would feel as a driver in that split second during a day of activities to make them think differently about driving. Greater Manchester Fire and … [Read more...]

AGED 18 – 30 AND LOOKING TO SET UP A BUSINESS ….

If you are a budding entrepreneur aged between 18 - 30,  funding is available through the Startup Loans Company. The Start-Up Loans initiative was created by Lord Young of Graffham, the Enterprise Advisor to David Cameron. With over a million young people unemployed and difficult … [Read more...]

FREE – DIY PR WORKSHOP FOR NW BUSINESSES

'How to do your PR' - free taster workshop for SMEs, charities and entrepreneurs. Friday 11th JanuaryManchester Metropolitan University's business incubator Innospace is hosting a free hour-long taster workshop aimed at entrepreneurs, small business owners and social enterprises.The … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT FINE FURNITURE STORE TO CLOSE

Stockport's Bray's Fine Furniture, a long established family owned business in Stockport has been forced to close. The company, which has been placed into liquidation, was based at Pear Mill in Bredbury, selling furniture and accessories for the home and garden. It closed its doors last month … [Read more...]

FIRST AID CHARITY IN MEMORY OF STOCKPORT BABY MILLIE

The parents of a baby girl who died after choking at a Stockport nursery have set up a charity in her memory. Nine-month-old Millie Thompson died after she became ill at Ramillies Hall School and Nursery in Cheadle Hulme in October. Parents Joanne and Dan Thompson said they had cancelled … [Read more...]