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The Great British Spring Clean is back in Stockport

Stockport is backing the Great British Spring Clean campaign to get half a million people out and about cleaning up their local communities in March 2018. Following the launch of Great British Spring Clean in March last year a total of 400 litter bags were distributed and 1.28 tonnes of rubbish was … [Read more...]

SAS Daniels Shares Its Data Protection Plan For GDPR

Cheshire law firm, SAS Daniels LLP, is sharing the outline of its project plan to be fully compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in the hope it can help other local businesses in their preparations. GDPR is the new EU regulation to harmonise data protection legislation … [Read more...]

Safer Internet Day raises issue of online safety

Today is Safer Internet Day 2018, designed to raise awareness of potential issues and keep us safe online.  Safer Internet Day 2018 will take place today, Tuesday 6th February, with the theme ‘Create, Connect and Share Respect: a better internet starts with you.’ Coordinated in the UK by the UK … [Read more...]

M&S Stockport among latest set for closure

M&S Stockport in Merseyway is amongst another eight stores are set to close as Marks & Spencer tackles the challenges affecting the majority of UK High Streets today. The shops set to be closed are in Andover, Basildon, Bridlington, Denton, Falmouth, Farnham, Keighley and … [Read more...]

Technology continues to transform retail employment

The British Retail Consortium, BRC's latest Retail Employment Monitor showed that total hours in the retail sector were down nearly 4% and the number employed was down nearly 3%.  • Total hours were down 3.9 per cent, while the total number employed was down, 2.9 per cent. The majority, but not … [Read more...]

SMEs Struggling to find Construction Workers

Two-thirds of small to medium sized businesses in the sector can’t find construction workers as skills shortages hit a ‘record high’, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Construction firms are struggling to hire bricklayers and carpenters according to the report on 24housing and … [Read more...]

Seven Steps To Business Success In 2018

Have you planned for Business Success in 2018? We are well into a new year and ideally your business goals should be well documented with plans unfolding to implement your new year strategies. Of course, your main aims for Business Success in 2018 are to increase profits and to expand your customer … [Read more...]

Carillion appoints liquidators after rescue talks fail

A number of workers and supplier businesses could be at risk as Carillion appoints liquidators after rescue talks failed. One of the UK’s largest employers, construction group and project management company, has fallen into liquidation after weekend rescue talks failed to reach a satisfactory … [Read more...]

Local company fined for nuisance marketing

A local firm is one of four companies who has been heavily fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for sending spam and nuisance marketing messages. Four companies that disrupted people with nuisance marketing have been fined a total of £600,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office … [Read more...]

A tale of two halves for retailers over Christmas period

As retailers release their sales figures over the vital Christmas period, it has been a tale of two halves for both 'bricks and clicks' as  High Street retailers and online enterprises show a mixed shopping bag for December.  Tesco, Morrisons, John Lewis and Waitrose reported an increase in … [Read more...]

Robinsons, Iron Maiden and Help for Heroes join forces

Stockport's Robinsons brewery has charged ahead with Iron Maiden and Help for Heroes to launch Light Brigade Beer.  British rock legends Iron Maiden and independent family brewers Robinsons have joined forces to create  LIGHT BRIGADE, a unique golden English ale with a 4.1% ABV. Light Brigade has … [Read more...]