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UK: Tax gap remains low

HMRC has confirmed that the tax gap remains low as 94.4% of all due tax in 2017/18 was collected creating a tax gap for 2017 to 2018 of 5.6%, a fall from 7.2% in 2005/06. The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually … [Read more...]

Local: Vision unveiled for Stockport Town Centre West

Stockport Council has today launched a public consultation on a draft regeneration masterplan which sets out plans for up to 3,500 new homes in Stockport Town Centre West. The consultation will use powers from the new Mayoral Development Corporation for the area that will come into effect in … [Read more...]

Government rejects Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Plan

Greater Manchester tells Government: "Play fair on clean air" after Ministers fail to support Greater Manchester’s bid for funding to deliver its Clean Air Plan and help switch to clean vehicles. No funding means small businesses and taxis could be hit by central government ‘clean air tax’ The … [Read more...]

ME Group set to relocate to Cheadle Royal in Stockport

ME Group, a LegalTech provider of litigation funding, insurance and legal representation for consumers facing complex legal problems, is relocating to The Lake House at Cheadle Royal Business Park in Stockport. The deal is being hailed as the largest property deal in south Manchester in … [Read more...]

Robinsons continue investment in pub estate

Stockport based family brewers, Robinsons, have travelled north to Cumbria with their continuous pub investment programme. The latest pub to be given a makeover is the Piel Castle, set in Ulverston, Cumbria, which has reopened following a 4-week £200k refurbishment by Stockport-based Robinsons … [Read more...]

Stockport based Together expands in London and the South

Two experts with more than half a century of experience in the financial services industry have joined Stockport based Together as the lender widens its distribution network. Marylen Edwards is its new key account manager in the South, while Russell Harvey joins as a specialist underwriter … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: HSE Welding Safety Changes and Guidance

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued welding safety changes and guidance. They are advising employers and business owners to review their risk assessments. Controls must be adequate to reduce risks to health. Health & Safety professional expert Michelle Hay explains more: … [Read more...]

New bridge for Stockport town centre

CAMPAIGNERS have spoken of their delight after a plan to build a new bridge over the M60 linking Heaton Norris with Stockport Town Centre was given the green light. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) considered a total of 15 new Bee Network cycling and waking schemes, with a combined … [Read more...]

LSH Auto UK celebrates three years in business

LSH Auto UK, part of the world’s largest Mercedes-Benz retail group (LSH International), is celebrating three years in business as it prepares to open Europe's largest site in Stockport. Officially beginning in July 2016, with the purchase of existing sites from the Mercedes-Benz Retail Group … [Read more...]