News for: Digital and Media

A new programme to support over 160 organisations in the cyber sector in the next six months has been launched by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Cyber Runway will see entrepreneurs and businesses across the four nations get access to business masterclasses, mentoring, … [Read more...]

Stockport's Life Leisure has opened up more exercise classes, swim lessons and gym slots in line with lifting of government COVID restrictions and has launched a new app to make booking sessions easier. While online booking for all activities was originally introduced out of necessity due to … [Read more...]

Skills City, a training provider that supports alternative routes into employment in the tech sector, has been awarded £1.2 million from the Department for Education (DfE) to support 450 people in the North West through Skills Bootcamps. Based at MediaCityUK and developed by HOST, Skills City … [Read more...]

According to research from telecoms provider TalkTalk, 93% of businesses in Greater Manchester have diversified their products and services in response to the coronavirus pandemic. TalkTalk's research, released as the government ends Covid-19 related restrictions, reveals how businesses across … [Read more...]

Stockport Council has improved accessibility on its website to make it easier for residents to use regardless of disability or digital skills. The Stockport Council website has deployed the 'Recite Me' accessibility tool. It allows users to have text read out to them and change fonts and colours … [Read more...]

Speaking in a panel discussion as part of Digital Leaders Week, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham shared progress made towards achieving the ambition of becoming a 100% digitally-enabled city-region. Achievements spanned work including digitisation of early years, digital infrastructure, and … [Read more...]

Stockport’s heritage local Radio station, Imagine, has been absorbed into Bauer’s portfolio to expand the reach of Manchester’s Greatest Hits Radio into areas across Cheshire, the High Peak and parts of Derbyshire. From next month, Imagine FM, who for over 30 years broadcast music, interviews and … [Read more...]

A new report published by the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (GMLEP) has revealed how the city-region has become a global hub new tech and ecommerce businesses. In How Greater Manchester became the land of tech unicorns and eCommerce giants, the GMLEP have outlined how the … [Read more...]