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Data centres to gain Critical National Infrastructure designation

Data centres across the UK will be designated as Critical National Infrastructure, Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has announced, in recognition of their increasingly important role in modern life. Data housed and processed in UK data centres, including medical records and financial data, is less … [Read more...]

Stockport back in the spotlight as backdrop for latest BBC show

Stockport’s unique architecture and culture have once again been in the spotlight as the backdrop for the BBC's latest show, Daddy Issues. Continuing the boom that has seen a plethora of national and internationally acclaimed shows such as Peaky Blinders, Years and Years and Inside No. 9 film in … [Read more...]

Stockport County Live returns for 2024/25 season

Stockport County Live, the club's streaming platform returns for the 2024/25 season as the Hatters' begin their campaign in League One. The platform, delivered in association with StreamAMG, will feature live audio commentary of all matches from Jon Keighren, Sam Byrne and Liam Richardson via an … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport launches third series of podcast

The third series of Manchester Airport’s podcast, taking listeners behind the scenes of operations at the hub, has launched on 1st August. The first episode shines a spotlight on the airport's new route to Las Vegas and features travel influencers Ryan and Jade, known as Live The Dash, among its … [Read more...]

New report hails Greater Manchester’s AI readiness

A new report from AI and analytics software firm SAS has hailed the strength of Greater Manchester as the UK's most AI-ready city outside London. Researchers from the firm analysed the AI-related companies, university courses featuring elements of AI, and jobs within a five-mile radius in their … [Read more...]

UK joins new global digital trade agreement

The UK is among the 90 countries to have signed up to a new global digital trade agreement at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The E-Commerce Joint Initiative follows five years of negotiations at the WTO and aims to boost global digital trade (estimated to be worth around £4 trillion by the … [Read more...]

£16 million data storage boost for Stockport biomedical database

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will provide £8 million of cloud computing storage access to Stockport biomedical database, UK Biobank, which has been match-funded with a further £8 million from the UK government. The funding to upgrade how UK Biobank uses and stores its growing wealth of health data … [Read more...]

Stockport County launches new online store

Stockport County Football Club has launched a brand-new online store to make it easier to shop with the club across mobile, tablet and desktop. Built using e-commerce platform, Shopify, the new County Store launched on Monday 22nd July at 8am. The site boasts user experience improvements … [Read more...]