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Stockport Young Entrepreneurs 2017

Over 200 primary pupils took part in the final of the Stockport Young Entrepreneurs of the Year competition at Stockport Town Hall. Children at Cale Green Primary won first prize in the competition. They ran a company called First Aid Kids, producing an innovative app to help children and adults … [Read more...]

Great Grounds launch new interactive education centre

Stockport based Great Grounds is branching out and launching a new interactive learning destination in Dilhorne, Stoke-on-Trent.    Supported by a six figure funding deal from Royal Bank of Scotland, Great Grounds Education & Business Centre will teach primary school children vocational skills … [Read more...]

Stockport College to launch CIPS training

Stockport College is launching its Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply – CIPS Training starting in September 2017. The course is for employed procurement personnel (or those entering into procurement) and will be delivered over intensive weekend courses at Manchester Airport Academy and … [Read more...]

Celebrating cast iron heritage with Stockport’s art trail

Blacksmith David Hyde and local artist Karen Allerton have worked with a group of young people to create cast and wrought iron objects in celebration of Stockport's heritage with both forged and the cast iron trades.  The group of young people involved in the project had been researching … [Read more...]

Celebrating Stockport’s cast iron heritage

A group of young people have worked on a number of artworks with local artists to celebrate Stockport's cast iron heritage and creating the Stockport Art Trail III. How many times have you looked down and seen the words 'Needhams Stockport' at your feet? There can only be a few pavements and roads … [Read more...]

Peak Translations achieves ISO 17100 accreditation

Since Peak Translations was set up by Helen, the whole team of translators and interpreters are employed based on their experience and highly competent native speaking abilities, with the added bonus of industry specific knowledge. They guarantee to always supply a linguist perfectly suited to … [Read more...]

Seashell Trust opens football facility for disabled children

Seashell Trust has secured funds to build a state of the art, fully accessible football facility that will open the game up to disabled and able-bodied children alike. The football facility is located on Stockport's boarder in Cheadle Hulme. The new football pitch will benefit disabled children … [Read more...]

Stockport youngsters impress at entrepreneur event

Every year, each of the contending primary schools home to Stockport youngsters are given £400 through Stockport Council's School Improvement Service to set up and run a small business. With the help of the money, each primary school has to come up with a business idea, develop it from the idea … [Read more...]

NK Theatre Arts creates 30th Anniversary logo

2018 sees the 30th Anniversary of Stockport theatre company NK Theatre Arts and as part of the planning for the season a special logo has been created to mark the event. NK started as an after-school club back in 1988 under the name Northern Kids and remains primarily a young people’s … [Read more...]

Manchester Entrepreneurs discuss mental health

A group of Manchester Entrepreneurs are getting together to open up on mental health. The trio, based at NatWest’s Entrepreneurial Spark, are hosting a free workshop on 17th July. The workshop will look to help individuals who may be experiencing stress or anxiety in the workplace or at home, by … [Read more...]

Gander scheme makes new appointment

The Gander programme has announced Stephen Dootson as their new co-ordinator, taking up the reins from Andrew Deighton, who is standing aside. Stephen is well known across the Stockport business community, through his career at Hughes Safety showers, his connection with NK Theatre Arts and his work … [Read more...]

Stockport Library expand BorrowBox service

Stockport Council’s libraries are offering a bigger and better eBook and audiobook download service in partnership with Greater Manchester Libraries and BorrowBox. The BorrowBox app makes it easy to browse, borrow and read or listen to your local library's eBooks and eAudiobooks anywhere and … [Read more...]