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Airport enterprise competition results announced

Wilmslow High School pupils win airport’s Dragon Den-style enterprise competition – and raise thousands for local charities Students from Wilmslow High School have been recognised by business leaders at Manchester Airport, after they won a Dragons Den-style enterprise competition, beating 14 … [Read more...]

Allied Bakeries deliver early Christmas to NK Theatre

Romiley based NK Theatre Arts has had an early Christmas present, thanks to Allied Bakeries. Allied Bakeries, producers of leading brand Kingsmill, have once again agreed to support local community charity, NK Theatre Arts. Carl Hampson (Pennine Region General Manager) of Allied Bakeries plant … [Read more...]

Damar partner with law firm for apprenticeships

Damar and The University of Law have partnered with global law firm Hogan Lovells on a paralegal apprenticeship scheme Global law firm Hogan Lovells has launched a new paralegal apprenticeship scheme with The University of Law and Damar Training, offering aspiring paralegals an alternative route … [Read more...]

Stockport children design e-card for Solutions SK

Nearly 500 Stockport school children took part in a competition to design an e-card for Solutions SK Solutions SK visited Stockport schools in November to encourage children to take part and to think about what the festive season means to them. Jacqueline Cohen, Customer Engagement Manager at … [Read more...]

Damar Training opportunity for marketing apprenticeship

Stockport's Damar Training is looking to place a marketing apprentice with local company Stuarts Property Services.  Based in Cheadle, Stuarts have recently taken on another apprentice and are now looking for a second marketing and administration apprentice to join the company and develop their … [Read more...]

Stockport College to appeal Ofsted rating

The Principal of Stockport College has announced that the college intends to appeal the latest Ofsted report which rated it as ‘inadequate’.   The college, which was rated ‘outstanding’ by the education watchdog in 2008, originally fell to a grade four in 2013 when former FE commissioner David … [Read more...]

Give your business a boost with £15,000 of business support

Catapult your business forward by signing up for the business support Pioneer 10 programme.  Pioneer 10 is a new and exciting, free business award and growth coaching programme for entrepreneurs in Stockport. It has evolved over the past 4 years and is open to startups and ambitious SMEs . It … [Read more...]

RBS funding supports new nursery for Little Footprints

Work to create a new Little Footprints nursery, providing day-care for children aged between six weeks and four years of age, is now underway following support from a funding deal with Royal Bank of Scotland. It is estimated that up to 20 new jobs will be created by the opening of the nursery, … [Read more...]

Webinar on best practice in apprentice recruitment

Stockport based training provider Damar presents a webinar on 'Best Practice in Apprentice Recruitment'. “The best apprenticeships are where the training provider, the individual employer and the apprentice are involved and work together throughout the apprenticeship” is one takeaway from a … [Read more...]

NK Theatre use drama to keep safe online

Keep safe online. That was the lesson that pupils at Stockport School were given when actors from NK Theatre Arts visited the school last week.  Pupils in Years 7&8 were shown a performance of “The Net” which highlights the very real dangers that young people are exposed to by forming … [Read more...]

MMU launch £1m First Generation scheme

Manchester Metropolitan University - MMU - has urged North West business leaders to support its £1m First Generation scheme. The ambitious £1m First Generation scheme, which aims to unlock the potential in gifted, bright young people from families where no one has previously attended university, … [Read more...]

Stockport’s Redrock signs up apprentices

Four young people are reaping the benefits of Stockport's Redrock development having been chosen to join the Wates Construction team as the first apprentices on the project. The appointments form part of Wates’ pledge to ensure that training and employment opportunities are created for Stockport’s … [Read more...]