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STOCKPORT SOCIETY WANTS YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS!

Stockport's Vernon Building Society are looking for the best pictures of the local area to feature in their 2015 calendar which will be sold to raise money for their community Jubilee Fund. To enter the competition photographers just need to join and upload their image of the local area to the … [Read more...]

ITS NEARLY HOLIDAY TIME !

Stockport based Vernon Building Society is offering good tips and advice on how to enjoy your next holiday without getting into debt. Head of Sales and Marketing at the Vernon, Ian Keeling, said “Holidays are all about enjoying yourself and getting away from it all but it’s … [Read more...]

C&C’s SALE SHARKS GOLF DAY

Marketing Stockport Member C&C Insurance Brokers sponsored a successful Sale Sharks Corporate Golf Day at Tytherington Golf Club on Wednesday. No-one achieved the Hole In One prize but there was some very close shots!  A dinner, prize presentation, auction and raffle was held … [Read more...]

NORTH WEST HOUSE PRICES ALMOST 7 TIMES AVERAGE SALARY

Recent statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the price of the average house in the North West is now £168,000.  The average salary in the region is £24,986 which means that the salary to house price ratio in the North West is 6.72.  This has led to … [Read more...]

CLARKE NICKLIN LAUNCH THE BIG QUIZ FOR CHILDLINE

Clarke Nicklin, the Cheadle based accountancy firm behind the Stockport business awards have launched a new charitable quiz evening…….with a difference! Rather than the usual questions and answers, teams will need to use all their senses and a bit of imagination if they want to win … [Read more...]

BRITISH BUSINESS BANK ACHIEVES £782m UK LENDING AND INVESTMENT

Since announcing his intention to create The British Business Bank in September 2012 with £1bn of Government funding, Business Secretary Vince Cable has said that the scheme is already achieving significant results as over 30,000 businesses are benefitting from its programmes. Last year, … [Read more...]

RAFFLE PRIZES SOUGHT FOR 2014 BUSINESS AWARDS

Organisers of the 2014 Stockport Business Awards are now looking for prizes for the charity raffle that is held on the night, with all money raised this year being donated to the Cheadle-based charity, The Together Trust.  The aim is to match last year’s total of £5,000, … [Read more...]

STILL TIME TO APPLY FOR COMMUNITY FUNDING WITH THE VERNON!

There’s still time to apply for a share of Vernon Building Society’s £10,000 fund for good causes in the Stockport area.  The local mortgage lender has teamed up with the Stockport Express to award funding to groups for projects that have a lasting benefit to the … [Read more...]

INVESTMENT LOOKS NISA WITH S&T

S&T Asset Management LLP of Marple are encouraging clients to make full use of the increased ISA allowance from 1 July 2014. From 1 July 2014 all Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) will become New Individual Savings Accounts (NISA’s) allowing savers to shelter up to £15,000 in any … [Read more...]

MORE PEOPLE CHOOSE A BUILDING SOCIETY IN 2013

According to statistics from the Building Societies Association (BSA), more people chose to save with, or borrow from, a building society in 2013 than the previous year, with mutuals accounting for 18% of total residential mortgage balances in the UK. Savings balances rose by a total of … [Read more...]