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STOCKPORT’S SUPER STEPPING HILL GETS SPECIALIST STATUS

After a tense wait, doctors who commission health services across the region have chosen Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport to join Manchester Royal Infirmary, The Royal Oldham and Salford Royal as the forth ‘super’ hospital in Greater Manchester. The four appointed hospitals are … [Read more...]

CLOUD SERVICES SKY HIGH FOR SMEs

An increasing amount of SMEs are abandoning traditional desktop computers in favour of the cloud, according to a new study from the International Data Corporation, (IDC) as reported by smeinsider.com. IT infrastructure spending has risen astronomically, with spending by public and private cloud … [Read more...]

MIDSHIRE’S JOHN COMPLETES MARATHON FOR MACMILLAN

Midshire Northern Engineer John Starkey has completed the tough Blackpool Half Marathon in Aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.  John ran the half marathon to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, after a friend Gillian Levick suffered from cancer and sadly passed away in October … [Read more...]

GOVERNMENT EXPANDS GROWTH DEALS WITH £1bn INVESTMENT

As part of its long-term plan to build a stronger economy and a fairer society, the government is expanding  the Growth Deals signed last year with 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships by investing an extra £1bn in local economies.   The funding is devolved from central government to … [Read more...]

COUNCIL WINS NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP AWARD

Stockport Council has won a much sought after national award for its apprenticeship service. The Council won the National Apprenticeship Service’s North West – Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Staffordshire - Regional Award for Macro Employer (over 4,999 employees) of … [Read more...]

MIDAS REPORT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ATTRACTED TO AIRPORT CITY

According to news published by Manchester’s inward investment agency, MIDAS, a recent survey conducted by Deloitte and Airport City Manchester, showed that interest from overseas businesses is growing, including from China and India. The survey also found that foreign businesses are more … [Read more...]

VANTAGE MOTOR GROUP INVESTS £2.5m IN STOCKPORT DEALERSHIP

Originally established in 2003 in Yorkshire, Vantage Motor has opened its fourth Hyundai dealership in Stockport, making it the biggest Hyundai dealer in the region. Trading as Vantage Hyundai Stockport, the new, state of the art facility, situated at Kings Reach Business Park in Stockport and … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT COLLEGE TO BENEFIT FROM GM GROWTH DEAL

The Greater Manchester Growth Deal, which will see £3.6m invested at Stockport College and over £450million invested into Greater Manchester over the next few years, will help to create 5,000 jobs, support over 75,000 people learning new skills and generate up to £80million in … [Read more...]

NEW METROLINK TO MANCHESTER AIRPORT TO ARRIVE A YEAR EARLY!

The new Metrolink line to Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport will launch before the year is out - more than 12 months ahead of schedule. Trams will start to run along the route from Monday 22 June as the first stage of testing and commissioning commences. In May 2009, a special fund of … [Read more...]

MARKET EYE – THE LATEST FINANCIAL MARKET NEWS

Stockport based Prest Financial Planning have produced their latest edition of Market Eye. It is a monthly snapshot summarising recent economic news, giving a house view on how different asset classes may perform over the next 6 to 12 months.  The Bank of England’s Quarterly … [Read more...]