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Stockport awarded NHS Digital Funding

Stockport Council has been awarded £67,000 of national NHS Digital funding to maximise the use of assistive technology to keep people safe and independent at home. The council has been chosen in a competitive process to receive funding from NHS Digital, as part of a project managed by the Local … [Read more...]

Children’s Charity Latches onto Technology with Midshire

National managed print service provider Midshire® has donated technology to LATCH, a Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity which provides support to children with cancer and leukaemia and their families at the Oncology Unit within the Children’s Hospital for Wales.  Having already provided a Sharp … [Read more...]

Midshire hosts red breakfast for British Heart Foundation

National managed print service provider Midshire hosted a ‘Red Breakfast’ club at its Stockport office, raising over £130 for the British Heart Foundation. Attended by 26 hungry employees, each member of staff paid £5 to have their pick from a wide selection of breakfast options, including: sausage … [Read more...]

Entertainment Magpie Accelerates US Growth

Entertainment Magpie, the parent company of UK based tech trade-in and retail site musicMagpie.co.uk, and US site Decluttr.com, has announced the appointment of a new president and CEO. Retail heavyweight Anthony Catterson is the new President and CEO of its US operation. The appointment comes … [Read more...]

Free Digital Training Sessions for Stockport Job Seekers

Stockport Libraries are hosting 10 free digital training sessions for Stockport job seekers looking to improve their digital skills. The digital training sessions, which will take place in Stockport Central Library, will be delivered by The Lloyds Bank Academy in partnership with Good Things … [Read more...]

End-of-Life for Windows 7 Support

Windows 7 support will end on 14th January 2020, in tech terms, the 'end-of-life' for the software.  When Windows 7 was released in October 2009 Microsoft made a commitment to provide 10-years of product support.  Microsoft will end extended support for Windows 7 Operating system on 14th January … [Read more...]

Midshire gets gold with Microsoft

National managed IT service provider Midshire ® has expanded its Microsoft competencies, upgrading its Silver Partner status to Gold in Small & Midmarket Cloud Solutions, and becoming a coveted Silver Data Centre.  The highest tier of Microsoft’s Partner Network, the accreditation is achieved … [Read more...]

Is Cloud Accounting the Solution for Making Tax Digital ?

Following the launch of HMRC's pilot scheme - Making Tax Digital for VAT - could Cloud based digital accounting software play a critical part in business efficiencies and growth?   The government is introducing Making Tax Digital to make it easier for businesses to keep on top of their tax affairs … [Read more...]

Cricket Club bowled over by Midshire support

National managed print service provider Midshire is now a proud sponsor of the Charlesworth & Chisworth Cricket Club for the 2018/2019 season.  Formed from the amalgamation of the Charlesworth and Chisworth Clubs in 1895, the joint team now has two senior, three junior, and a ladies team, who … [Read more...]

Pulses race at Midshire BHF charity cycle

Staff at national managed print service provider Midshire® raised a grand total of £2,844 for the British Heart Foundation - BHF - at its ‘Midshire on Tour’ coast-to-coast charity static bike ride. 50 staff from Midshire Stockport and West Bromwich offices raced head-to-head on bikes donated by … [Read more...]

Have you ever Googled yourself ?

If you did a quick Google search of yourself do you know what you’d find? You could see pictures on the first results page linked to accounts you haven’t used for years.   There are so many ways you can leave a digital trail on the internet, from social media sites to company websites, online … [Read more...]

Corporate Account Manager joins Woodbank Office Solutions

Stockport based Woodbank Office Solutions has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of new Corporate Account Manager.  Chris Swann (left) has spent 7 years managing accounting software solutions to support clients with financial management. His role at Woodbank will focus on building … [Read more...]